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عجوز

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes old age, specifically an old woman, and by extension, something aged or decrepit. It can also be used metaphorically to describe negative qualities associated with old age or a person who is old and frail.

Derived headwords

عَجُوزnoun
  1. 1.
    old womanboth

    A woman who is advanced in age.

  2. 2.
    old personboth

    Can refer to an old person in general, though typically feminine.

  3. 3.
    aged/decrepit thingclassical

    Used to describe something that is old and worn out.

عَجَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to be oldclassical

    To have reached an advanced age.

  2. 2.
    to be weak/incapableboth

    To be unable to do something due to weakness or old age.

عَجَزَةnoun
  1. 1.
    old womenboth

    The plural of 'عجوز', referring to multiple old women.

  2. 2.
    the elderlyboth

    A collective term for old people.

عَجَازَةnoun
  1. 1.
    old ageboth

    The state or condition of being old.

  2. 2.
    weakness, inabilityboth

    The state of being unable to perform tasks, often due to age or infirmity.

Parallel reading

عجوز قلمزة، كهبنقة: لئيمة قصيرة.
An old woman, short and stout: wicked and short.