عجاب

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ج ب (ʿ-j-b).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕu.d͡ʒaːb/

Adjective

عُجَاب (ʿujāb)

  1. amazing, impressive
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 38:5:
      أَجَعَلَ الْآلِهَةَ إِلَٰهًا وَاحِدًا إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَيْءٌ عُجَابٌ
      ʾajaʿala l-ʾālihata ʾilāhan wāḥidan ʾinna hāḏā lašayʾun ʿujābun
      Has he made the gods one god? Forsooth, this is wondrous.

Declension

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