تعجب

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ع ج ب (ʕ j b)
7 terms

Verb

تَعَجَّبَ • (taʕajjaba) V (non-past يَتَعَجَّبُ (yataʕajjabu), verbal noun تَعَجُّب (taʕajjub))

to wonder (intransitive), be astonished
to inspire with love

Conjugation

Conjugation of **تَعَجَّبَ** (V, sound, full passive, verbal noun **تَعَجُّب**)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَعَجُّب taʕajjub
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُتَعَجِّب mutaʕajjib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُتَعَجَّب mutaʕajjab
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَعَجَّبْتُ taʕajjabtu	تَعَجَّبْتَ taʕajjabta	تَعَجَّبَ taʕajjaba	تَعَجَّبْتُمَا taʕajjabtumā	تَعَجَّبَا taʕajjabā	تَعَجَّبْنَا taʕajjabnā	تَعَجَّبْتُمْ taʕajjabtum	تَعَجَّبُوا taʕajjabū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	تَعَجَّبْتُ taʕajjabtu	تَعَجَّبْتِ taʕajjabti	تَعَجَّبَتْ taʕajjabat	تَعَجَّبْتُمَا taʕajjabtumā	تَعَجَّبَتَا taʕajjabatā	تَعَجَّبْنَا taʕajjabnā	تَعَجَّبْتُنَّ taʕajjabtunna	تَعَجَّبْنَ taʕajjabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَعَجَّبُ ʔataʕajjabu	تَتَعَجَّبُ tataʕajjabu	يَتَعَجَّبُ yataʕajjabu	تَتَعَجَّبَانِ tataʕajjabāni	يَتَعَجَّبَانِ yataʕajjabāni	نَتَعَجَّبُ nataʕajjabu	تَتَعَجَّبُونَ tataʕajjabūna	يَتَعَجَّبُونَ yataʕajjabūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَتَعَجَّبُ ʔataʕajjabu	تَتَعَجَّبِينَ tataʕajjabīna	تَتَعَجَّبُ tataʕajjabu	تَتَعَجَّبَانِ tataʕajjabāni	تَتَعَجَّبَانِ tataʕajjabāni	نَتَعَجَّبُ nataʕajjabu	تَتَعَجَّبْنَ tataʕajjabna	يَتَعَجَّبْنَ yataʕajjabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَعَجَّبَ ʔataʕajjaba	تَتَعَجَّبَ tataʕajjaba	يَتَعَجَّبَ yataʕajjaba	تَتَعَجَّبَا tataʕajjabā	يَتَعَجَّبَا yataʕajjabā	نَتَعَجَّبَ nataʕajjaba	تَتَعَجَّبُوا tataʕajjabū	يَتَعَجَّبُوا yataʕajjabū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَتَعَجَّبَ ʔataʕajjaba	تَتَعَجَّبِي tataʕajjabī	تَتَعَجَّبَ tataʕajjaba	تَتَعَجَّبَا tataʕajjabā	تَتَعَجَّبَا tataʕajjabā	نَتَعَجَّبَ nataʕajjaba	تَتَعَجَّبْنَ tataʕajjabna	يَتَعَجَّبْنَ yataʕajjabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَعَجَّبْ ʔataʕajjab	تَتَعَجَّبْ tataʕajjab	يَتَعَجَّبْ yataʕajjab	تَتَعَجَّبَا tataʕajjabā	يَتَعَجَّبَا yataʕajjabā	نَتَعَجَّبْ nataʕajjab	تَتَعَجَّبُوا tataʕajjabū	يَتَعَجَّبُوا yataʕajjabū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَتَعَجَّبْ ʔataʕajjab	تَتَعَجَّبِي tataʕajjabī	تَتَعَجَّبْ tataʕajjab	تَتَعَجَّبَا tataʕajjabā	تَتَعَجَّبَا tataʕajjabā	نَتَعَجَّبْ nataʕajjab	تَتَعَجَّبْنَ tataʕajjabna	يَتَعَجَّبْنَ yataʕajjabna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَعَجَّبْ taʕajjab		تَعَجَّبَا taʕajjabā			تَعَجَّبُوا taʕajjabū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		تَعَجَّبِي taʕajjabī		تَعَجَّبَا taʕajjabā			تَعَجَّبْنَ taʕajjabna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تُعُجِّبْتُ tuʕujjibtu	تُعُجِّبْتَ tuʕujjibta	تُعُجِّبَ tuʕujjiba	تُعُجِّبْتُمَا tuʕujjibtumā	تُعُجِّبَا tuʕujjibā	تُعُجِّبْنَا tuʕujjibnā	تُعُجِّبْتُمْ tuʕujjibtum	تُعُجِّبُوا tuʕujjibū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	تُعُجِّبْتُ tuʕujjibtu	تُعُجِّبْتِ tuʕujjibti	تُعُجِّبَتْ tuʕujjibat	تُعُجِّبْتُمَا tuʕujjibtumā	تُعُجِّبَتَا tuʕujjibatā	تُعُجِّبْنَا tuʕujjibnā	تُعُجِّبْتُنَّ tuʕujjibtunna	تُعُجِّبْنَ tuʕujjibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُتَعَجَّبُ ʔutaʕajjabu	تُتَعَجَّبُ tutaʕajjabu	يُتَعَجَّبُ yutaʕajjabu	تُتَعَجَّبَانِ tutaʕajjabāni	يُتَعَجَّبَانِ yutaʕajjabāni	نُتَعَجَّبُ nutaʕajjabu	تُتَعَجَّبُونَ tutaʕajjabūna	يُتَعَجَّبُونَ yutaʕajjabūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُتَعَجَّبُ ʔutaʕajjabu	تُتَعَجَّبِينَ tutaʕajjabīna	تُتَعَجَّبُ tutaʕajjabu	تُتَعَجَّبَانِ tutaʕajjabāni	تُتَعَجَّبَانِ tutaʕajjabāni	نُتَعَجَّبُ nutaʕajjabu	تُتَعَجَّبْنَ tutaʕajjabna	يُتَعَجَّبْنَ yutaʕajjabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُتَعَجَّبَ ʔutaʕajjaba	تُتَعَجَّبَ tutaʕajjaba	يُتَعَجَّبَ yutaʕajjaba	تُتَعَجَّبَا tutaʕajjabā	يُتَعَجَّبَا yutaʕajjabā	نُتَعَجَّبَ nutaʕajjaba	تُتَعَجَّبُوا tutaʕajjabū	يُتَعَجَّبُوا yutaʕajjabū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُتَعَجَّبَ ʔutaʕajjaba	تُتَعَجَّبِي tutaʕajjabī	تُتَعَجَّبَ tutaʕajjaba	تُتَعَجَّبَا tutaʕajjabā	تُتَعَجَّبَا tutaʕajjabā	نُتَعَجَّبَ nutaʕajjaba	تُتَعَجَّبْنَ tutaʕajjabna	يُتَعَجَّبْنَ yutaʕajjabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُتَعَجَّبْ ʔutaʕajjab	تُتَعَجَّبْ tutaʕajjab	يُتَعَجَّبْ yutaʕajjab	تُتَعَجَّبَا tutaʕajjabā	يُتَعَجَّبَا yutaʕajjabā	نُتَعَجَّبْ nutaʕajjab	تُتَعَجَّبُوا tutaʕajjabū	يُتَعَجَّبُوا yutaʕajjabū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُتَعَجَّبْ ʔutaʕajjab	تُتَعَجَّبِي tutaʕajjabī	تُتَعَجَّبْ tutaʕajjab	تُتَعَجَّبَا tutaʕajjabā	تُتَعَجَّبَا tutaʕajjabā	نُتَعَجَّبْ nutaʕajjab	تُتَعَجَّبْنَ tutaʕajjabna	يُتَعَجَّبْنَ yutaʕajjabna

Noun

تَعَجُّب • (taʕajjub) m

verbal noun of تَعَجَّبَ (taʕajjaba) (form V)
astonishment

Declension

Declension of noun **تَعَجُّب** (taʕajjub)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	تَعَجُّب taʕajjub	التَّعَجُّب at-taʕajjub	تَعَجُّب taʕajjub
nominative	تَعَجُّبٌ taʕajjubun	التَّعَجُّبُ at-taʕajjubu	تَعَجُّبُ taʕajjubu
accusative	تَعَجُّبًا taʕajjuban	التَّعَجُّبَ at-taʕajjuba	تَعَجُّبَ taʕajjuba
genitive	تَعَجُّبٍ taʕajjubin	التَّعَجُّبِ at-taʕajjubi	تَعَجُّبِ taʕajjubi

Descendants

Azerbaijani: təəccüb
→ Persian: تعجب (ta'ajjob)
- → Assamese: তাজ্জব (tazzobo)
- → Bengali: তাজ্জব (tajjob)
- → Gujarati: તાજુબ (tājub)
- → Hindustani:
  Hindi: ताज्जुब (tājjub)
  Urdu: تَعَجُّب (tājjub)
- → Punjabi:
  Gurmukhi script: ਤਅੱਜਬ (taajjab)
  Shahmukhi script: تَعجَّب (taʻjjab)
- → Sindhi:
  Devanagari script: तअजुब
  Arabic script: تَعَجُّبُ
Ottoman Turkish: تعجب
- Turkish: taaccüp

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَعَجُّب (taʕajjub).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ta.ʔad.ˈd͡ʒub/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.ʔäd.d͡ʒʊb]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɑːäd.d͡ʒʊb]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɔːäd.d͡ʒub̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæ.ʔæd.d͡ʒob̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.ʔäd.d͡ʒub]

Readings
Classical reading^?	ta'ajjub
Dari reading^?	ta'ajjub
Iranian reading^?	ta'ajjob
Tajik reading^?	ta'ajjub

Noun


Iranian Persian	تعجب
Dari	تعجب
Tajik	таъаҷҷуб

تَعَجُّب • (ta'ajjob)

astonishment
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume IV, verse 3180:
  شاه‌زاده در تعجب مانده بود / کز من او عقل و نظر چون در ربود
  šâhzâde dar ta'ajjob mânde bud / k'az man u 'aql o nazar čon dar-rabud
  The prince was left in amazement: [he said to himself,] "How did she rob me of understanding and insight?"

Derived terms

تَعَجُّب کَردَن (ta'ajjob kardan, “to wonder”)
عَلامَتِ تَعَجُّب ('alâmat-e ta'ajjob, “exclamation point”)

Descendants

→ Assamese: তাজ্জব (tazzobo)
→ Bengali: তাজ্জব (tajjob)
→ Gujarati: તાજુબ (tājub)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: ताज्जुब (tājjub)

Urdu: تَعَجُّب (tājjub)
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਤਅੱਜਬ (taajjab)

Shahmukhi script: تَعجَّب (taʻjjab)
→ Sindhi:
Devanagari script: तअजुब

Arabic script: تَعَجُّبُ

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ج ب
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَجَّبَ (ʕajjaba).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʕaʒ.ʒab/, [ɪtˈʕaʒ.ʒab], [ɪtˈʕad.d͡ʒab]
Audio (al-Lidd): (file)

Verb

تعجّب • (tʕajjab) V (present بتعجّب (bitʕajjab))

passive of عجّب (ʕajjab): to be amazed, surprised, astonished

Conjugation

Conjugation of **تعجب**
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	تعجّبت (tʕajjabt)	تعجّبت (tʕajjabt)	تعجّب (tʕajjab)	تعجّبنا (tʕajjabna)	تعجّبتو (tʕajjabtu)	تعجّبو (tʕajjabu)
past	f	تعجّبت (tʕajjabt)	تعجّبتي (tʕajjabti)	تعجّبت (tʕajjabat)	تعجّبنا (tʕajjabna)	تعجّبتو (tʕajjabtu)	تعجّبو (tʕajjabu)
present	m	بتعجّب (batʕajjab)	بتتعجّب (btitʕajjab)	بتعجّب (bitʕajjab)	منتعجّب (mnitʕajjab)	بتتعجّبو (btitʕajjabu)	بتعجّبو (bitʕajjabu)
present	f	بتعجّب (batʕajjab)	بتتعجّبي (btitʕajjabi)	بتتعجّب (btitʕajjab)	منتعجّب (mnitʕajjab)	بتتعجّبو (btitʕajjabu)	بتعجّبو (bitʕajjabu)
subjunctive	m	اتعجّب (atʕajjab)	تتعجّب (titʕajjab)	يتعجّب (yitʕajjab)	نتعجّب (nitʕajjab)	تتعجّبو (titʕajjabu)	يتعجّبو (yitʕajjabu)
subjunctive	f	اتعجّب (atʕajjab)	تتعجّبي (titʕajjabi)	تتعجّب (titʕajjab)	نتعجّب (nitʕajjab)	تتعجّبو (titʕajjabu)	يتعجّبو (yitʕajjabu)
imperative	m		تعجّب (tʕajjab)			تعجّبو (tʕajjabu)
imperative	f		تعجّبي (tʕajjabi)			تعجّبو (tʕajjabu)

Urdu

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic تَعَجُّب (taʕajjub)bor.

Classical Persian (ta'ajjub)bor.

Urdu تَعَجُّب (ta'ajjub)

Borrowed from Classical Persian (ta'ajjub), borrowed from Arabic تَعَجُّب (taʕajjub). First attested in c. 1649 as Middle Hindi تعجب (t'jb).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t̪ə.ʔəd̪.d͡ʒʊb/, [t̪ɑːd̪.d͡ʒʊb]
Rhymes: -ʊb
Hyphenation: تَ‧عَج‧جُب

Noun

تَعَجُّب • (ta'ajjub) m (Hindi spelling ताज्जुब)

surprise, astonishment
Synonyms: حَیرَت (hairat), اَچْرَج (acraj), حَیرانَگی (hairānagī)

Declension

Declension of **تعجب**
	singular	plural
direct	تَعَجُّب (ta'ajjub)	تَعَجُّب (ta'ajjub)
oblique	تَعَجُّب (ta'ajjub)	تَعَجُّبوں (ta'ajjubõ)
vocative	تَعَجُّب (ta'ajjub)	تَعَجُّبو (ta'ajjubo)

References

^ “تعجب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.

Arabic

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Descendants

Persian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Descendants

South Levantine Arabic

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Urdu

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