عضو

عضو

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ض و‎ (ʿ-ḍ-w).

Pronunciation

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Noun

عُضْو or عِضْو • (ʿuḍw or ʿiḍw) m (plural أَعْضَاء‎ (ʾaʿḍāʾ))

1. organ
2. member
3. limb
4. branch, piece, section

Declension

Declension of noun عُضْو (ʿuḍw)‎; عِضْو (ʿiḍw)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عُضْو‎; عِضْو ʿuḍw‎; ʿiḍw	الْعُضْو‎‎; الْعِضْو‎ al-ʿuḍw‎; al-ʿiḍw	عُضْو‎; عِضْو ʿuḍw‎; ʿiḍw
Nominative	عُضْوٌ‎; عِضْوٌ ʿuḍwun‎; ʿiḍwun	الْعُضْوُ‎‎; الْعِضْوُ‎ al-ʿuḍwu‎; al-ʿiḍwu	عُضْوُ‎; عِضْوُ ʿuḍwu‎; ʿiḍwu
Accusative	عُضْوًا‎‎; عِضْوًا‎ ʿuḍwan‎; ʿiḍwan	الْعُضْوَ‎‎; الْعِضْوَ‎ al-ʿuḍwa‎; al-ʿiḍwa	عُضْوَ‎; عِضْوَ ʿuḍwa‎; ʿiḍwa
Genitive	عُضْوٍ‎; عِضْوٍ ʿuḍwin‎; ʿiḍwin	الْعُضْوِ‎‎; الْعِضْوِ‎ al-ʿuḍwi‎; al-ʿiḍwi	عُضْوِ‎; عِضْوِ ʿuḍwi‎; ʿiḍwi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عُضْوَيْن‎‎; عِضْوَيْن‎ ʿuḍwayn‎; ʿiḍwayn	الْعُضْوَيْن‎‎; الْعِضْوَيْن‎ al-ʿuḍwayn‎; al-ʿiḍwayn	عُضْوَيْ‎‎; عِضْوَيْ‎ ʿuḍway‎; ʿiḍway
Nominative	عُضْوَانِ‎‎; عِضْوَانِ‎ ʿuḍwāni‎; ʿiḍwāni	الْعُضْوَانِ‎‎; الْعِضْوَانِ‎ al-ʿuḍwāni‎; al-ʿiḍwāni	عُضْوَا‎‎; عِضْوَا‎ ʿuḍwā‎; ʿiḍwā
Accusative	عُضْوَيْنِ‎‎; عِضْوَيْنِ‎ ʿuḍwayni‎; ʿiḍwayni	الْعُضْوَيْنِ‎‎; الْعِضْوَيْنِ‎ al-ʿuḍwayni‎; al-ʿiḍwayni	عُضْوَيْ‎‎; عِضْوَيْ‎ ʿuḍway‎; ʿiḍway
Genitive	عُضْوَيْنِ‎‎; عِضْوَيْنِ‎ ʿuḍwayni‎; ʿiḍwayni	الْعُضْوَيْنِ‎‎; الْعِضْوَيْنِ‎ al-ʿuḍwayni‎; al-ʿiḍwayni	عُضْوَيْ‎‎; عِضْوَيْ‎ ʿuḍway‎; ʿiḍway
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَعْضَاء‎ ʾaʿḍāʾ	الْأَعْضَاء‎ al-ʾaʿḍāʾ	أَعْضَاء‎ ʾaʿḍāʾ
Nominative	أَعْضَاءٌ‎ ʾaʿḍāʾun	الْأَعْضَاءُ‎ al-ʾaʿḍāʾu	أَعْضَاءُ‎ ʾaʿḍāʾu
Accusative	أَعْضَاءً‎ ʾaʿḍāʾan	الْأَعْضَاءَ‎ al-ʾaʿḍāʾa	أَعْضَاءَ‎ ʾaʿḍāʾa
Genitive	أَعْضَاءٍ‎ ʾaʿḍāʾin	الْأَعْضَاءِ‎ al-ʾaʿḍāʾi	أَعْضَاءِ‎ ʾaʿḍāʾi

Derived terms

• عُضْوِيّ‎ (ʿuḍwiyy)
• عُضْوِيَّة‎ (ʿuḍwiyya)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: üzv
• → Ottoman Turkish: عضو‎ (uzv, vulg. uzuv)
  • Turkish: uzuv
• → Persian: عضو‎ ('ozv)
• → Sindhi: عضوو‎
• → Urdu: عضو‎ (uzv)
• → Uzbek: uzv

(via plural form أَعْضَاء‎ (ʾaʿḍāʾ)):

• → Azerbaijani: əza
• → Bashkir: ағза (ağza)
• → Chagatai: اعضا‎
  • Uyghur: ئەزا‎ (eza)
  • Uzbek: aʼzo
• → Kazakh: ағза (ağza)
• → Ottoman Turkish: اعضا‎
  • Turkish: aza
• → Persian: اعضا‎ (a'zâ)
• → Turkmen: agza
• → Urdu: اعضا‎ (a'zā)

References

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

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic عُضْو‎ (ʿuḍw).

Pronunciation

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

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ʊzw/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ozv/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /uzv/

Noun

عضو • (ozv) (plural اعضا‎ (a'zâ) or عضوها‎ (ozv-hâ))

1. member

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عُضْو‎ (ʿuḍw).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʊzʋ/

Noun

عُضْو • (uzv) m (plural اعضا‎, Hindi spelling उज़्व)

1. member, organ

Further reading

• Platts, John T. (1884), “عضو”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• “عضو”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.