عجوز

Arabic

Etymology

Intensive adjective from the root ع ج ز‎ (ʕ-j-z); compare عَجَزَ‎ (ʕajaza, “to be weak, to grow old”).

Pronunciation 1

IPA^(key): /ʕa.d͡ʒuːz/

Noun

عَجُوز • (ʕajūz) f (plural عَجَائِز‎ (ʕajāʔiz) or عُجُز‎ (ʕujuz))

Declension

Declension of noun عَجُوز (ʕajūz)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَجُوز ʕajūz	الْعَجُوز‎ al-ʕajūz	عَجُوز ʕajūz
Nominative	عَجُوزٌ ʕajūzun	الْعَجُوزُ‎ al-ʕajūzu	عَجُوزُ ʕajūzu
Accusative	عَجُوزًا‎ ʕajūzan	الْعَجُوزَ‎ al-ʕajūza	عَجُوزَ ʕajūza
Genitive	عَجُوزٍ ʕajūzin	الْعَجُوزِ‎ al-ʕajūzi	عَجُوزِ ʕajūzi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَجُوزَيْن‎ ʕajūzayn	الْعَجُوزَيْن‎ al-ʕajūzayn	عَجُوزَيْ‎ ʕajūzay
Nominative	عَجُوزَانِ‎ ʕajūzāni	الْعَجُوزَانِ‎ al-ʕajūzāni	عَجُوزَا‎ ʕajūzā
Accusative	عَجُوزَيْنِ‎ ʕajūzayni	الْعَجُوزَيْنِ‎ al-ʕajūzayni	عَجُوزَيْ‎ ʕajūzay
Genitive	عَجُوزَيْنِ‎ ʕajūzayni	الْعَجُوزَيْنِ‎ al-ʕajūzayni	عَجُوزَيْ‎ ʕajūzay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَجَائِز‎‎; عُجُز‎ ʕajāʔiz‎; ʕujuz	الْعَجَائِز‎‎; الْعُجُز‎ al-ʕajāʔiz‎; al-ʕujuz	عَجَائِز‎‎; عُجُز‎ ʕajāʔiz‎; ʕujuz
Nominative	عَجَائِزُ‎‎; عُجُزٌ‎ ʕajāʔizu‎; ʕujuzun	الْعَجَائِزُ‎‎; الْعُجُزُ‎ al-ʕajāʔizu‎; al-ʕujuzu	عَجَائِزُ‎‎; عُجُزُ‎ ʕajāʔizu‎; ʕujuzu
Accusative	عَجَائِزَ‎‎; عُجُزًا‎ ʕajāʔiza‎; ʕujuzan	الْعَجَائِزَ‎‎; الْعُجُزَ‎ al-ʕajāʔiza‎; al-ʕujuza	عَجَائِزَ‎‎; عُجُزَ‎ ʕajāʔiza‎; ʕujuza
Genitive	عَجَائِزَ‎‎; عُجُزٍ‎ ʕajāʔiza‎; ʕujuzin	الْعَجَائِزِ‎‎; الْعُجُزِ‎ al-ʕajāʔizi‎; al-ʕujuzi	عَجَائِزِ‎‎; عُجُزِ‎ ʕajāʔizi‎; ʕujuzi

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: عيوز‎ (ʕayūz)
→ Northern Kurdish: ecûze
→ Ottoman Turkish: عجوز‎ (acuz)
- Turkish: acuz
→ Persian: عجوز‎ ('ajuz), عجوزه‎ ('ajuze)
- → Hindustani:
  Hindi: अजूज़ (ajūz)
  Urdu: عجوز‎ (ajūz)

Pronunciation 2

IPA^(key): /ʕu.d͡ʒuːz/

Noun

عُجُوز • (ʕujūz) m

old age

Declension

Declension of noun عُجُوز (ʕujūz)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عُجُوز ʕujūz	الْعُجُوز‎ al-ʕujūz	عُجُوز ʕujūz
Nominative	عُجُوزٌ ʕujūzun	الْعُجُوزُ‎ al-ʕujūzu	عُجُوزُ ʕujūzu
Accusative	عُجُوزًا‎ ʕujūzan	الْعُجُوزَ‎ al-ʕujūza	عُجُوزَ ʕujūza
Genitive	عُجُوزٍ ʕujūzin	الْعُجُوزِ‎ al-ʕujūzi	عُجُوزِ ʕujūzi

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic عَجُوز‎ (ʕajūz).

Adjective

عجوز • (acuz)

old woman

Descendants

Turkish: acuz

Persian

Alternative forms

عجوزه‎ ('ajuze)

Etymology

From Arabic عَجُوز‎ (ʕajūz).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ad͡ʒuːz/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ad͡ʒuːz/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /æd͡ʒuːz/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /ad͡ʒuz/

Noun

عَجوز • ('ajuz) (plural عَجوز‌ها‎ ('ajuz-hâ) or عَجائِز‎ ('ajâ'ez))

old woman; crone; hag; beldam
Synonym: پیرزن‎ (pirzan)
witch; sorceress
Synonym: ساحره‎ (sâhere)
(figurative, poetic) the frail and transient world, compared to a decrepit woman
- c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 37”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divan of Hafez]‎:
  ‏مجو درستیِ عهد از جهانِ سست نهاد
  که این عجوز، عروس هزاردامادست‎
  majû durustî-yi ahd az jahân-i sust nihâd
  ki în ajûz, arûs-i hazâr dâmâd ast
  Have no faith in promises from this feeble-hearted world,
  For this crone has been the bride to a thousand suitors.
  (romanization in Classical Persian)

Descendants

→ Hindustani:
Hindi: अजूज़ (ajūz)

Urdu: عجوز‎ (ajūz)

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