Bashkir

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Etymology

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From Arabic عَجَب (ʕajab, wonder, marvel).

Cognate with Kazakh ғажап (ğajap), Uzbek ajab (amazing).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɢæˈʒæp], [ʁæˈʒæp]
  • Hyphenation: ғә‧жәп

Adjective

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ғәжәп (ğəjəp)

  1. amazing, striking, surprising, marvelous
    Ғәжәп хәл.
    Ğəjəp xəl.
    A marvelous occurrence.
  2. strange

Adverb

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ғәжәп (ğəjəp)

  1. amazingly, surprisingly, strikingly
    Бал ҡорто – ғәжәп аҡыллы, бик егәрле бөжәк.
    Bal qorto – ğəjəp aqıllı, bik yegərle böjək.
    The honey bee is an amazingly intelligent (and) very hard-working insect.