عظيم

See also: عظیم

Arabic
Root
ع ظ م (ʕ-ẓ-m)

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb عَظِمَ (ʕaẓima, “to become great”). Related to Hebrew עָצוּם ('atsúm, “enormous, colossal”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʕa.ðˤiːm/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːm

Adjective

عَظِيم • (ʕaẓīm) (feminine عَظِيمَة (ʕaẓīma), common plural عِظَام (ʕiẓām), masculine plural عُظَمَاء (ʕuẓamāʔ), feminine plural عَظِيمَات (ʕaẓīmāt) or عَظَائِم (ʕaẓāʔim), elative أَعْظَم (ʔaʕẓam))

  1. magnificent, grandiose
  2. great
  3. powerful
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:255:
      اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ
      al-lahu lā ʔilaha ʔillā huwa l-ḥayyu l-qayyūmu lā taʔḵuḏuhu sinatun walā nawmun lahu mā fī s-samāwāti wamā fī l-ʔarḍi man ḏā allaḏī yašfaʕu ʕindahu ʔillā biʔiḏnihi yaʕlamu mā bayna ʔaydīhim wamā ḵalfahum walā yuḥīṭūna bišayʔin min ʕilmihi ʔillā bimā šāʔa wasiʕa kursiyyuhu s-samāwāti wālʔarḍa walā yaʔūduhu ḥifẓuhumā wahuwa l-ʕaliyyu al-ʕaẓīmu
      Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.

Declension
Declension of adjective عَظِيم (ʕaẓīm)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal عَظِيم
ʕaẓīm		 الْعَظِيم
al-ʕaẓīm		 عَظِيمَة
ʕaẓīma		 الْعَظِيمَة
al-ʕaẓīma
Nominative عَظِيمٌ
ʕaẓīmun		 الْعَظِيمُ
al-ʕaẓīmu		 عَظِيمَةٌ
ʕaẓīmatun		 الْعَظِيمَةُ
al-ʕaẓīmatu
Accusative عَظِيمًا
ʕaẓīman		 الْعَظِيمَ
al-ʕaẓīma		 عَظِيمَةً
ʕaẓīmatan		 الْعَظِيمَةَ
al-ʕaẓīmata
Genitive عَظِيمٍ
ʕaẓīmin		 الْعَظِيمِ
al-ʕaẓīmi		 عَظِيمَةٍ
ʕaẓīmatin		 الْعَظِيمَةِ
al-ʕaẓīmati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal عَظِيمَيْن
ʕaẓīmayn		 الْعَظِيمَيْن
al-ʕaẓīmayn		 عَظِيمَتَيْن
ʕaẓīmatayn		 الْعَظِيمَتَيْن
al-ʕaẓīmatayn
Nominative عَظِيمَانِ
ʕaẓīmāni		 الْعَظِيمَانِ
al-ʕaẓīmāni		 عَظِيمَتَانِ
ʕaẓīmatāni		 الْعَظِيمَتَانِ
al-ʕaẓīmatāni
Accusative عَظِيمَيْنِ
ʕaẓīmayni		 الْعَظِيمَيْنِ
al-ʕaẓīmayni		 عَظِيمَتَيْنِ
ʕaẓīmatayni		 الْعَظِيمَتَيْنِ
al-ʕaẓīmatayni
Genitive عَظِيمَيْنِ
ʕaẓīmayni		 الْعَظِيمَيْنِ
al-ʕaẓīmayni		 عَظِيمَتَيْنِ
ʕaẓīmatayni		 الْعَظِيمَتَيْنِ
al-ʕaẓīmatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal عُظَمَاء‎; عِظَام
ʕuẓamāʔ‎; ʕiẓām		 الْعُظَمَاء‎; الْعِظَام
al-ʕuẓamāʔ‎; al-ʕiẓām		 عَظِيمَات‎; عَظَائِم‎; عِظَام
ʕaẓīmāt‎; ʕaẓāʔim‎; ʕiẓām		 الْعَظِيمَات‎; الْعَظَائِم‎; الْعِظَام
al-ʕaẓīmāt‎; al-ʕaẓāʔim‎; al-ʕiẓām
Nominative عُظَمَاءُ‎; عِظَامٌ
ʕuẓamāʔu‎; ʕiẓāmun		 الْعُظَمَاءُ‎; الْعِظَامُ
al-ʕuẓamāʔu‎; al-ʕiẓāmu		 عَظِيمَاتٌ‎; عَظَائِمُ‎; عِظَامٌ
ʕaẓīmātun‎; ʕaẓāʔimu‎; ʕiẓāmun		 الْعَظِيمَاتُ‎; الْعَظَائِمُ‎; الْعِظَامُ
al-ʕaẓīmātu‎; al-ʕaẓāʔimu‎; al-ʕiẓāmu
Accusative عُظَمَاءَ‎; عِظَامًا
ʕuẓamāʔa‎; ʕiẓāman		 الْعُظَمَاءَ‎; الْعِظَامَ
al-ʕuẓamāʔa‎; al-ʕiẓāma		 عَظِيمَاتٍ‎; عَظَائِمَ‎; عِظَامًا
ʕaẓīmātin‎; ʕaẓāʔima‎; ʕiẓāman		 الْعَظِيمَاتِ‎; الْعَظَائِمَ‎; الْعِظَامَ
al-ʕaẓīmāti‎; al-ʕaẓāʔima‎; al-ʕiẓāma
Genitive عُظَمَاءَ‎; عِظَامٍ
ʕuẓamāʔa‎; ʕiẓāmin		 الْعُظَمَاءِ‎; الْعِظَامِ
al-ʕuẓamāʔi‎; al-ʕiẓāmi		 عَظِيمَاتٍ‎; عَظَائِمَ‎; عِظَامٍ
ʕaẓīmātin‎; ʕaẓāʔima‎; ʕiẓāmin		 الْعَظِيمَاتِ‎; الْعَظَائِمِ‎; الْعِظَامِ
al-ʕaẓīmāti‎; al-ʕaẓāʔimi‎; al-ʕiẓāmi

Antonyms

Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: əzim
  • → Persian: عظیم ('azim)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: عظیم (azim)
    • Turkish: azîm
  • → Urdu: عظیم (azīm)
  • → Swahili: adhimu

References
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “عظم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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