عظيم

عظيم

See also: عظیم‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ظ م‎ (ʿ-ẓ-m).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.ðˤiːm/

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Adjective

عَظِيم • (ʿaẓīm) (feminine عَظِيمَة‎ (ʿaẓīma), common plural عِظَام‎ (ʿiẓām), masculine plural عُظَمَاء‎ (ʿuẓamāʾ), feminine plural عَظِيمَات‎ (ʿaẓīmāt) or عَظَائِم‎ (ʿaẓāʾim), elative أَعْظَم‎ (ʾaʿẓam))

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 ʾilaha ʾillā huwa l-ḥayyu l-qayyūmu lā taʾḵuḏuhu sinatun walā nawmun lahu mā fī s-samāwāti wamā fī l-ʾarḍi man ḏā allaḏī yašfaʿu ʿindahu ʾillā biʾiḏnihi yaʿlamu mā bayna ʾaydīhim wamā ḵalfahum walā yuḥīṭūna bišayʾin min ʿilmihi ʾillā bimā šāʾa wasiʿa kursiyyuhu s-samāwāti wālʾarḍa walā yaʾūduhu ḥifẓuhumā wahuwa l-ʿaliyyu l-ʿaẓīmu

     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 (ʿaẓīm)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَظِيم ʿaẓīm	الْعَظِيم‎ al-ʿaẓīm	عَظِيمَة‎ ʿaẓīma	الْعَظِيمَة‎ al-ʿaẓīma
Nominative	عَظِيمٌ ʿaẓīmun	الْعَظِيمُ‎ al-ʿaẓīmu	عَظِيمَةٌ‎ ʿaẓīmatun	الْعَظِيمَةُ‎ al-ʿaẓīmatu
Accusative	عَظِيمًا‎ ʿaẓīman	الْعَظِيمَ‎ al-ʿaẓīma	عَظِيمَةً‎ ʿaẓīmatan	الْعَظِيمَةَ‎ al-ʿaẓīmata
Genitive	عَظِيمٍ ʿaẓīmin	الْعَظِيمِ‎ al-ʿaẓīmi	عَظِيمَةٍ‎ ʿaẓīmatin	الْعَظِيمَةِ‎ al-ʿaẓīmati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَظِيمَيْن‎ ʿaẓīmayn	الْعَظِيمَيْن‎ al-ʿaẓīmayn	عَظِيمَتَيْن‎ ʿaẓīmatayn	الْعَظِيمَتَيْن‎ al-ʿaẓīmatayn
Nominative	عَظِيمَانِ‎ ʿaẓīmāni	الْعَظِيمَانِ‎ al-ʿaẓīmāni	عَظِيمَتَانِ‎ ʿaẓīmatāni	الْعَظِيمَتَانِ‎ al-ʿaẓīmatāni
Accusative	عَظِيمَيْنِ‎ ʿaẓīmayni	الْعَظِيمَيْنِ‎ al-ʿaẓīmayni	عَظِيمَتَيْنِ‎ ʿaẓīmatayni	الْعَظِيمَتَيْنِ‎ al-ʿaẓīmatayni
Genitive	عَظِيمَيْنِ‎ ʿaẓīmayni	الْعَظِيمَيْنِ‎ al-ʿaẓīmayni	عَظِيمَتَيْنِ‎ ʿaẓīmatayni	الْعَظِيمَتَيْنِ‎ al-ʿaẓīmatayni
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 ʿuẓamāʾ‎; ʿiẓām	الْعُظَمَاء‎‎; الْعِظَام‎ al-ʿuẓamāʾ‎; al-ʿiẓām	عَظِيمَات‎‎; عَظَائِم‎‎; عِظَام‎ ʿaẓīmāt‎; ʿaẓāʾim‎; ʿiẓām	الْعَظِيمَات‎‎; الْعَظَائِم‎‎; الْعِظَام‎ al-ʿaẓīmāt‎; al-ʿaẓāʾim‎; al-ʿiẓām
Nominative	عُظَمَاءُ‎‎; عِظَامٌ‎ ʿuẓamāʾu‎; ʿiẓāmun	الْعُظَمَاءُ‎‎; الْعِظَامُ‎ al-ʿuẓamāʾu‎; al-ʿiẓāmu	عَظِيمَاتٌ‎‎; عَظَائِمُ‎‎; عِظَامٌ‎ ʿaẓīmātun‎; ʿaẓāʾimu‎; ʿiẓāmun	الْعَظِيمَاتُ‎‎; الْعَظَائِمُ‎‎; الْعِظَامُ‎ al-ʿaẓīmātu‎; al-ʿaẓāʾimu‎; al-ʿiẓāmu
Accusative	عُظَمَاءَ‎‎; عِظَامًا‎ ʿuẓamāʾa‎; ʿiẓāman	الْعُظَمَاءَ‎‎; الْعِظَامَ‎ al-ʿuẓamāʾa‎; al-ʿiẓāma	عَظِيمَاتٍ‎‎; عَظَائِمَ‎‎; عِظَامًا‎ ʿaẓīmātin‎; ʿaẓāʾima‎; ʿiẓāman	الْعَظِيمَاتِ‎‎; الْعَظَائِمَ‎‎; الْعِظَامَ‎ al-ʿaẓīmāti‎; al-ʿaẓāʾima‎; al-ʿiẓāma
Genitive	عُظَمَاءَ‎‎; عِظَامٍ‎ ʿuẓamāʾa‎; ʿiẓāmin	الْعُظَمَاءِ‎‎; الْعِظَامِ‎ al-ʿuẓamāʾi‎; al-ʿiẓāmi	عَظِيمَاتٍ‎‎; عَظَائِمَ‎‎; عِظَامٍ‎ ʿaẓīmātin‎; ʿaẓāʾima‎; ʿiẓāmin	الْعَظِيمَاتِ‎‎; الْعَظَائِمِ‎‎; الْعِظَامِ‎ al-ʿaẓīmāti‎; al-ʿaẓāʾimi‎; al-ʿiẓāmi

Antonyms

• حَقِير‎ (ḥaqīr)
• هَيِّن‎ (hayyin)

Descendants

• → Swahili: adhimu
• → Persian: عظیم‎ ('azīm)
• → Urdu: عظیم‎ (azīm)

References

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