تعجب

تعجب

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ع ج ب‎ (ʿ-j-b).

Verb

تَعَجَّبَ • (taʿajjaba) V, non-past يَتَعَجَّبُ‎‎ (yataʿajjabu)

1. to wonder (intransitive), be astonished
2. to inspire with love

Conjugation

Conjugation of

تَعَجَّبَ

(form-V sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَعَجُّب taʿajjub
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَعَجِّب‎ mutaʿajjib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُتَعَجَّب‎ mutaʿajjab
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَعَجَّبْتُ‎ taʿajjabtu	تَعَجَّبْتَ‎ taʿajjabta	تَعَجَّبَ taʿajjaba		تَعَجَّبْتُمَا‎ taʿajjabtumā	تَعَجَّبَا‎ taʿajjabā		تَعَجَّبْنَا‎ taʿajjabnā	تَعَجَّبْتُمْ‎ taʿajjabtum	تَعَجَّبُوا‎ taʿajjabū
	f		تَعَجَّبْتِ‎ taʿajjabti	تَعَجَّبَتْ‎ taʿajjabat			تَعَجَّبَتَا‎ taʿajjabatā			تَعَجَّبْتُنَّ‎ taʿajjabtunna	تَعَجَّبْنَ‎ taʿajjabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَعَجَّبُ‎ ʾataʿajjabu	تَتَعَجَّبُ‎ tataʿajjabu	يَتَعَجَّبُ‎ yataʿajjabu		تَتَعَجَّبَانِ‎ tataʿajjabāni	يَتَعَجَّبَانِ‎ yataʿajjabāni		نَتَعَجَّبُ‎ nataʿajjabu	تَتَعَجَّبُونَ‎ tataʿajjabūna	يَتَعَجَّبُونَ‎ yataʿajjabūna
	f		تَتَعَجَّبِينَ‎ tataʿajjabīna	تَتَعَجَّبُ‎ tataʿajjabu			تَتَعَجَّبَانِ‎ tataʿajjabāni			تَتَعَجَّبْنَ‎ tataʿajjabna	يَتَعَجَّبْنَ‎ yataʿajjabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَعَجَّبَ‎ ʾataʿajjaba	تَتَعَجَّبَ‎ tataʿajjaba	يَتَعَجَّبَ‎ yataʿajjaba		تَتَعَجَّبَا‎ tataʿajjabā	يَتَعَجَّبَا‎ yataʿajjabā		نَتَعَجَّبَ‎ nataʿajjaba	تَتَعَجَّبُوا‎ tataʿajjabū	يَتَعَجَّبُوا‎ yataʿajjabū
	f		تَتَعَجَّبِي‎ tataʿajjabī	تَتَعَجَّبَ‎ tataʿajjaba			تَتَعَجَّبَا‎ tataʿajjabā			تَتَعَجَّبْنَ‎ tataʿajjabna	يَتَعَجَّبْنَ‎ yataʿajjabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَعَجَّبْ‎ ʾataʿajjab	تَتَعَجَّبْ‎ tataʿajjab	يَتَعَجَّبْ‎ yataʿajjab		تَتَعَجَّبَا‎ tataʿajjabā	يَتَعَجَّبَا‎ yataʿajjabā		نَتَعَجَّبْ‎ nataʿajjab	تَتَعَجَّبُوا‎ tataʿajjabū	يَتَعَجَّبُوا‎ yataʿajjabū
	f		تَتَعَجَّبِي‎ tataʿajjabī	تَتَعَجَّبْ‎ tataʿajjab			تَتَعَجَّبَا‎ tataʿajjabā			تَتَعَجَّبْنَ‎ tataʿajjabna	يَتَعَجَّبْنَ‎ yataʿajjabna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَعَجَّبْ taʿajjab			تَعَجَّبَا‎ taʿajjabā				تَعَجَّبُوا‎ taʿajjabū
	f		تَعَجَّبِي‎ taʿajjabī							تَعَجَّبْنَ‎ taʿajjabna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تُعُجِّبْتُ‎ tuʿujjibtu	تُعُجِّبْتَ‎ tuʿujjibta	تُعُجِّبَ tuʿujjiba		تُعُجِّبْتُمَا‎ tuʿujjibtumā	تُعُجِّبَا‎ tuʿujjibā		تُعُجِّبْنَا‎ tuʿujjibnā	تُعُجِّبْتُمْ‎ tuʿujjibtum	تُعُجِّبُوا‎ tuʿujjibū
	f		تُعُجِّبْتِ‎ tuʿujjibti	تُعُجِّبَتْ‎ tuʿujjibat			تُعُجِّبَتَا‎ tuʿujjibatā			تُعُجِّبْتُنَّ‎ tuʿujjibtunna	تُعُجِّبْنَ‎ tuʿujjibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُتَعَجَّبُ‎ ʾutaʿajjabu	تُتَعَجَّبُ‎ tutaʿajjabu	يُتَعَجَّبُ‎ yutaʿajjabu		تُتَعَجَّبَانِ‎ tutaʿajjabāni	يُتَعَجَّبَانِ‎ yutaʿajjabāni		نُتَعَجَّبُ‎ nutaʿajjabu	تُتَعَجَّبُونَ‎ tutaʿajjabūna	يُتَعَجَّبُونَ‎ yutaʿajjabūna
	f		تُتَعَجَّبِينَ‎ tutaʿajjabīna	تُتَعَجَّبُ‎ tutaʿajjabu			تُتَعَجَّبَانِ‎ tutaʿajjabāni			تُتَعَجَّبْنَ‎ tutaʿajjabna	يُتَعَجَّبْنَ‎ yutaʿajjabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُتَعَجَّبَ‎ ʾutaʿajjaba	تُتَعَجَّبَ‎ tutaʿajjaba	يُتَعَجَّبَ‎ yutaʿajjaba		تُتَعَجَّبَا‎ tutaʿajjabā	يُتَعَجَّبَا‎ yutaʿajjabā		نُتَعَجَّبَ‎ nutaʿajjaba	تُتَعَجَّبُوا‎ tutaʿajjabū	يُتَعَجَّبُوا‎ yutaʿajjabū
	f		تُتَعَجَّبِي‎ tutaʿajjabī	تُتَعَجَّبَ‎ tutaʿajjaba			تُتَعَجَّبَا‎ tutaʿajjabā			تُتَعَجَّبْنَ‎ tutaʿajjabna	يُتَعَجَّبْنَ‎ yutaʿajjabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُتَعَجَّبْ‎ ʾutaʿajjab	تُتَعَجَّبْ‎ tutaʿajjab	يُتَعَجَّبْ‎ yutaʿajjab		تُتَعَجَّبَا‎ tutaʿajjabā	يُتَعَجَّبَا‎ yutaʿajjabā		نُتَعَجَّبْ‎ nutaʿajjab	تُتَعَجَّبُوا‎ tutaʿajjabū	يُتَعَجَّبُوا‎ yutaʿajjabū
	f		تُتَعَجَّبِي‎ tutaʿajjabī	تُتَعَجَّبْ‎ tutaʿajjab			تُتَعَجَّبَا‎ tutaʿajjabā			تُتَعَجَّبْنَ‎ tutaʿajjabna	يُتَعَجَّبْنَ‎ yutaʿajjabna

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “تعجب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

Noun

تَعَجُّب • (taʿajjub) m

1. verbal noun of تَعَجَّبَ (taʿajjaba) (form V)
2. astonishment

Declension

Declension of noun تَعَجُّب (taʿajjub)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَعَجُّب taʿajjub	التَّعَجُّب‎ at-taʿajjub	تَعَجُّب taʿajjub
Nominative	تَعَجُّبٌ taʿajjubun	التَّعَجُّبُ‎ at-taʿajjubu	تَعَجُّبُ taʿajjubu
Accusative	تَعَجُّبًا‎ taʿajjuban	التَّعَجُّبَ‎ at-taʿajjuba	تَعَجُّبَ taʿajjuba
Genitive	تَعَجُّبٍ taʿajjubin	التَّعَجُّبِ‎ at-taʿajjubi	تَعَجُّبِ taʿajjubi

Descendants

• Azerbaijani: təəccüb
• Persian: تعجب‎

Verb

تَعْجَبُ • (taʿjabu) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative of عَجِبَ‎ (ʿajiba)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative of عَجِبَ‎ (ʿajiba)

Verb

تَعْجَبَ • (taʿjaba) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive of عَجِبَ‎ (ʿajiba)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive of عَجِبَ‎ (ʿajiba)

Verb

تَعْجَبْ • (taʿjab) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive of عَجِبَ‎ (ʿajiba)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive of عَجِبَ‎ (ʿajiba)

Verb

تُعَجِّبُ • (tuʿajjibu) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative of عَجَّبَ‎ (ʿajjaba)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative of عَجَّبَ‎ (ʿajjaba)

Verb

تُعَجِّبَ • (tuʿajjiba) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive of عَجَّبَ‎ (ʿajjaba)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive of عَجَّبَ‎ (ʿajjaba)

Verb

تُعَجِّبْ • (tuʿajjib) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive of عَجَّبَ‎ (ʿajjaba)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive of عَجَّبَ‎ (ʿajjaba)

Verb

تُعَجَّبُ • (tuʿajjabu) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative of عَجَّبَ‎ (ʿajjaba)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative of عَجَّبَ‎ (ʿajjaba)

Verb

تُعَجَّبَ • (tuʿajjaba) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive of عَجَّبَ‎ (ʿajjaba)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive of عَجَّبَ‎ (ʿajjaba)

Verb

تُعَجَّبْ • (tuʿajjab) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive of عَجَّبَ‎ (ʿajjaba)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive of عَجَّبَ‎ (ʿajjaba)

Verb

تُعْجِبُ • (tuʿjibu) (form IV)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative of أَعْجَبَ‎ (ʾaʿjaba)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative of أَعْجَبَ‎ (ʾaʿjaba)

Verb

تُعْجِبَ • (tuʿjiba) (form IV)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive of أَعْجَبَ‎ (ʾaʿjaba)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive of أَعْجَبَ‎ (ʾaʿjaba)

Verb

تُعْجِبْ • (tuʿjib) (form IV)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive of أَعْجَبَ‎ (ʾaʿjaba)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive of أَعْجَبَ‎ (ʾaʿjaba)

Verb

تُعْجَبُ • (tuʿjabu) (form IV)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative of أَعْجَبَ‎ (ʾaʿjaba)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative of أَعْجَبَ‎ (ʾaʿjaba)

Verb

تُعْجَبَ • (tuʿjaba) (form IV)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive of أَعْجَبَ‎ (ʾaʿjaba)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive of أَعْجَبَ‎ (ʾaʿjaba)

Verb

تُعْجَبْ • (tuʿjab) (form IV)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive of أَعْجَبَ‎ (ʾaʿjaba)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive of أَعْجَبَ‎ (ʾaʿjaba)

References

• Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860), “تعجب”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc (in French), Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic تَعَجُّب‎ (taʿajjub).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /taʔadd͡ʒub/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /taʔadd͡ʒʊb/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /tæʔædd͡ʒob/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /taʔadd͡ʒub/

Noun

تَعَجُّب • (ta'ajjob)

1. astonishment
   • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, Reynold A. Nicholson, transl., مثنوی معنوی‎ [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume IV, verse 3180:

     ‏شاه‌زاده در تعجب مانده بود / کز من او عقل و نظر چون در ربود‎

     šâhzâde dar ta'ajjob mânde bud / k'az man u 'aql o nazar čon dar-rabud

     The prince was left in amazement: [he said to himself,] "How did she rob me of understanding and insight?"

Derived terms

• تَعَجُّب کَردَن‎ (ta'ajjob kardan, “to wonder”)
• عَلامَتِ تَعَجُّب‎ ('alâmat-e ta'ajjob, “exclamation point”)

Descendants

• → Assamese: তাজ্জব (tazzobo)
• → Bengali: তাজ্জব (tajjôb)
• → Gujarati: તાજુબ (tājub)
• → Hindustani: tājjub

  Hindi: ताज्जुब

  Urdu: تَعَجُّب‎‎

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi: ਤਅੱਜਬ (taajjab)

  Shahmukhi: تَعجَّب‎ (taʻjjab)

• → Sindhi:

  Devanagari: तअजुब

  Arabic: تَعَجُّبُ‎

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ج ب‎

Etymology

From Arabic عَجَّبَ‎ (ʿajjaba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʕaʒ.ʒab/, [ɪtˈʕaʒ.ʒab], [ɪtˈʕad.d͡ʒab]

• Audio (al-Lidd)

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Verb

تعجّب • (tʕajjab) (form V, present بتعجّب‎ (bitʕajjab))

1. passive of عجّب‎ (ʕajjab): to be amazed, surprised, astonished

Conjugation

Conjugation of تعجّب (tʕajjab)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	تعجّبت (tʕajjabt)	تعجّبت (tʕajjabt)	تعجّب (tʕajjab)		تعجّبنا (tʕajjabna)	تعجّبتو (tʕajjabtu)	تعجّبو (tʕajjabu)
	f		تعجّبتي (tʕajjabti)	تعجّبت (tʕajjabat)
present	m	بتعجّب (batʕajjab)	بتتعجّب (btitʕajjab)	بتعجّب (bitʕajjab)		منتعجّب (mnitʕajjab)	بتتعجّبو (btitʕajjabu)	بتعجّبو (bitʕajjabu)
	f		بتتعجّبي (btitʕajjabi)	بتتعجّب (btitʕajjab)
subjunctive	m	اتعجّب (atʕajjab)	تتعجّب (titʕajjab)	يتعجّب (yitʕajjab)		نتعجّب (nitʕajjab)	تتعجّبو (titʕajjabu)	يتعجّبو (yitʕajjabu)
	f		تتعجّبي (titʕajjabi)	تتعجّب (titʕajjab)
imperative	m		تعجّب (tʕajjab)				تعجّبو (tʕajjabu)
	f		تعجّبي (tʕajjabi)