See also: عزیز and عربز

Arabic edit

Root
ع ز ز (ʕ-z-z)

Etymology edit

Compare Hebrew עֹז (ʿoz).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʕa.ziːz/
  • (file)

Adjective edit

عَزِيز (ʕazīz) (feminine عَزِيزَة (ʕazīza), common plural عِزَاز (ʕizāz), masculine plural عَزِيزُونَ (ʕazīzūna) or أَعِزَّاء (ʔaʕizzāʔ) or أَعِزَّة (ʔaʕizza), feminine plural عَزِيزَات (ʕazīzāt), elative أَعَزّ (ʔaʕazz))

  1. powerful, mighty
    1. (defined اَلْعَزِيز (al-ʕazīz)) the Almighty, one of the names of God
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 59:23:
        هُوَ اللَّٰهُ ٱلَّذِي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْقُدُّوسُ ٱلسَّلَامُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُ ٱلْمُهَيْمِنُ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْجَبَّارُ ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرُ
        huwa llāhu llaḏī lā ʔilāha ʔillā huwa l-maliku l-quddūsu s-salāmu l-muʔminu l-muhayminu l-ʕazīzu l-jabbāru l-mutakabbiru
        He is Allah—there is no god except Him: the King, the Most Holy, the All-Perfect, the Source of Serenity, the Watcher ˹of all˺, the Almighty, the Supreme in Might, the Majestic.
  2. excellent
  3. precious, dear, valuable
  4. glorious
  5. holy
  6. magnificent
  7. dear, loved, lovable

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Noun edit

عَزِيز (ʕazīzm (plural عَزِيزُونَ (ʕazīzūna) or أَعِزَّاء (ʔaʕizzāʔ) or أَعِزَّة (ʔaʕizza))

  1. dear
  2. darling
  3. ruler
  4. king

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Proper noun edit

عَزِيز (ʕazīzm

  1. a male given name, Aziz

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Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: əziz
  • Ottoman Turkish: عزیز (aziz)
  • Classical Persian: عَزِیز ('azīz) (see there for further descendants)

South Levantine Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic عَزِيز (ʕazīz).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʕa.ziːz/, [ʕaˈziːz]
  • (file)

Adjective edit

عزيز (ʕazīz) (feminine عزيزة (ʕazīze), common plural عزيزين (ʕazīzīn), elative أعزّ (ʔaʕazz))

  1. dear, precious, beloved
    Synonym: حبيب (ḥabīb)