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تَجاوَز
to exceed /taˈdʒaː.wa.za/
verbB1#1970 most common
Also: to go beyond, to overstep, to overtake, to pass, to overlook, to forgive (with عن)
Example sentences
هُوَ تَجاوَزَ السَيّارَة.
He overtook the car.
لا تَتَجاوَزِ السُرْعَةَ المَسْموحَة.
Do not exceed the permitted speed.
تَجاوَزَ الفَريقُ كُلَّ التَوَقُّعات.
The team exceeded all expectations.
يَجِبُ أَنْ نَتَجاوَزَ خِلافاتِنا القَديمَة.
We must move past our old differences.
تَجاوَزَ عَدَدُ المُشارِكينَ في المُؤْتَمَرِ الأَلْفَ شَخْص.
The number of participants at the conference exceeded a thousand people.
قَرَّرَ أَنْ يَتَجاوَزَ عَنْ أَخْطائِهِمْ ويَبْدَأَ صَفْحَةً جَديدَة.
He decided to overlook their mistakes and start a new page.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَتَجاوَزُ | تَجاوَزْتُ | سَأَتَجاوَزُ |
| 2sg | تَتَجاوَزُ | تَجاوَزْتَ | سَتَتَجاوَزُ |
| 3sg | يَتَجاوَزُ | تَجاوَزَ | سَيَتَجاوَزُ |
| 1pl | نَتَجاوَزُ | تَجاوَزْنا | سَنَتَجاوَزُ |
| 2pl | تَتَجاوَزونَ | تَجاوَزْتُم | سَتَتَجاوَزونَ |
| 3pl | يَتَجاوَزونَ | تَجاوَزوا | سَيَتَجاوَزونَ |
Word family
تَجاوُزexceeding, transgression, overstepping
جازَto be permitted, to pass
جَوازpermit, passportاِجْتازَto cross, to pass through, to pass an exam
أَجازَto permit, to authorize
Etymology
The verb comes from the Semitic triliteral root ج-و-ز (j-w-z), which carries the idea of passing through or being allowed to pass. تَجاوَز is the Form VI pattern (tafāʿala) built on this root, adding the sense of moving past or beyond a limit. Related nouns from the same root include جَواز (permit, passport) and the notion of what is permissible.
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