عَجَزَ (ʿajaza)to fail
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb عَجَزَ (ʿajaza) — “to fail”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation (1): عَجَزَ يَعْجِزُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| عَجَزَ ʿajaza | يَعْجِزُ yaʿjizu | اِعْجِزْ aiʿjiz | عَجْز ʿajz |
Conjugation (2): عَجَّزَ يُعَجِّزُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| عَجَّزَ ʿajaaza | يُعَجِّزُ yuʿajiizu | عَجِّزْ ʿajiiz | تَعْجِيزٌ taʿjīzun |
Meanings & examples
1. to fail
- عَجَزَ المُتَسَابِقُ عَنْ إِكْمَالِ السِّبَاقِ بِسَبَبِ التَّعَبِ.The contestant failed to complete the race due to fatigue.
- عَجَزَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ عَنْ تَحْقِيقِ أَهْدَافِهَا هَذَا العَامَ.The company failed to achieve its goals this year.
- عَجَزَ الطَّالِبُ عَنْ حَلِّ المَسْأَلَةِ الرِّيَاضِيَّةِ.The student failed to solve the mathematical problem.
2. to be impossible for
- عَجَزَ عَلَيْهِ حَلُّ الْمُشْكِلَةِ.It was impossible for him to solve the problem.
- يَعْجِزُ عَلَيَّ فَهْمُ هَذَا الْكِتَابِ.It is impossible for me to understand this book.
- لَا يَعْجِزُ عَلَى اللَّهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ.Nothing in the earth or in the heaven is impossible for God.
3. to be incapable
- عَجَزَ الطَّالِبُ عَنْ حَلِّ الْمُشْكِلَةِ الصَّعْبَةِ.The student was incapable of solving the difficult problem.
- عَجَزَتِ الْحُكُومَةُ عَنْ تَحْقِيقِ الْوَعْدِ الَّذِي قَطَعَتْهُ.The government was incapable of fulfilling the promise it made.
- عَجَزَ الرَّجُلُ الْمُسِنُّ عَنِ الْوُقُوفِ طَوِيلًا.The elderly man was incapable of standing for long.
4. to be negligent
- عَجَزَ الْمُوَظَّفُ عَنْ إِتْمَامِ مَهَامِّهِ فِي الْوَقْتِ الْمُحَدَّدِ.The employee was negligent in completing his tasks on time.
- لَا تَعْجِزْ عَنْ أَدَاءِ وَاجِبَاتِكَ الدِّرَاسِيَّةِ.Do not be negligent in performing your academic duties.
- عَجَزَ الْكَثِيرُونَ عَنْ حِمَايَةِ الْمَوَارِدِ الطَّبِيعِيَّةِ.Many were negligent in protecting natural resources.
5. to be unable
- عَجَزَ الرَّجُلُ عَنْ حَمْلِ الصُّنْدُوقِ الثَّقِيلِ.The man was unable to carry the heavy box.
- عَجَزَتِ الْحُكُومَةُ عَنْ حَلِّ الْمُشْكِلَةِ الِاقْتِصَادِيَّةِ.The government was unable to solve the economic problem.
- لَا تَعْجِزْ عَنْ تَحْقِيقِ أَحْلَامِكَ.Do not be unable to achieve your dreams.
6. to disable
- الْمَرَضُ الْمُزْمِنُ عَجَزَ الْكَثِيرِينَ عَنِ الْقِيَامِ بِأَنْشِطَتِهِمُ الْيَوْمِيَّةِ.The chronic disease disabled many from performing their daily activities.
- يَعْجِزُ الْحَادِثُ الْأَلِيمُ الشَّخْصَ عَنِ الْمَشْيِ لِفَتْرَةٍ طَوِيلَةٍ.The painful accident disables a person from walking for a long period.
- عَجَزَ الْإِصَابَةُ الرِّيَاضِيَّةُ اللَّاعِبَ عَنِ الْمُشَارَكَةِ فِي الْمُبَارَاةِ النِّهَائِيَّةِ.The sports injury disabled the player from participating in the final match.
7. to have large buttocks
- عَجَزَ الرَّجُلُ فَصَارَ ثَقِيلَ الحَرَكَةِ.The man had large buttocks and became heavy in movement.
- عَجَزَتِ المَرْأَةُ فِي بَعْضِ الثَّقَافَاتِ يُعَدُّ جَمَالًا.Having large buttocks is considered beauty in some cultures.
- يَعْجِزُ البَعِيرُ إِذَا سَمِنَ كَثِيرًا.The camel has large buttocks when it becomes very fat.
8. to incapacitate
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