# Ayn-Ye-Be — عيب (Eyb)

> Occurs in 1 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/Eyb

- **Meaning:** Bad, damaged, defective/faulty/unsound/unserviceable, have a blemish
- **Derived forms:** أَعِيبَ (1)

## Verses containing this root

### 18. Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 79

- **Form in this verse:** أَعِيبَهَا — aʿībahā · "I cause defect (in) it"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 1st person, singular · present tense

اَمَّا السَّف۪ينَةُ فَكَانَتْ لِمَسَاك۪ينَ يَعْمَلُونَ فِي الْبَحْرِ فَاَرَدْتُ اَنْ اَع۪يبَهَا وَكَانَ وَرَٓاءَهُمْ مَلِكٌ يَأْخُذُ كُلَّ سَف۪ينَةٍ غَصْباً

Amma assafeenatu fakanatlimasakeena yaAAmaloona fee albahri faaradtu anaAAeebaha wakana waraahum malikun ya/khuthukulla safeenatin ghasba

“As for the boat: it belonged to poor people working on the sea, and I desired to damage it, for there was behind them a king taking every boat by force.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-kahf/verse-79.md_

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