Arabic for great

3aZiim
ﻋَﻈِﻴﻢ
great – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﻋَﻈِﻴﻢ means great. It is pronounced 3aZiim.

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The Arabic word word for great can also be conjugated:

3aZiima
ﻋَﻈِﻴﻤَﺔ
great – feminine singular
3aZiimaat
ﻋَﻈِﻴﻤَﺎﺕ
great – feminine plural
3aZiimuuna
ﻋَﻈِﻴﻤُﻮﻥَ
great – masculine plural
Part of speech: adjective. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word great

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Important letters:
The root of the word great consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written and pronounced 3, Za that is written and pronounced Z and mim that is written and pronounced m. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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All letters in great

ﻋَﻈِﻴﻢ
ﻋـ
ـﻈـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻢ
 
ﻋـ
ـﻈـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻢ
 
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
ﻇـ
ـﻈـ
ـﻆ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
 
ayn
3
Za
Z
ya
y
mim
m
 
 
The Arabic word for great consists of: The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ﻋـ ) and pronounced 3 and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter Za that is written ﻅ ( here ـﻈـ ) and pronounced Z and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻴـ ) and pronounced y. The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻢ ) and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻋَﻈِﻴﻢ and pronounced 3aZiim.
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The pattern for great

fa3iil becomes 3aZiim

We have seen that the Arabic word for great is written ﻋَﻈِﻴﻢ and pronounced 3aZiim. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3iil where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3iil and the root letters are 3, Z and m, the word becomes 3aZiim.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns

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