عظاءة

Arabic

Alternative forms

• عَظَايَة (ʕaẓāya)

Etymology

From the root ع ظ و (ʕ-ẓ-w), whence also عَظَا (ʕaẓā, “to spoil, to corrupt, to damage”). From Proto-Semitic *ʕVṯ̣āy- (“gecko, lizard”).

Noun

عَظَاءَة • (ʕaẓāʔa) f (plural عَظَاء (ʕaẓāʔ) or عِظَاء (ʕiẓāʔ))

1. lizard

   Synonyms: ضَبّ (ḍabb), سِحْلِيَّة (siḥliyya), بُرْص (burṣ), وَزَغَة (wazaḡa)

Declension

Declension of noun عَظَاءَة (ʕaẓāʔa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَظَاءَة ʕaẓāʔa	الْعَظَاءَة al-ʕaẓāʔa	عَظَاءَة ʕaẓāʔat
Nominative	عَظَاءَةٌ ʕaẓāʔatun	الْعَظَاءَةُ al-ʕaẓāʔatu	عَظَاءَةُ ʕaẓāʔatu
Accusative	عَظَاءَةً ʕaẓāʔatan	الْعَظَاءَةَ al-ʕaẓāʔata	عَظَاءَةَ ʕaẓāʔata
Genitive	عَظَاءَةٍ ʕaẓāʔatin	الْعَظَاءَةِ al-ʕaẓāʔati	عَظَاءَةِ ʕaẓāʔati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَظَاءَتَيْن ʕaẓāʔatayn	الْعَظَاءَتَيْن al-ʕaẓāʔatayn	عَظَاءَتَيْ ʕaẓāʔatay
Nominative	عَظَاءَتَانِ ʕaẓāʔatāni	الْعَظَاءَتَانِ al-ʕaẓāʔatāni	عَظَاءَتَا ʕaẓāʔatā
Accusative	عَظَاءَتَيْنِ ʕaẓāʔatayni	الْعَظَاءَتَيْنِ al-ʕaẓāʔatayni	عَظَاءَتَيْ ʕaẓāʔatay
Genitive	عَظَاءَتَيْنِ ʕaẓāʔatayni	الْعَظَاءَتَيْنِ al-ʕaẓāʔatayni	عَظَاءَتَيْ ʕaẓāʔatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَظَاء‎; عِظَاء ʕaẓāʔ‎; ʕiẓāʔ	الْعَظَاء‎; الْعِظَاء al-ʕaẓāʔ‎; al-ʕiẓāʔ	عَظَاء‎; عِظَاء ʕaẓāʔ‎; ʕiẓāʔ
Nominative	عَظَاءٌ‎; عِظَاءٌ ʕaẓāʔun‎; ʕiẓāʔun	الْعَظَاءُ‎; الْعِظَاءُ al-ʕaẓāʔu‎; al-ʕiẓāʔu	عَظَاءُ‎; عِظَاءُ ʕaẓāʔu‎; ʕiẓāʔu
Accusative	عَظَاءً‎; عِظَاءً ʕaẓāʔan‎; ʕiẓāʔan	الْعَظَاءَ‎; الْعِظَاءَ al-ʕaẓāʔa‎; al-ʕiẓāʔa	عَظَاءَ‎; عِظَاءَ ʕaẓāʔa‎; ʕiẓāʔa
Genitive	عَظَاءٍ‎; عِظَاءٍ ʕaẓāʔin‎; ʕiẓāʔin	الْعَظَاءِ‎; الْعِظَاءِ al-ʕaẓāʔi‎; al-ʕiẓāʔi	عَظَاءِ‎; عِظَاءِ ʕaẓāʔi‎; ʕiẓāʔi