عَزَّ (ʿazaa)to grow mighty

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb عَزَّ (ʿazaa) — “to grow mighty”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation (1): عَزَّ يَعِزُّ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
عَزَّ ʿazaaيَعِزُّ yaʿizuuعِزَّ ʿizaaعِزَّة ʿizaaa

Conjugation (2): عَزَّ يَعْتَزُّ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
عَزَّ ʿazaaيَعْتَزُّ yaʿtazuuاِعْتَزَّ aiʿtazaaاِعْتِزَاز aiʿtizaāz

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to grow mighty

    • عَزَّ الرَّجُلُ بِقُوَّتِهِ وَشَجَاعَتِهِ.The man was mighty with his strength and courage.
    • يَعِزُّ اللهُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيُذِلُّ مَنْ يَشَاءُ.Allah makes mighty whom He wills and humiliates whom He wills.
    • لَقَدْ عَزَّتِ الدَّوْلَةُ بِعَدْلِ حُكَّامِهَا وَوَحْدَةِ شَعْبِهَا.The state became mighty through the justice of its rulers and the unity of its people.
  2. 2. to prove difficult

    • عَزَّ عَلَيْنَا فِرَاقُهُ.His departure was difficult for us.
    • عَزَّ عَلَى القَائِدِ أَنْ يَرَى جُنْدَهُ يُهْزَمُونَ.It was difficult for the commander to see his soldiers defeated.
    • أَلَمْ يَكُنْ مِنَ الصَّعْبِ عَلَيْكَ فَهْمُهُ؟Was it not difficult for you to understand him?
  3. 3. to prove hard to obtain

    • عَزَّ الْحُصُولُ عَلَى هَذَا النَّوْعِ مِنَ الْمَعَادِنِ النَّادِرَةِ.This type of rare metal was difficult to obtain.
    • يَعِزُّ عَلَى الْبَاحِثِينَ إِيجَادُ حُلُولٍ سَرِيعَةٍ لِهَذِهِ الْمُشْكِلَةِ الْمُعَقَّدَةِ.It is difficult for researchers to find quick solutions to this complex problem.
    • لَقَدْ عَزَّتْ فُرَصُ الْعَمَلِ فِي هَذَا الْمَجَالِ بِسَبَبِ الرُّكُودِ الاِقْتِصَادِيِّ.Job opportunities in this field became difficult to obtain due to the economic stagnation.
  4. 4. to be mighty

    • عَزَّ الْإِسْلَامُ بِأَتْبَاعِهِ.Islam became mighty through its followers.
    • يَعِزُّ الْقَوِيُّ بِقُوَّتِهِ.The strong one is mighty by his strength.
    • عِزَّ بِعِلْمِكَ وَأَخْلَاقِكَ.Be mighty with your knowledge and morals.
  5. 5. to be mighty, to be rare

    • عَزَّ الْحَقُّ وَظَهَرَ عَلَى الْبَاطِلِ.The truth became mighty and prevailed over falsehood.
    • عَزَّ الْعِلْمُ فِي زَمَنٍ كَثُرَ فِيهِ الْجَهْلُ.Knowledge became rare in a time when ignorance was abundant.
    • هَلْ عَزَّ الْوَفَاءُ فِي هَذَا الزَّمَانِ إِلَى هَذَا الْحَدِّ؟Has loyalty become rare in this era to this extent?
  6. 6. to be proud

    • عَزَّ الْإِسْلَامُ بِأَهْلِهِ.Islam became proud through its people.
    • عَزَّ الرَّجُلُ بِنَفْسِهِ وَعَمَلِهِ.The man was proud of himself and his work.
    • عَزَّتِ الْأُمَّةُ بِتَارِيخِهَا الْعَرِيقِ.The nation was proud of its ancient history.
  7. 7. to be scarce

    • عَزَّ الْماءُ فِي الصَّحْراءِ الْقَاحِلَةِ.Water became scarce in the barren desert.
    • عَزَّ الْوُجُودُ الْبَشَرِيُّ فِي تِلْكَ الْمَنَاطِقِ النَّائِيَةِ.Human presence became scarce in those remote areas.
    • عَزَّتِ الْفُرَصُ لِلْحُصُولِ عَلَى عَمَلٍ فِي الْوَقْتِ الْحَالِيِّ.Opportunities to find work are scarce at the present time.
  8. 8. to become mighty

    • عَزَّ الْبَطَلُ بَعْدَ انْتِصَارِهِ الْعَظِيمِ.The hero became mighty after his great victory.
    • عَزَّتْ مَكَانَةُ الْعَالِمِ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ لِعِلْمِهِ وَحِكْمَتِهِ.The scholar's status became mighty among people due to his knowledge and wisdom.
    • أَلَمْ تَعِزَّ الْأُمَّةُ بِتَوَحُّدِ صُفُوفِهَا؟Did the nation not become mighty by uniting its ranks?

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