عِظَم
greatness
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Also written عظم: عَظَّمَ (to make great)
Highlights
Plural
عِظَام
Other plural
أَعْظُم
Most common words from the same root
عَظْم in English
Noun · masculine
- bone
أَیَحۡسَبُ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجۡمَع عِظَامَهُۥ.Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones?609–632 CE, Qur'an, 75:3
Word origin
Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ʕaṯ̣m-.
Words from the root ع-ظ-م
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
عَظَّمَ
· present يُعَظِّمُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to make great
تَعْظِيم
honoring
مُعَظِّم
مُعَظَّم
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
haughtiness
مُتَعَاظِم
مُتَعَاظَم
اِسْتَعْظَمَ
· present يَسْتَعْظِمُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to be arrogant; to consider (something) to be magnificent or tremendous
اِسْتِعْظَام
deeming or holding to be great
مُسْتَعْظِم
مُسْتَعْظَم
عَظْم: plural and other forms
| Singular | عَظْم |
|---|---|
| Plural | عِظَام |
| Alternative plurals | أَعْظُم |
عَظْم in a sentence
Dictionary examples
bone
أَیَحۡسَبُ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجۡمَع عِظَامَهُۥ.Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones?609–632 CE, Qur'an, 75:3
From a fully vowelled text
أَسْمِعْنِي سُرُورًا وَفَرَحًا، فَتَبْتَهِجَ عِظَامٌ سَحَقْتَهَا.Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.Psalms 51:8, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَأَحْرَقَ عِظَامَ الْكَهَنَةِ عَلَى مَذَابِحِهِمْ وَطَهَّرَ يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ.And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.2 Chronicles 34:5, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَكَسَّرَ التَّمَاثِيلَ وَقَطَّعَ السَّوَارِيَ وَمَلأَ مَكَانَهَا مِنْ عِظَامِ النَّاسِ.And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.2 Kings 23:14, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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