عظیم

See also: عظيم‎

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic عَظِيم‎ (ʕaẓīm).

Pronunciation

Adjective

عظیم • ('azim) (comparative عظیم‌تَر‎ ('azim-tar), superlative عظیم‌تَرین‎ ('azim-tarin))

  1. magnificent, grand, glorious
  2. massive, huge, gigantic, enormous, vast
    ‏تحول عظیم‎
    tahavvol-e 'azim
    massive transformation
    ‏خیل عظیم‎
    xeyl-e 'azim
    massive crowd
  3. proud

Synonyms

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عظیم‎ ('azīm), from Arabic عَظِيم‎ (ʕaẓīm).

Pronunciation

Adjective

عَظِیم • (ʻaz̤īm) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling अज़ीम)

  1. great, grand, vast, magnificent
    Synonym: شاندار‎ (śāndār)
  2. (Islam) a name of Allah

Derived terms

  • عَظِیمُ الشّان‎ ('azīmuśśān)

References

  • “عظیم”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “عظیم”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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