عَزِيز Aziz in Arabic
عَزِيز is how you say “Aziz” in Arabic.
Root ع ز ز ʿ-z-z. adjective (fāʿīl-pattern); also used as a personal name. ʿazīz.
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Meaning of Aziz in Arabic
- mighty, powerful, potent, strong the primary sense of the root, from عَزَّ 'he was/became mighty or strong'
- noble, honourable, glorious, illustrious; high in rank the sense of rising in condition or standing, also carried by عَزَّ
- dear, highly esteemed, greatly valued
- rare, scarce, hard to find or attain linked to the root sense of being 'hard, difficult, insuperable'
Example sentence
وقوله ﴿تَنْزِيلُ الْكِتَابِ مِنَ اللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ﴾
And His saying: 'The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise.'
الْعَزِيزِ the Mighty
A definite adjective 'the Mighty', describing the divine name and agreeing with it in definiteness and in the governed form. The matching endings tie this attribute to God rather than to anything else in the phrase.
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How it is used
Built on the root's core sense of might and difficulty: what is عَزِيز is strong, high in standing, or hard to overcome — and, by extension, something so hard to come by that it is precious. It functions as an ordinary adjective for a mighty or noble person or thing, and is also common as a personal name (ʿAzīz).
Words from the same root
- عَزَّ to be/become mighty, strong, or high in rank; also to prevail over, or to be scarce
- عِزّ might, power, potency (verbal noun of عَزَّ)
- عِزَّة might, glory; also haughtiness or disdain shown in a blamable way
- عَزَّزَ to strengthen, corroborate, fortify (form II)
- أَعَزَّ to strengthen, make mighty, honour someone (form IV, causative)
- أَعَزّ mightier, or dearer (comparative form)
- عَزِيزَة feminine of عَزِيز: a mighty, noble, or dear woman/thing
- عَزُوز a she-camel or ewe narrow in the orifices of the teats (a concrete extension of the root's 'hard, narrow' sense)
Common questions
- How do you say "mighty, powerful, strong" in Arabic?
- عَزِيز (ʿazīz).
- How is عَزِيز related to عِزّ?
- عِزّ is the verbal noun of the root, meaning 'might, power, glory'; عَزِيز is the adjective describing one who possesses that quality — mighty, noble, or dear.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).