تعجب

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ع ج ب (ʕ-j-b)

Verb

تَعَجَّبَ • (taʕajjaba) V, non-past يَتَعَجَّبُ‎ (yataʕajjabu)

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of

تَعَجَّبَ

(form-V sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَعَجُّب taʕajjub
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَعَجِّب mutaʕajjib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُتَعَجَّب mutaʕajjab
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 taʕajjabtu	تَعَجَّبْتَ taʕajjabta	تَعَجَّبَ taʕajjaba		تَعَجَّبْتُمَا taʕajjabtumā	تَعَجَّبَا taʕajjabā		تَعَجَّبْنَا taʕajjabnā	تَعَجَّبْتُمْ taʕajjabtum	تَعَجَّبُوا taʕajjabū
	f		تَعَجَّبْتِ taʕajjabti	تَعَجَّبَتْ taʕajjabat			تَعَجَّبَتَا taʕajjabatā			تَعَجَّبْتُنَّ taʕajjabtunna	تَعَجَّبْنَ taʕajjabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَعَجَّبُ ʔataʕajjabu	تَتَعَجَّبُ tataʕajjabu	يَتَعَجَّبُ yataʕajjabu		تَتَعَجَّبَانِ tataʕajjabāni	يَتَعَجَّبَانِ yataʕajjabāni		نَتَعَجَّبُ nataʕajjabu	تَتَعَجَّبُونَ tataʕajjabūna	يَتَعَجَّبُونَ yataʕajjabūna
	f		تَتَعَجَّبِينَ tataʕajjabīna	تَتَعَجَّبُ tataʕajjabu			تَتَعَجَّبَانِ tataʕajjabāni			تَتَعَجَّبْنَ tataʕajjabna	يَتَعَجَّبْنَ yataʕajjabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَعَجَّبَ ʔataʕajjaba	تَتَعَجَّبَ tataʕajjaba	يَتَعَجَّبَ yataʕajjaba		تَتَعَجَّبَا tataʕajjabā	يَتَعَجَّبَا yataʕajjabā		نَتَعَجَّبَ nataʕajjaba	تَتَعَجَّبُوا tataʕajjabū	يَتَعَجَّبُوا yataʕajjabū
	f		تَتَعَجَّبِي tataʕajjabī	تَتَعَجَّبَ tataʕajjaba			تَتَعَجَّبَا tataʕajjabā			تَتَعَجَّبْنَ tataʕajjabna	يَتَعَجَّبْنَ yataʕajjabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَعَجَّبْ ʔataʕajjab	تَتَعَجَّبْ tataʕajjab	يَتَعَجَّبْ yataʕajjab		تَتَعَجَّبَا tataʕajjabā	يَتَعَجَّبَا yataʕajjabā		نَتَعَجَّبْ nataʕajjab	تَتَعَجَّبُوا tataʕajjabū	يَتَعَجَّبُوا yataʕajjabū
	f		تَتَعَجَّبِي tataʕajjabī	تَتَعَجَّبْ tataʕajjab			تَتَعَجَّبَا tataʕajjabā			تَتَعَجَّبْنَ tataʕajjabna	يَتَعَجَّبْنَ yataʕajjabna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَعَجَّبْ taʕajjab			تَعَجَّبَا taʕajjabā				تَعَجَّبُوا taʕajjabū
	f		تَعَجَّبِي taʕajjabī							تَعَجَّبْنَ taʕajjabna
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 tuʕujjibtu	تُعُجِّبْتَ tuʕujjibta	تُعُجِّبَ tuʕujjiba		تُعُجِّبْتُمَا tuʕujjibtumā	تُعُجِّبَا tuʕujjibā		تُعُجِّبْنَا tuʕujjibnā	تُعُجِّبْتُمْ tuʕujjibtum	تُعُجِّبُوا tuʕujjibū
	f		تُعُجِّبْتِ tuʕujjibti	تُعُجِّبَتْ tuʕujjibat			تُعُجِّبَتَا tuʕujjibatā			تُعُجِّبْتُنَّ tuʕujjibtunna	تُعُجِّبْنَ tuʕujjibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُتَعَجَّبُ ʔutaʕajjabu	تُتَعَجَّبُ tutaʕajjabu	يُتَعَجَّبُ yutaʕajjabu		تُتَعَجَّبَانِ tutaʕajjabāni	يُتَعَجَّبَانِ yutaʕajjabāni		نُتَعَجَّبُ nutaʕajjabu	تُتَعَجَّبُونَ tutaʕajjabūna	يُتَعَجَّبُونَ yutaʕajjabūna
	f		تُتَعَجَّبِينَ tutaʕajjabīna	تُتَعَجَّبُ tutaʕajjabu			تُتَعَجَّبَانِ tutaʕajjabāni			تُتَعَجَّبْنَ tutaʕajjabna	يُتَعَجَّبْنَ yutaʕajjabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُتَعَجَّبَ ʔutaʕajjaba	تُتَعَجَّبَ tutaʕajjaba	يُتَعَجَّبَ yutaʕajjaba		تُتَعَجَّبَا tutaʕajjabā	يُتَعَجَّبَا yutaʕajjabā		نُتَعَجَّبَ nutaʕajjaba	تُتَعَجَّبُوا tutaʕajjabū	يُتَعَجَّبُوا yutaʕajjabū
	f		تُتَعَجَّبِي tutaʕajjabī	تُتَعَجَّبَ tutaʕajjaba			تُتَعَجَّبَا tutaʕajjabā			تُتَعَجَّبْنَ tutaʕajjabna	يُتَعَجَّبْنَ yutaʕajjabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُتَعَجَّبْ ʔutaʕajjab	تُتَعَجَّبْ tutaʕajjab	يُتَعَجَّبْ yutaʕajjab		تُتَعَجَّبَا tutaʕajjabā	يُتَعَجَّبَا yutaʕajjabā		نُتَعَجَّبْ nutaʕajjab	تُتَعَجَّبُوا tutaʕajjabū	يُتَعَجَّبُوا yutaʕajjabū
	f		تُتَعَجَّبِي tutaʕajjabī	تُتَعَجَّبْ tutaʕajjab			تُتَعَجَّبَا tutaʕajjabā			تُتَعَجَّبْنَ tutaʕajjabna	يُتَعَجَّبْنَ yutaʕajjabna

Noun

تَعَجُّب • (taʕajjub) m

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

Declension

Declension of noun تَعَجُّب (taʕajjub)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَعَجُّب taʕajjub	التَّعَجُّب at-taʕajjub	تَعَجُّب taʕajjub
Nominative	تَعَجُّبٌ taʕajjubun	التَّعَجُّبُ at-taʕajjubu	تَعَجُّبُ taʕajjubu
Accusative	تَعَجُّبًا taʕajjuban	التَّعَجُّبَ at-taʕajjuba	تَعَجُّبَ taʕajjuba
Genitive	تَعَجُّبٍ taʕajjubin	التَّعَجُّبِ at-taʕajjubi	تَعَجُّبِ taʕajjubi

Descendants

• Azerbaijani: təəccüb
• → Persian: تعجب (ta'ajjob)
  • → Assamese: তাজ্জব (tazzobo)
  • → Bengali: তাজ্জব (tajjob)
  • → Gujarati: તાજુબ (tājub)
  • → Hindustani: tājjub

    Hindi: ताज्जुब

    Urdu: تَعَجُّب (ta'ajjub)

  • → Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਤਅੱਜਬ (taajjab)

    Shahmukhi script: تَعجَّب (taʻjjab)

  • → Sindhi:

    Devanagari script: तअजुब

    Arabic script: تَعَجُّبُ

Etymology 2

Verb

تَعْجَبُ • (taʕjabu) (form I)

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

Verb

تَعْجَبَ • (taʕjaba) (form I)

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

Verb

تَعْجَبْ • (taʕjab) (form I)

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

Etymology 3

Verb

تُعَجِّبُ • (tuʕajjibu) (form II)

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

Verb

تُعَجِّبَ • (tuʕajjiba) (form II)

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

Verb

تُعَجِّبْ • (tuʕajjib) (form II)

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

Verb

تُعَجَّبُ • (tuʕajjabu) (form II)

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

Verb

تُعَجَّبَ • (tuʕajjaba) (form II)

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

Verb

تُعَجَّبْ • (tuʕajjab) (form II)

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

Etymology 4

Verb

تُعْجِبُ • (tuʕjibu) (form IV)

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

Verb

تُعْجِبَ • (tuʕjiba) (form IV)

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

Verb

تُعْجِبْ • (tuʕjib) (form IV)

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

Verb

تُعْجَبُ • (tuʕjabu) (form IV)

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

Verb

تُعْجَبَ • (tuʕjaba) (form IV)

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

Verb

تُعْجَبْ • (tuʕjab) (form IV)

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

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic تَعَجُّب (taʕajjub).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ta.ʔad͡ʒ.d͡ʒuβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.ʔäd͡ʒ.d͡ʒʊb]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.ʔäd͡ʒ.d͡ʒʊb]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɑːäd͡ʒ.d͡ʒʊb]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɔːäd͡ʒ.d͡ʒub̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæ.ʔæd͡ʒ.d͡ʒob̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.ʔäd͡ʒ.d͡ʒub]

Readings
Classical reading?	ta'ajjuḇ
Dari reading?	ta'ajjub
Iranian reading?	ta'ajjob
Tajik reading?	taʾajjub

Noun

تَعَجُّب • (ta'ajjob)

1. astonishment
   • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, 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 (tajjob)
• → Gujarati: તાજુબ (tājub)
• → Hindustani: tājjub

  Hindi: ताज्जुब

  Urdu: تَعَجُّب (ta'ajjub)

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਤਅੱਜਬ (taajjab)

  Shahmukhi script: تَعجَّب (taʻjjab)

• → Sindhi:

  Devanagari script: तअजुब

  Arabic script: تَعَجُّبُ

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ج ب
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَجَّبَ (ʕajjaba).

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (al-Lidd)

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Verb

تعجّب • (tʕajjab) 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)