وعظ

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Form 1وَعَظَهُ1 sense

maṣdarوَعْظٌmuḍāriʿيَعِظُ

Core sense — he exhorted him, admonished him, or warned himgenerated

1.1I only exhort you, or command you, to do one thing—إِنَّمَا أَعِظكُمْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ

maṣdar وَعْظٌ and عِظَةٌ, in which the ة stands in place of the omitted و, and عَظَةٌ and مَوْعِظَةٌ, in which the ة is not there to mark the feminine gender, because the gender is not real; or this last is a simple substantive.

In the Qur'an 34:45.

[He was exhorted, admonished, or warned, by the example of another]—وُعِظَ بِغَيْرِهِ

See form 8.

[He preached a sermon, or sermons]—وعَظَ

on this sense He exhorted him, admonished him, or warned him; he put him in fear. He exhorted him to obedience, and commanded him to obey. He gave him good advice, and reminded him of the results of affairs. He reminded him by telling him what should make the heart tender, mentioning reward and punishment.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 1 shown of 15

26:136

قَالُوا۟ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْنَآ أَوَعَظْتَ أَمْ لَمْ تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْوَٰعِظِينَ

They said: "It is the same to us whether thou admonish us or be not among (our) admonishers!

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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, (S, Msb, K, &c,) aor. يَعِظُ , (Msb, K,) inf. n. وَعْظٌ and عِظَةٌ , (S, Msb, K,) in which the ة is a substitute for the elided و , (TA,) and عَظَةٌ , (TA,) and مَوْعِظَةٌ , (K,) in which the ة is not to denote the fem. gender, because this is not real, (TA,) or this last is a simple subst., (Msb,) He exhorted him, admonished him, or warned him; he put him in fear: (IF:) he exhorted him to obedience; commanded him to obey: (Msb:) he gave him good advice, or counsel; and reminded him of the results of affairs: (S:) he reminded him by informing him of that which should make the heart tender: (Kh:) he reminded him of that which should soften his heart, by the mention of reward and punishment. (K.) It is said in the Kur, [xxxiv. 45,] إِنَّمَا أَعِظكُمْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ I only exhort you, or command you, to do one thing. (Msb.) And you say, وُعِظَ بِغَيْرِهِ [He was exhorted, admonished, or warned, by the example of another: see 8]. (S.) [And وعَظَ , alone, He preached a sermon or sermons.]

Form 8إِتَّعَظَ1 sense

Core sense — he became exhorted, admonished, or warnedgenerated

8.1[The happy man is he who is exhorted by the example of another, and the unhappy is he by whose example another becomes exhorted]—السَّعِيدُ مَنْ وُعِظَ يِغَيْرِهِ وَالشَّقِىُّ مَنْ ٱتَّعَظَ بِهِ غَيْرُهُ

It is said in this form.

He became exhorted, admonished, warned, or put in fear. He obeyed, or conformed to, a command, or an exhortation to obedience, and restrained himself. He accepted good advice, and the reminder of the results of affairs. He became reminded of what should soften his heart, by the mention of reward and punishment.

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[He became exhorted, admonished, warned, or put in fear:] he obeyed, or conformed to, [an exhortation to obedience, or] a command, and restrained himself: (Msb:) he accepted good advice, and the being reminded of the results of affairs: (S:) he became reminded of that which should soften his heart, by the mention of reward and punishment. (K.) It is said, السَّعِيدُ مَنْ وُعِظَ يِغَيْرِهِ وَالشَّقِىُّ مَنْ ٱتَّعَظَ بِهِ غَيْرُهُ [The happy is he who is exhorted, or admonished, or warned, by the example of another, and the unhappy is he by the example of whom another becomes exhorted, or admonished, or warned]. (S, L.)

Derived nouns 4

Nounعِظَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — an exhortation, an admonition, a warninggenerated

See form 1.

1.1I will certainly make you a warning, or an example, to others—لَأَجْعَلَنَّكَ عِظَةً

As a simple substantive its plural is عِظَاتٌ, and it is synonymous with مَوْعِظَةٌ, the plural of which is مَوَاعِظُ.

Said in a tradition.

[But he to whom an exhortation, or an admonition, or warning, comes from his Lord]—فَمَنْ جَآءَهُ مَوْعِظَةٌ مِنْ رَبِّهِ

In the Qur'an 2:276.

[The slaying by way of warning]—القَتْلُوبِالمَوْعِظَةِ

Mentioned in a tradition: it is when the innocent man is slain so that the one who gives grounds for suspicion may be warned.

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: see 1. [As a simple subst.,] it has for its pl. عِظَاتٌ : and is syn. with مَوْعِظَةٌ : (TA:) [the pl. of the latter is مَوَاعِظُ .] It is said in trad., لَأَجْعَلَنَّكَ عِظَةً I will assuredly make thee a warning, or an example, to others. (TA.) And in the Kur, [ii. 276,] فَمَنْ جَآءَهُ مَوْعِظَةٌ مِنْ رَبِّهِ [But he to whom cometh an exhortation, or an admonition, or warning, from his Lord]. (TA.) And القَتْلُوبِالمَوْعِظَةِ [The slaying by way of warning], mentioned in a trad., is when the innocent is slain in order that he who gives reason for suspicion may become warned. (TA.)

Nounوَعَّاظٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who exhorts, admonishes, or warns muchgenerated

See وَاعِظٌ.

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: see وَاعِظٌ .

Nounوَاعِظٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who exhorts, admonishes, or warns; a preachergenerated

1[one who exhorts, and the like, much, or often]—وَعَّاظٌ

One who exhorts, admonishes, warns, or puts one in fear; one who exhorts to obedience and commands obedience; one who gives good advice; [who reminds of the results of affairs, and so on; and a preacher of a sermon or sermons: see form 1].

Plural of the former: وُعَّاظٌ.

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[One who exhorts, admonishes, warns, or puts in fear:] one who exhorts to obedience; who commands to obey: (Msb:) one who gives good advice, or counsel; [who reminds of the results of affairs; &c.: and a preacher of a sermon or sermons: see 1:] and in like manner وَعَّاظٌ [one who exhorts, &c., much, or frequently]: (TA:) pl. of the former وُعَّاظٌ . (Msb, TA.)

Nounمَوْعِظَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — an exhortation, an admonition, a warninggenerated

See form 1.

1.1

And see عِظَةٌ, in three places.

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: see 1: and عِظَةٌ , in three places.