عجوز
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Intensive adjective from the root ع ج ز (ʕ-j-z); compare عَجَزَ (ʕajaza, “to be weak, to grow old”).
Pronunciation 1 edit
Noun edit
عَجُوز • (ʕajūz) f (plural عَجَائِز (ʕajāʔiz) or عُجُز (ʕujuz))
Declension edit
Declension of noun عَجُوز (ʕajūz)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | عَجُوز ʕajūz |
الْعَجُوز al-ʕajūz |
عَجُوز ʕajūz |
Nominative | عَجُوزٌ ʕajūzun |
الْعَجُوزُ al-ʕajūzu |
عَجُوزُ ʕajūzu |
Accusative | عَجُوزًا ʕajūzan |
الْعَجُوزَ al-ʕajūza |
عَجُوزَ ʕajūza |
Genitive | عَجُوزٍ ʕajūzin |
الْعَجُوزِ al-ʕajūzi |
عَجُوزِ ʕajūzi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | عَجُوزَيْن ʕajūzayn |
الْعَجُوزَيْن al-ʕajūzayn |
عَجُوزَيْ ʕajūzay |
Nominative | عَجُوزَانِ ʕajūzāni |
الْعَجُوزَانِ al-ʕajūzāni |
عَجُوزَا ʕajūzā |
Accusative | عَجُوزَيْنِ ʕajūzayni |
الْعَجُوزَيْنِ al-ʕajūzayni |
عَجُوزَيْ ʕajūzay |
Genitive | عَجُوزَيْنِ ʕajūzayni |
الْعَجُوزَيْنِ al-ʕajūzayni |
عَجُوزَيْ ʕajūzay |
Plural | basic broken plural diptote; basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | عَجَائِز; عُجُز ʕajāʔiz; ʕujuz |
الْعَجَائِز; الْعُجُز al-ʕajāʔiz; al-ʕujuz |
عَجَائِز; عُجُز ʕajāʔiz; ʕujuz |
Nominative | عَجَائِزُ; عُجُزٌ ʕajāʔizu; ʕujuzun |
الْعَجَائِزُ; الْعُجُزُ al-ʕajāʔizu; al-ʕujuzu |
عَجَائِزُ; عُجُزُ ʕajāʔizu; ʕujuzu |
Accusative | عَجَائِزَ; عُجُزًا ʕajāʔiza; ʕujuzan |
الْعَجَائِزَ; الْعُجُزَ al-ʕajāʔiza; al-ʕujuza |
عَجَائِزَ; عُجُزَ ʕajāʔiza; ʕujuza |
Genitive | عَجَائِزَ; عُجُزٍ ʕajāʔiza; ʕujuzin |
الْعَجَائِزِ; الْعُجُزِ al-ʕajāʔizi; al-ʕujuzi |
عَجَائِزِ; عُجُزِ ʕajāʔizi; ʕujuzi |
Descendants edit
- Gulf Arabic: عيوز (ʕayūz)
- → Northern Kurdish: ecûze
- → Ottoman Turkish: عجوز (acuz)
- Turkish: acuz
- → Persian: عجوز ('ajuz), عجوزه ('ajuze)
Pronunciation 2 edit
Noun edit
عُجُوز • (ʕujūz) m
Declension edit
Declension of noun عُجُوز (ʕujūz)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | عُجُوز ʕujūz |
الْعُجُوز al-ʕujūz |
عُجُوز ʕujūz |
Nominative | عُجُوزٌ ʕujūzun |
الْعُجُوزُ al-ʕujūzu |
عُجُوزُ ʕujūzu |
Accusative | عُجُوزًا ʕujūzan |
الْعُجُوزَ al-ʕujūza |
عُجُوزَ ʕujūza |
Genitive | عُجُوزٍ ʕujūzin |
الْعُجُوزِ al-ʕujūzi |
عُجُوزِ ʕujūzi |
Hijazi Arabic edit
Root |
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ع ج ز |
1 term |
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
عجوز • (ʕajūz) (feminine عَجوزة (ʕajūza), common plural عَجايِز (ʕajāyiz))
Ottoman Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
عجوز • (acuz)
Descendants edit
- Turkish: acuz
Persian edit
Alternative forms edit
- عجوزه ('ajuze)
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔa.d͡ʒuːz]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæ.d͡ʒuːz]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔä.d͡ʒuz]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | ajūz |
Dari reading? | ajūz |
Iranian reading? | ajuz |
Tajik reading? | ajuz |
Noun edit
عَجوز • ('ajuz) (plural عَجوزها ('ajuz-hâ) or عَجائِز ('ajâ'ez))
- old woman; crone; hag; beldam
- Synonym: پیرزن (pirzan)
- witch; sorceress
- Synonym: ساحره (sâhere)
- (figurative, poetic) the frail and transient world, compared to a decrepit woman
- c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 37”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divan of Hafez][1]:
- مجو درستیِ عهد از جهانِ سست نهاد
که این عجوز، عروس هزاردامادست- majû durustî-yi ahd az jahân-i sust nihâd
ki în ajûz, arûs-i hazâr dâmâd ast - Have no faith in promises from this feeble-hearted world,
For this crone has been the bride to a thousand suitors.
- majû durustî-yi ahd az jahân-i sust nihâd