عجوز

Arabic

Etymology

Intensive adjective from the root ع ج ز (ʕ-j-z); compare عَجَزَ (ʕajaza, “to be weak, to grow old”).

Pronunciation 1
  • IPA(key): /ʕa.d͡ʒuːz/

Noun

عَجُوز • (ʕajūz) f (plural عَجَائِز (ʕajāʔiz) or عُجُز (ʕujuz))

  1. old woman
  2. old man
  3. advanced in years
Declension
Declension of noun عَجُوز (ʕajūz)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal عَجُوز
ʕajūz		 الْعَجُوز
al-ʕajūz		 عَجُوز
ʕajūz
Nominative عَجُوزٌ
ʕajūzun		 الْعَجُوزُ
al-ʕajūzu		 عَجُوزُ
ʕajūzu
Accusative عَجُوزًا
ʕajūzan		 الْعَجُوزَ
al-ʕajūza		 عَجُوزَ
ʕajūza
Genitive عَجُوزٍ
ʕajūzin		 الْعَجُوزِ
al-ʕajūzi		 عَجُوزِ
ʕajūzi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal عَجُوزَيْن
ʕajūzayn		 الْعَجُوزَيْن
al-ʕajūzayn		 عَجُوزَيْ
ʕajūzay
Nominative عَجُوزَانِ
ʕajūzāni		 الْعَجُوزَانِ
al-ʕajūzāni		 عَجُوزَا
ʕajūzā
Accusative عَجُوزَيْنِ
ʕajūzayni		 الْعَجُوزَيْنِ
al-ʕajūzayni		 عَجُوزَيْ
ʕajūzay
Genitive عَجُوزَيْنِ
ʕajūzayni		 الْعَجُوزَيْنِ
al-ʕajūzayni		 عَجُوزَيْ
ʕajūzay
Plural basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal عَجَائِز‎; عُجُز
ʕajāʔiz‎; ʕujuz		 الْعَجَائِز‎; الْعُجُز
al-ʕajāʔiz‎; al-ʕujuz		 عَجَائِز‎; عُجُز
ʕajāʔiz‎; ʕujuz
Nominative عَجَائِزُ‎; عُجُزٌ
ʕajāʔizu‎; ʕujuzun		 الْعَجَائِزُ‎; الْعُجُزُ
al-ʕajāʔizu‎; al-ʕujuzu		 عَجَائِزُ‎; عُجُزُ
ʕajāʔizu‎; ʕujuzu
Accusative عَجَائِزَ‎; عُجُزًا
ʕajāʔiza‎; ʕujuzan		 الْعَجَائِزَ‎; الْعُجُزَ
al-ʕajāʔiza‎; al-ʕujuza		 عَجَائِزَ‎; عُجُزَ
ʕajāʔiza‎; ʕujuza
Genitive عَجَائِزَ‎; عُجُزٍ
ʕajāʔiza‎; ʕujuzin		 الْعَجَائِزِ‎; الْعُجُزِ
al-ʕajāʔizi‎; al-ʕujuzi		 عَجَائِزِ‎; عُجُزِ
ʕajāʔizi‎; ʕujuzi
Descendants
  • Gulf Arabic: عيوز (ʕayūz)
  • → Northern Kurdish: ecûze
  • → Ottoman Turkish: عجوز (acuz)
  • → Persian: عجوز ('ajuz), عجوزه ('ajuze)
    • → Hindustani:
      Hindi: अजूज़ (ajūz)
      Urdu: عجوز (ajūz)

Pronunciation 2
  • IPA(key): /ʕu.d͡ʒuːz/

Noun

عُجُوز • (ʕujūz) m

  1. old age
Declension
Declension of noun عُجُوز (ʕujūz)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal عُجُوز
ʕujūz		 الْعُجُوز
al-ʕujūz		 عُجُوز
ʕujūz
Nominative عُجُوزٌ
ʕujūzun		 الْعُجُوزُ
al-ʕujūzu		 عُجُوزُ
ʕujūzu
Accusative عُجُوزًا
ʕujūzan		 الْعُجُوزَ
al-ʕujūza		 عُجُوزَ
ʕujūza
Genitive عُجُوزٍ
ʕujūzin		 الْعُجُوزِ
al-ʕujūzi		 عُجُوزِ
ʕujūzi

Hijazi Arabic
Root
ع ج ز
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic عَجُوز (ʕajūz).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʕa.d͡ʒuːz/

Adjective

عجوز • (ʕajūz) (feminine عَجوزة (ʕajūza), common plural عَجايِز (ʕajāyiz))

  1. old (age)
    Antonym: كَبير (kabīr)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic عَجُوز (ʕajūz).

Adjective

عجوز • (acuz)

  1. old woman

Descendants

Persian

Alternative forms
  • عجوزه ('ajuze)

Etymology

From Arabic عَجُوز (ʕajūz).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔä.d͡ʒuːz]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔä.d͡ʒuːz]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔä.d͡ʒuz]

Readings
Classical reading? ajūz
Dari reading? ajūz
Iranian reading? ajuz
Tajik reading? ajuz

Noun

عَجوز • ('ajuz) (plural عَجوز‌ها ('ajuz-hâ) or عَجائِز ('ajâ'ez))

  1. old woman; crone; hag; beldam
    Synonym: پیرزن (pirzan)
  2. witch; sorceress
    Synonym: ساحره (sâhere)
  3. (figurative, poetic) the frail and transient world, compared to a decrepit woman
    • c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 37”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divan of Hafez]‎:
      مجو درستیِ عهد از جهانِ سست نهاد
      که این عجوز، عروس هزاردامادست
      majû durustî-yi ahd az jahân-i sust nihâd
      ki în ajûz, arûs-i hazâr dâmâd ast
      Have no faith in promises from this feeble-hearted world,
      For this crone has been the bride to a thousand suitors.
      (romanization in Classical Persian)

Descendants
  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: अजूज़ (ajūz)
    Urdu: عجوز (ajūz)
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