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ع-ظ-م

The Arabic root ع-ظ-م (a-z-m)

Core idea: greatness, magnitude; bone

17 words in the dictionary are built from ع-ظ-م, including verbs in Forms I, II, VI, X. Each verb is listed with the nouns that come from it: its verbal noun (masdar), its participles, and words derived from it.

Most common

Adjective
magnificent
Verb · Form II
to make great
Adjective
supreme
Noun
greatness
Noun
bone
Verb · Form I
عَظُمَ
to be great
Noun
عِظَم
greatness

Verbs and the nouns that come from them

عَظُمَ · present يَعْظُمُ
Form I · The plain action

to be great

عِظَم
Verbal noun
greatness
عَظَامَة
Verbal noun
Active participle
magnificent
عَظَّمَ · present يُعَظِّمُ
Form II · Causative or intensive

to make great

تَعْظِيم
Verbal noun
honoring
مُعَظِّم
Active participle
مُعَظَّم
Passive participle
exalted
تَعَاظَمَ · present يَتَعَاظَمُ
Form VI · Mutual action

to become arrogant (of a person); to grow larger, to significantly increase (in size, number, intensity, severity, importance etc); to worsen, to become aggravated

تَعَاظُم
Verbal noun
haughtiness
مُتَعَاظِم
Active participle
مُتَعَاظَم
Passive participle
اِسْتَعْظَمَ · present يَسْتَعْظِمُ
Form X · Seeking or considering

to be arrogant; to consider (something) to be magnificent or tremendous

اِسْتِعْظَام
Verbal noun
deeming or holding to be great
مُسْتَعْظِم
Active participle
مُسْتَعْظَم
Passive participle

Other nouns and adjectives

Adjective
supreme
Noun
greatness
Noun
bone
عَظِيمَة
Noun
misfortune
عُظَيْمَة
Noun
bonelet
مُعْظَم
Noun
most
عَظْمِيَّات
Noun
Teleostei

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