عجب

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ج ب (ʿ-j-b).

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /ʕa.d͡ʒi.ba/

Verb

عَجِبَ (ʿajiba) I, non-past يَعْجَبُ‎ (yaʿjabu)

  1. to wonder, to marvel, to be astonished, to be amazed
Conjugation

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /ʕad͡ʒ.d͡ʒa.ba/

Verb

عَجَّبَ (ʿajjaba) II, non-past يُعَجِّبُ‎ (yuʿajjibu)

  1. to strike with wonder, to strike with astonishment, to surprise
Conjugation
عُجْب

Pronunciation 3

  • IPA(key): /ʕud͡ʒb/

Noun

عُجْب (ʿujb) m

  1. pride, vanity, conceit
Declension
عَجَب

Pronunciation 4

  • IPA(key): /ʕa.d͡ʒab/

Noun

عَجَب (ʿajab) m (plural أَعْجَاب (ʾaʿjāb))

  1. verbal noun of عَجِبَ (ʿajiba) (form I)
  2. wonder, marvel, astonishment, amazement
  3. (adjective) wonderful, marvelous
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 72:1:
      قُلْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ ٱسْتَمَعَ نَفَرٌ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ فَقَالُوا إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا قُرْآنًا عَجَبًا
      qul ʾūḥiya ʾilayya ʾannahu stamaʿa nafarun mmina l-jinni faqālū ʾinnā samiʿnā qurʾānan ʿajaban
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Declension
Descendants
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