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Also written عجب: عَجَب (wonder)
Highlights
Most common words from the same root
عَجَب in English
Adjective
- wonderful, marvelous
قُلْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ ٱسْتَمَعَ نَفَرٌ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ فَقَالُوا إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا قُرْآنًا عَجَبًاSay, "It has been revealed to me that a team of the jinn listened [to the Qurʾān] and they said, 'We have indeed heard a wonderful Qurʾān.'"609–632 CE, Qur'an, 72:1
Words from the root ع-ج-ب
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
عَجِبَ
· present يَعْجَبُ
Form I · The plain action
to wonder, to marvel, to be astonished, to be amazed
عَجَّبَ
· present يُعَجِّبُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to strike with wonder, to strike with astonishment, to surprise
تَعْجِيب
مُعَجِّب
مُعَجَّب
to make wonder, to make admire; to astonish agreeably; to please, to fascinate
تَعَجَّبَ
· present يَتَعَجَّبُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to wonder (intransitive), be astonished; to inspire with love
تَعَجُّب
astonishment
مُتَعَجِّب
مُتَعَجَّب
اِسْتَعْجَبَ
· present يَسْتَعْجِبُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to be amazed, astonished, surprised
اِسْتِعْجَاب
مُسْتَعْجِب
مُسْتَعْجَب
عَجِيبَة
wonder
أُعْجُوبَة
wonder
عُجْب
pride
عُجَاب
amazing
أَعْجَب
elative degree of عَجِيب
عَجَب in a sentence
Dictionary examples
wonderful
قُلْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ ٱسْتَمَعَ نَفَرٌ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ فَقَالُوا إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا قُرْآنًا عَجَبًاSay, "It has been revealed to me that a team of the jinn listened [to the Qurʾān] and they said, 'We have indeed heard a wonderful Qurʾān.'"609–632 CE, Qur'an, 72:1
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