معظم
Arabic
Root |
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ع ظ م (ʕ-ẓ-m) |
Etymology 1
Derived from the passive participle of the verb عَظَّمَ (ʕaẓẓama).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mu.ʕaðˤ.ðˤam/
Adjective
مُعَظَّم • (muʕaẓẓam) (feminine مُعَظَّمَة (muʕaẓẓama), masculine plural مُعَظَّمُونَ (muʕaẓẓamūna), feminine plural مُعَظَّمَات (muʕaẓẓamāt))
- passive participle of عَظَّمَ (ʕaẓẓama)
- exalted, glorified, venerated
- أَتَيْتُ القُبُورَ فَنَادَيْتُهَا * أَيْنَ المُعَظَّمُ و أَيْنَ المُحْتَقِرُ
- ʔataytu l-qubūra fanādaytuhā * ʔayna al-muʕaẓẓamu w ʔayna l-muḥtaqiru
- I approached the graves and called out to it,‘Where is the exalted one and where is the debased?
Declension
Declension of adjective مُعَظَّم (muʕaẓẓam)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | مُعَظَّم muʕaẓẓam |
الْمُعَظَّم al-muʕaẓẓam |
مُعَظَّمَة muʕaẓẓama |
الْمُعَظَّمَة al-muʕaẓẓama |
Nominative | مُعَظَّمٌ muʕaẓẓamun |
الْمُعَظَّمُ al-muʕaẓẓamu |
مُعَظَّمَةٌ muʕaẓẓamatun |
الْمُعَظَّمَةُ al-muʕaẓẓamatu |
Accusative | مُعَظَّمًا muʕaẓẓaman |
الْمُعَظَّمَ al-muʕaẓẓama |
مُعَظَّمَةً muʕaẓẓamatan |
الْمُعَظَّمَةَ al-muʕaẓẓamata |
Genitive | مُعَظَّمٍ muʕaẓẓamin |
الْمُعَظَّمِ al-muʕaẓẓami |
مُعَظَّمَةٍ muʕaẓẓamatin |
الْمُعَظَّمَةِ al-muʕaẓẓamati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | مُعَظَّمَيْن muʕaẓẓamayn |
الْمُعَظَّمَيْن al-muʕaẓẓamayn |
مُعَظَّمَتَيْن muʕaẓẓamatayn |
الْمُعَظَّمَتَيْن al-muʕaẓẓamatayn |
Nominative | مُعَظَّمَانِ muʕaẓẓamāni |
الْمُعَظَّمَانِ al-muʕaẓẓamāni |
مُعَظَّمَتَانِ muʕaẓẓamatāni |
الْمُعَظَّمَتَانِ al-muʕaẓẓamatāni |
Accusative | مُعَظَّمَيْنِ muʕaẓẓamayni |
الْمُعَظَّمَيْنِ al-muʕaẓẓamayni |
مُعَظَّمَتَيْنِ muʕaẓẓamatayni |
الْمُعَظَّمَتَيْنِ al-muʕaẓẓamatayni |
Genitive | مُعَظَّمَيْنِ muʕaẓẓamayni |
الْمُعَظَّمَيْنِ al-muʕaẓẓamayni |
مُعَظَّمَتَيْنِ muʕaẓẓamatayni |
الْمُعَظَّمَتَيْنِ al-muʕaẓẓamatayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | مُعَظَّمِين muʕaẓẓamīn |
الْمُعَظَّمِين al-muʕaẓẓamīn |
مُعَظَّمَات muʕaẓẓamāt |
الْمُعَظَّمَات al-muʕaẓẓamāt |
Nominative | مُعَظَّمُونَ muʕaẓẓamūna |
الْمُعَظَّمُونَ al-muʕaẓẓamūna |
مُعَظَّمَاتٌ muʕaẓẓamātun |
الْمُعَظَّمَاتُ al-muʕaẓẓamātu |
Accusative | مُعَظَّمِينَ muʕaẓẓamīna |
الْمُعَظَّمِينَ al-muʕaẓẓamīna |
مُعَظَّمَاتٍ muʕaẓẓamātin |
الْمُعَظَّمَاتِ al-muʕaẓẓamāti |
Genitive | مُعَظَّمِينَ muʕaẓẓamīna |
الْمُعَظَّمِينَ al-muʕaẓẓamīna |
مُعَظَّمَاتٍ muʕaẓẓamātin |
الْمُعَظَّمَاتِ al-muʕaẓẓamāti |
Descendants
Etymology 2
Derived from the passive participle from the verb أَعْظَم (ʔaʕẓam).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muʕ.ðˤam/
Ottoman Turkish
Descendants
- Turkish: muazzam
Further reading
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “معظم”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1911
Noun
معظم • (muzam)
- the main part
Further reading
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “معظم”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1911
Persian
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “معظم”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
Urdu
Adjective
معظم • (muazzam)
- magnified; great; honoured, respected, revered
Noun
معظم • (muzam) m
- the superior, the greater, the principal, chief; the greater part; the better sort; the gross, or mass, or bulk (of)
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “معظم”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “معظم”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “معظم”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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