عزيز

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See also: عزیز and عربز

Arabic[edit]

Root
ع ز ز (ʕ-z-z)

Etymology[edit]

Compare Hebrew עֹז (ʿoz).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʕa.ziːz/
  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

عَزِيز (ʕazīz) (feminine عَزِيزَة (ʕazīza), common plural عِزَاز (ʕizāz), masculine plural عَزِيزُونَ (ʕazīzūna) or أَعِزَّاء (ʔaʕizzāʔ) or أَعِزَّة (ʔaʕizza), feminine plural عَزِيزَات (ʕazīzāt), elative أَعَزّ (ʔaʕazz))

  1. powerful, mighty
    1. (defined اَلْعَزِيز (al-ʕazīz)) the Almighty, one of the names of God
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 59:23:
        هُوَ اللَّٰهُ ٱلَّذِي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْقُدُّوسُ ٱلسَّلَامُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُ ٱلْمُهَيْمِنُ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْجَبَّارُ ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرُ
        huwa llāhu llaḏī lā ʔilāha ʔillā huwa l-maliku l-quddūsu s-salāmu l-muʔminu l-muhayminu l-ʕazīzu l-jabbāru l-mutakabbiru
        He is Allah—there is no god except Him: the King, the Most Holy, the All-Perfect, the Source of Serenity, the Watcher ˹of all˺, the Almighty, the Supreme in Might, the Majestic.
  2. excellent
  3. precious, dear, valuable
  4. glorious
  5. holy
  6. magnificent
  7. dear, loved, lovable

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Noun[edit]

عَزِيز (ʕazīzm (plural عَزِيزُونَ (ʕazīzūna) or أَعِزَّاء (ʔaʕizzāʔ) or أَعِزَّة (ʔaʕizza))

  1. dear
  2. darling
  3. ruler
  4. king

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Proper noun[edit]

عَزِيز (ʕazīzm

  1. a male given name, Aziz

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Descendants[edit]

  • Azerbaijani: əziz
  • Ottoman Turkish: عزیز (aziz)
  • Classical Persian: عَزِیز ('azīz) (see there for further descendants)

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic عَزِيز (ʕazīz).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʕa.ziːz/, [ʕaˈziːz]
  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

عزيز (ʕazīz) (feminine عزيزة (ʕazīze), common plural عزيزين (ʕazīzīn), elative أعزّ (ʔaʕazz))

  1. dear, precious, beloved
    Synonym: حبيب (ḥabīb)