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عَظِيم
great /ʕaˈðˤiːm/
adjectiveA1#300 most common
Also: grand, mighty, magnificent
Example sentences
هَذَا يَوْمٌ عَظِيمٌ.
This is a great day.
عُمَرُ رَجُلٌ عَظِيمٌ.
Omar is a great man.
حَقَّقَ الفَرِيقُ فَوْزاً عَظِيماً.
The team achieved a great victory.
تُعَدُّ الأَهْرَامَاتُ إِنْجَازاً عَظِيماً مِنْ إِنْجَازَاتِ الإِنْسَانِ القَدِيمِ.
The pyramids are considered a great achievement of ancient man.
كَانَ لِهَذَا العَالِمِ تَأْثِيرٌ عَظِيمٌ فِي تَطَوُّرِ الطِّبِّ الحَدِيثِ.
This scholar had a great influence on the development of modern medicine.
إِنَّ مَا قَدَّمَهُ مِنْ تَضْحِيَاتٍ عَظِيمَةٍ لَنْ يُنْسَى عَلَى مَرِّ العُصُورِ.
The great sacrifices he made will not be forgotten through the ages.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | عَظِيمٌ | عُظَمَاءُ |
| Genitive | عَظِيمٍ | عُظَمَاءَ |
| Accusative | عَظِيماً | عُظَمَاءَ |
| Vocative | يَا عَظِيمُ | يَا عُظَمَاءُ |
Word family
عَظَمَةgreatness, grandeur
عَظُمَto be or become great
أَعْظَمgreater, greatestعَظَّمَto glorify, to magnify
تَعْظِيمglorification, exaltation
Etymology
عَظِيم comes from the Semitic root ع-ظ-م (ʿ-ẓ-m), which carries the sense of being large or weighty. The same root gives عَظْم, 'bone,' the hard frame of the body, and عَظَمَة, 'greatness.' The adjective follows the faʿīl pattern, which forms a fixed quality from a root. So عَظِيم names something great in size, rank, or importance.
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