عجیب

See also: عجيب‎

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic عَجِيب‎ (ʕajīb).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [æˈdʒiːb]

Adjective
Dari عجیب
Iranian Persian
Tajik аҷиб (ajib)

عجیب • ('ajib) (comparative عجیب‌تَر‎ ('ajib-tar), superlative عجیب‌تَرین‎ ('ajib-tarin))

  1. strange
  2. foreign
  3. peculiar
  4. weird

Synonyms
  • عجیب و غریب‎ ('ajib-o-ğarib)

Descendants
  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: अजीब (ajīb)
    Urdu: عَجِیب‎ (ajīb)
  • → Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਅਜੀਬ (ajīb)
    Shahmukhi script: عَجِیب‎ (ʻajīb)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian عجیب‎ ('ajib), from Arabic عَجِيب‎ (ʕajīb). Compare Punjabi ਅਜੀਬ (ajīb) / عَجِیب‎ (ʻajīb).

Pronunciation

Adjective

عَجِیب • (ajīb) (Hindi spelling अजीब)

  1. strange
  2. foreign
  3. peculiar
  4. weird

Synonyms
  • عجیب و غریب‎ (ajīb-o-ġarīb)
  • عجوبہ‎ (ajūbā)

References
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “عجيب”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
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