Arabic vocabulary
عَزِيزAziz in Arabic
عَزِيز is how you say “Aziz” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Root ع ز ز (ʿ-z-z)adjective (fāʿīl-pattern); also used as a personal namePronounced ʿazīz
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'
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
- عَزَّto be/become mighty, strong, or high in rank; also to prevail over, or to be scarce
- عِزّmight, power, potency (verbal noun of عَزَّ)
- عِزَّةmight, glory; also haughtiness or disdain shown in a blamable way
- عَزَّزَto strengthen, corroborate, fortify (form II)
- أَعَزَّto strengthen, make mighty, honour someone (form IV, causative)
- أَعَزّmightier, or dearer (comparative form)
- عَزِيزَةfeminine of عَزِيز: a mighty, noble, or dear woman/thing
- عَزُوزa 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.
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
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.
From: God's Eternal Word →
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