معظم

Arabic
Root
ع ظ م‎ (ʕ-ẓ-m)

Etymology 1

Derived from the passive participle of the verb عَظَّمَ‎ (ʕaẓẓama).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mu.ʕaðˤ.ðˤam/

Adjective

مُعَظَّم • (muʕaẓẓam) (feminine مُعَظَّمَة‎ (muʕaẓẓama), masculine plural مُعَظَّمُونَ‎ (muʕaẓẓamūna), feminine plural مُعَظَّمَات‎ (muʕaẓẓamāt))

  1. passive participle of عَظَّمَ‎ (ʕaẓẓama)
  2. exalted, glorified, venerated
Declension
Declension of adjective مُعَظَّم (muʕaẓẓam)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal مُعَظَّم
muʕaẓẓam		 الْمُعَظَّم‎
al-muʕaẓẓam		 مُعَظَّمَة‎
muʕaẓẓama		 الْمُعَظَّمَة‎
al-muʕaẓẓama
Nominative مُعَظَّمٌ
muʕaẓẓamun		 الْمُعَظَّمُ‎
al-muʕaẓẓamu		 مُعَظَّمَةٌ‎
muʕaẓẓamatun		 الْمُعَظَّمَةُ‎
al-muʕaẓẓamatu
Accusative مُعَظَّمًا‎
muʕaẓẓaman		 الْمُعَظَّمَ‎
al-muʕaẓẓama		 مُعَظَّمَةً‎
muʕaẓẓamatan		 الْمُعَظَّمَةَ‎
al-muʕaẓẓamata
Genitive مُعَظَّمٍ
muʕaẓẓamin		 الْمُعَظَّمِ‎
al-muʕaẓẓami		 مُعَظَّمَةٍ‎
muʕaẓẓamatin		 الْمُعَظَّمَةِ‎
al-muʕaẓẓamati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal مُعَظَّمَيْن‎
muʕaẓẓamayn		 الْمُعَظَّمَيْن‎
al-muʕaẓẓamayn		 مُعَظَّمَتَيْن‎
muʕaẓẓamatayn		 الْمُعَظَّمَتَيْن‎
al-muʕaẓẓamatayn
Nominative مُعَظَّمَانِ‎
muʕaẓẓamāni		 الْمُعَظَّمَانِ‎
al-muʕaẓẓamāni		 مُعَظَّمَتَانِ‎
muʕaẓẓamatāni		 الْمُعَظَّمَتَانِ‎
al-muʕaẓẓamatāni
Accusative مُعَظَّمَيْنِ‎
muʕaẓẓamayni		 الْمُعَظَّمَيْنِ‎
al-muʕaẓẓamayni		 مُعَظَّمَتَيْنِ‎
muʕaẓẓamatayni		 الْمُعَظَّمَتَيْنِ‎
al-muʕaẓẓamatayni
Genitive مُعَظَّمَيْنِ‎
muʕaẓẓamayni		 الْمُعَظَّمَيْنِ‎
al-muʕaẓẓamayni		 مُعَظَّمَتَيْنِ‎
muʕaẓẓamatayni		 الْمُعَظَّمَتَيْنِ‎
al-muʕaẓẓamatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal مُعَظَّمِين‎
muʕaẓẓamīn		 الْمُعَظَّمِين‎
al-muʕaẓẓamīn		 مُعَظَّمَات‎
muʕaẓẓamāt		 الْمُعَظَّمَات‎
al-muʕaẓẓamāt
Nominative مُعَظَّمُونَ‎
muʕaẓẓamūna		 الْمُعَظَّمُونَ‎
al-muʕaẓẓamūna		 مُعَظَّمَاتٌ‎
muʕaẓẓamātun		 الْمُعَظَّمَاتُ‎
al-muʕaẓẓamātu
Accusative مُعَظَّمِينَ‎
muʕaẓẓamīna		 الْمُعَظَّمِينَ‎
al-muʕaẓẓamīna		 مُعَظَّمَاتٍ‎
muʕaẓẓamātin		 الْمُعَظَّمَاتِ‎
al-muʕaẓẓamāti
Genitive مُعَظَّمِينَ‎
muʕaẓẓamīna		 الْمُعَظَّمِينَ‎
al-muʕaẓẓamīna		 مُعَظَّمَاتٍ‎
muʕaẓẓamātin		 الْمُعَظَّمَاتِ‎
al-muʕaẓẓamāti
Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: müəzzəm
  • → Chagatai: مُعَظَّم‎
    • Uyghur: مۇئەززەم‎ (mu'ezzem)
    • Uzbek: muazzam
  • → Ottoman Turkish: معظم‎ (muazzam)
  • → Persian: معظم‎ (mo'azzam)
  • → Urdu: معظم‎ (muazzam)

Etymology 2

Derived from the passive participle from the verb أَعْظَم‎ (ʔaʕẓam).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /muʕ.ðˤam/

Noun

مُعْظَم • (muʕẓam) m

  1. most, the majority of
Descendants

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مُعَظَّم‎ (muʕaẓẓam).

Adjective

معظم • (muazzam)

  1. made great
Descendants

Further reading

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مُعْظَم‎ (muʕẓam).

Noun

معظم • (muzam)

  1. the main part

Further reading

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مُعَظَّم‎ (muʕaẓẓam).

Adjective
Dari معظم
Iranian Persian
Tajik муаззам (muazzam)

معظم • (mo'azzam)

  1. exalted

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مُعْظَم‎ (muʕẓam).

Noun
Dari معظم
Iranian Persian
Tajik муъзам (muʾzam)

معظم • (mo'zam)

  1. the greater part

Further reading

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مُعَظَّم‎ (muʕaẓẓam).

Adjective

معظم • (muazzam)

  1. magnified; great; honoured, respected, revered

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مُعْظَم‎ (muʕẓam).

Noun

معظم • (muzam) m

  1. the superior, the greater, the principal, chief; the greater part; the better sort; the gross, or mass, or bulk (of)
Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading
  • “معظم”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • Platts, John T. (1884), “معظم”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • “معظم”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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