Meaning of عیب | Babel Free
ˈʔajbDefinitions
- defect, fault, blemish
- vice
- disgrace, dishonor
Equivalents
English
defect
Examples
“در رخ مه عیب بینی میکنی / در بهشتی خارچینی میکنی”
You are observing defects on the face of the moon: you are picking thorns in a Paradise.
“خواجه در عیب است غرقه تا به گوش / خواجه را مال است و مالش عیب پوش”
The merchant is plunged in vice up to the ears, [but] the merchant has money, and his money covers his vice
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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