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عيز

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of driving or herding sheep, specifically a type of reprimand or call used for this purpose. It also encompasses the concept of being scarce or rare.

Derived headwords

عَازَverb
  1. 1.
    to drive sheepboth

    To drive or herd sheep, particularly using a specific vocalization or reprimand.

عِزْnoun
  1. 1.
    reprimand for sheepclassical

    A specific vocalization or reprimand used to drive or herd sheep.

عَزِيزadjective
  1. 1.
    scarce, rareboth

    Describes something that is difficult to find or obtain; rare or precious.

  2. 2.
    strong, mightyboth

    Describes someone or something that is powerful, strong, and unyielding.

عِزَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    scarcity, rarityboth

    The state or quality of being scarce or rare; difficulty in obtaining.

  2. 2.
    strength, mightboth

    The quality of being strong, powerful, or mighty.

  3. 3.
    pride, dignityboth

    A sense of self-respect, honor, or high regard.

أَعَزَّverb
  1. 1.
    to make scarceclassical

    To cause something to become scarce or rare.

  2. 2.
    to honor, to strengthenboth

    To bestow honor upon someone or to make something stronger.

تَعَزَّزَverb
  1. 1.
    to become scarceclassical

    To become rare or difficult to obtain.

  2. 2.
    to be strengthened, to be honoredboth

    To gain strength, power, or honor.

عَزِيزَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a rare thingclassical

    Something that is scarce or difficult to find.

Parallel reading

عيز عيز، مبنيان على الفتح ويفتحان: زجر للضأن.
ʿayz ʿayz, both are built on the fatḥ and are vocalized with fatḥ: a reprimand for sheep.