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عَجَب
wonder /ˈʕa.dʒab/
nounB1#1649 most common
Also: amazement, astonishment, marvel
Example sentences
هَذَا عَجَبٌ!
This is a wonder!
يَا لَهُ مِنْ عَجَبٍ!
What a wonder!
نَظَرْتُ إِلَيْهِ فِي عَجَبٍ.
I looked at him in amazement.
لَا عَجَبَ أَنْ نَجَحَ فِي الِامْتِحَانِ.
No wonder he passed the exam.
مَلَأَ الْمَنْظَرُ قُلُوبَهُمْ عَجَبًا.
The sight filled their hearts with wonder.
وَمِنَ الْعَجَبِ أَنْ يَصْمُتَ الْعَالِمُ عَنِ الْحَقِّ.
It is among the wonders that the scholar stays silent about the truth.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | عَجَبٌ | None |
| Genitive | عَجَبٍ | None |
| Accusative | عَجَبًا | None |
| Vocative | يَا عَجَبُ | None |
Word family
عَجِبَto wonder, to be amazed
تَعَجَّبَto be astonished
أَعْجَبَto please, to impress
عَجِيبwondrous, strangeأُعْجُوبَةmarvel, miracle
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root ʕ-j-b, which carries the idea of wonder and surprise. Arabic built a wide family of words on this root, covering both amazement at something and, in a related sense, self-admiration. The noun عَجَب names the feeling of wonder itself.
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