عزيز

See also: عزیز‎ and عربز‎

Arabic

Root
ع ز ز‎ (ʕ-z-z)

Etymology

Compare Hebrew עֹז‎ (ʿoz).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕa.ziːz/
  • (file)

Adjective

عَزِيز • (ʕazīz) (feminine عَزِيزَة‎ (ʕazīza), common plural عِزَاز‎ (ʕizāz), masculine plural عَزِيزُونَ‎ (ʕazīzūna) or أَعِزَّاء‎ (ʔaʕizzāʔ) or أَعِزَّة‎ (ʔaʕizza), feminine plural عَزِيزَات‎ (ʕazīzāt), elative أَعَزّ‎ (ʔaʕazz))

  1. powerful, mighty
    1. (defined اَلْعَزِيز‎ (al-ʕazīz)) the Almighty, one of the names of God
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 59:23:
        ‏هُوَ اللَّٰهُ ٱلَّذِي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْقُدُّوسُ ٱلسَّلَامُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُ ٱلْمُهَيْمِنُ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْجَبَّارُ ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرُ‎
        huwa llāhu llaḏī lā ʔilāha ʔillā huwa l-maliku l-quddūsu s-salāmu l-muʔminu l-muhayminu l-ʕazīzu l-jabbāru l-mutakabbiru
        He is Allah—there is no god except Him: the King, the Most Holy, the All-Perfect, the Source of Serenity, the Watcher ˹of all˺, the Almighty, the Supreme in Might, the Majestic.
  2. excellent
  3. precious, dear, valuable
  4. glorious
  5. holy
  6. magnificent
  7. dear, loved, lovable

Declension

Antonyms

Descendants

  • → Armenian: ազիզ (aziz)
  • → Persian: عزیز‎ ('aziz)
  • Maltese: għażiż
  • South Levantine Arabic: عزيز‎ (ʕazīz)
  • Sicilian: azzizzari

Noun

عَزِيز • (ʕazīz) m (plural عَزِيزُونَ‎ (ʕazīzūna) or أَعِزَّاء‎ (ʔaʕizzāʔ) or أَعِزَّة‎ (ʔaʕizza))

  1. dear
  2. darling
  3. ruler
  4. king

Declension

Proper noun

عَزِيز • (ʕazīz) m

  1. a male given name, Aziz

Declension

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: əziz
  • → Ottoman Turkish: عزیز‎ (aziz)
  • → Persian: عزیز‎ ('aziz) (see there for further descendants)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic عَزِيز‎ (ʕazīz).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕa.ziːz/, [ʕaˈziːz]
  • (file)

Adjective

عزيز • (ʕazīz) (feminine عزيزة‎ (ʕazīze), common plural عزيزيب‎ (ʕazīzīn), elative أعزّ‎ (ʔaʕazz))

  1. dear, precious, beloved
    Synonym: حبيب‎ (ḥabīb)
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