عظم

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

The root عظم (ʿaẓama) primarily relates to greatness, largeness, and importance. It encompasses concepts of physical size, magnitude, dignity, and severity, extending to abstract notions of pride and significant events.

Derived headwords

عَظُمَverb

1.
to be great, greatnessboth
to be great, greatness
2.
The thing became great, by ضم, it becomes great, greatness, like 'inab: meaning it became big, so it is great.both
The thing became great, by ضم, it becomes great, greatness, like 'inab: meaning it became big, so it is great.
3.
like 'qufl': its most and its majority.both
like 'qufl': its most and its majority.
4.
like 'qufl' by kasra: the thread by which it is tightened.both
like 'qufl' by kasra: the thread by which it is tightened.
5.
the singular of bones.both
the singular of bones.
6.
and he became greatboth
and he became great

عِظَمnoun

1.
to be great, greatnessboth
to be great, greatness
2.
The thing became great, by ضم, it becomes great, greatness, like 'inab: meaning it became big, so it is great.both
The thing became great, by ضم, it becomes great, greatness, like 'inab: meaning it became big, so it is great.
3.
like 'qufl': its most and its majority.both
like 'qufl': its most and its majority.
4.
like 'qufl' by kasra: the thread by which it is tightened.both
like 'qufl' by kasra: the thread by which it is tightened.
5.
the singular of bones.both
the singular of bones.
6.
and he became greatboth
and he became great

عَظِيمadjective

1.
greatboth
Large in size, extent, or scope; important or significant.

عِظَامnoun

1.
also by ضمboth
also by ضم

أَعْظَمَverb

1.
the matter and magnified it, meaning he glorified it.both
the matter and magnified it, meaning he glorified it.

عَظَّمَverb

1.
to be great, greatnessboth
to be great, greatness
2.
The thing became great, by ضم, it becomes great, greatness, like 'inab: meaning it became big, so it is great.both
The thing became great, by ضم, it becomes great, greatness, like 'inab: meaning it became big, so it is great.
3.
like 'qufl': its most and its majority.both
like 'qufl': its most and its majority.
4.
like 'qufl' by kasra: the thread by which it is tightened.both
like 'qufl' by kasra: the thread by which it is tightened.
5.
the singular of bones.both
the singular of bones.
6.
and he became greatboth
and he became great

تَعْظِيمnoun

1.
venerationboth
veneration

اسْتَعْظَمَverb

1.
considered it greatboth
considered it great

اسْتَعْظَمَverb

1.
considered it greatboth
considered it great

تَعَظَّمَverb

1.
he became arrogantboth
he became arrogant

العَظَمَةnoun

1.
greatnessboth
The quality of being great; grandeur or magnificence.
2.
prideclassical
Arrogance or haughtiness.
3.
forearmboth
The part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist; specifically, its thickest part.

تَعَاظَمَverb

1.
to be immenseclassical
To be so great that nothing else seems significant in comparison.

العَظِيمَةnoun

1.
calamityboth
A severe or terrible event; a disaster.

المُعَظَّمَةnoun

1.
calamityclassical
A severe or terrible event; a disaster.

الإِعْظَامَةnoun

1.
cushionclassical
A cushion used by a woman to pad her buttocks.

العِظَامَةnoun

1.
cushionclassical
A cushion used by a woman to pad her buttocks.

العِظَامَةnoun

1.
cushionclassical
A cushion used by a woman to pad her buttocks.

العَظْمnoun

1.
boneboth
The hard, calcified tissue forming the skeleton of a vertebrate.
2.
saddle-treeclassical
The wooden frame of a saddle, without leather or other fittings.

العِظَامnoun

1.
bonesboth
Plural of bone.

Parallel reading

عظم الشئ عظما: كبر

Something became great in magnitude: it grew large.

فهو عظيم

And it is great.

والعظام بالضم مثله

And 'iẓām (with dammah) is similar to it.

وعظم الشئ: أكثره ومعظمه

And 'aẓama something means: its majority and its greatest part.

عظم البطن بطنك، بمعنى عظم

The belly is great, your belly, meaning it is great.

إنما هو مخفف منقول

It is only a lightened and transferred form.

وإنما يكون ذلك فيما كان مدحا أو ذما

And this only occurs in what is praise or dispraise.

وكل ما حسن أن يكون على مذهب نعم وبئس صح تخفيفه ونقل حركة وسطه إلى أوله

And everything that is appropriate to be in the pattern of 'na'ama' (good) and 'bi'sa' (bad) is permissible to lighten and transfer its middle vowel to the beginning.

وما لا يحسن لم ينقل وإن جاز تخفيفه

And what is not appropriate is not transferred, even if it is permissible to lighten it.

تقول: حسن الوجه وجهك وحسن الوجه وجهك وحسن الوجه وجهك

You say: 'ḥasuna al-wajhu wajhuka' (the face is beautiful, your face) and 'ḥasuna al-wajhu wajhuka' and 'ḥasuna al-wajhu wajhuka'.

ولا يجوز أن تقول قد حسن وجهك لانه لا يصلح فيه نعم وبئس

And it is not permissible to say 'qad ḥasuna wajhuka' (your face has become beautiful) because 'na'ama' and 'bi'sa' are not suitable for it.

ويجوز أن تخففه فتقول قد حسن وجهك فقس عليه

And it is permissible to lighten it, so you say 'qad ḥasuna wajhuka', and deduce from this.

وأعظم الأمر وعظمه، أي فخمه

And 'a'ẓama the matter and 'aẓzamahu, meaning to magnify it.

والتعظيم: التبجيل

And 'ta'ẓīm' is: veneration.

واستعظمه: عده عظيما

And 'ista'ẓamahu: to consider it great.

واستعظم وتعظم: تكبر

And 'ista'ẓama and ta'aẓẓama: to be arrogant.

والاسم العظم

And the noun is 'al-'aẓm'.

وتعاظمه أمر كذا

And such a matter is immense to him.

وتقول: أصابنا مطر لا يتعاظمه شئ، أي لا يعظم عنده شئ

And you say: 'Rain fell upon us such that nothing is immense to it, meaning nothing is great in its presence'.

والعظيمة والمعظمة: النازلة الشديدة

And 'al-'aẓīmah and 'al-mu'aẓẓamah: the severe calamity.

والإعظامة والعظامة: كالوسادة تعظم بها المرأة عجيزتها

And 'al-i'ẓāmah and 'al-'iẓāmah: like a cushion with which a woman pads her buttocks.

وكذلك العظمة بالضم

And likewise 'al-'uẓmah (with dammah).

والعظمة: الكبرياء، وعظمة الذراع أيضا. مستغلظها

And 'al-'aẓamah: pride, and also the thickness of the forearm.

والعظم: واحد العظام

And 'al-'aẓm: the singular of 'al-'iẓām' (bones).

وعظم الرحل أيضا: خشبة بلا أنساع ولا أداة

And 'aẓm al-raḥl also: a wooden beam without straps or equipment.