عجوز

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Intensive adjective from the root ع ج ز (ʕ j z); compare عَجَزَ (ʕajaza, “to be weak, to grow old”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʕa.d͡ʒuːz/
Rhymes: -uːz

Noun

عَجُوز • (ʕajūz) f (plural عَجَائِز (ʕajāʔiz) or عُجُز (ʕujuz))

Declension

Declension of noun **عَجُوز** (ʕajūz)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	عَجُوز ʕajūz	الْعَجُوز al-ʕajūz	عَجُوز ʕajūz
nominative	عَجُوزٌ ʕajūzun	الْعَجُوزُ al-ʕajūzu	عَجُوزُ ʕajūzu
accusative	عَجُوزًا ʕajūzan	الْعَجُوزَ al-ʕajūza	عَجُوزَ ʕajūza
genitive	عَجُوزٍ ʕajūzin	الْعَجُوزِ al-ʕajūzi	عَجُوزِ ʕajūzi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	عَجُوزَيْن ʕajūzayn	الْعَجُوزَيْن al-ʕajūzayn	عَجُوزَيْ ʕajūzay
nominative	عَجُوزَانِ ʕajūzāni	الْعَجُوزَانِ al-ʕajūzāni	عَجُوزَا ʕajūzā
accusative	عَجُوزَيْنِ ʕajūzayni	الْعَجُوزَيْنِ al-ʕajūzayni	عَجُوزَيْ ʕajūzay
genitive	عَجُوزَيْنِ ʕajūzayni	الْعَجُوزَيْنِ al-ʕajūzayni	عَجُوزَيْ ʕajūzay
plural	basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	عَجَائِز‎; عُجُز ʕajāʔiz‎; ʕujuz	الْعَجَائِز‎; الْعُجُز al-ʕajāʔiz‎; al-ʕujuz	عَجَائِز‎; عُجُز ʕajāʔiz‎; ʕujuz
nominative	عَجَائِزُ‎; عُجُزٌ ʕajāʔizu‎; ʕujuzun	الْعَجَائِزُ‎; الْعُجُزُ al-ʕajāʔizu‎; al-ʕujuzu	عَجَائِزُ‎; عُجُزُ ʕajāʔizu‎; ʕujuzu
accusative	عَجَائِزَ‎; عُجُزًا ʕajāʔiza‎; ʕujuzan	الْعَجَائِزَ‎; الْعُجُزَ al-ʕajāʔiza‎; al-ʕujuza	عَجَائِزَ‎; عُجُزَ ʕajāʔiza‎; ʕujuza
genitive	عَجَائِزَ‎; عُجُزٍ ʕajāʔiza‎; ʕujuzin	الْعَجَائِزِ‎; الْعُجُزِ al-ʕajāʔizi‎; al-ʕujuzi	عَجَائِزِ‎; عُجُزِ ʕajāʔizi‎; ʕujuzi

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: عيوز (ʕayūz)
→ Northern Kurdish: ecûze
→ Ottoman Turkish: عجوز (acuz)
- Turkish: acuz
→ Persian: عجوز ('ajuz), عجوزه ('ajuze)
- → Hindustani:
  Hindi: अजूज़ (ajūz)
  Urdu: عجوز (ajūz)

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʕu.d͡ʒuːz/

Noun

عُجُوز • (ʕujūz) m

old age

Declension

Declension of noun **عُجُوز** (ʕujūz)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	عُجُوز ʕujūz	الْعُجُوز al-ʕujūz	عُجُوز ʕujūz
nominative	عُجُوزٌ ʕujūzun	الْعُجُوزُ al-ʕujūzu	عُجُوزُ ʕujūzu
accusative	عُجُوزًا ʕujūzan	الْعُجُوزَ al-ʕujūza	عُجُوزَ ʕujūza
genitive	عُجُوزٍ ʕujūzin	الْعُجُوزِ al-ʕujūzi	عُجُوزِ ʕujūzi

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ع ج ز
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic عَجُوز (ʕajūz).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʕa.d͡ʒuːz/

Adjective

عجوز • (ʕajūz) (feminine عَجوزة (ʕajūza), common plural عَجايِز (ʕajāyiz))

old (age)
Antonym: كَبير (kabīr)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic عَجُوز (ʕajūz).

Adjective

عجوز • (acuz)

old woman

Descendants

Turkish: acuz

Persian

Alternative forms

عجوزه ('ajuze)

Etymology

From Arabic عَجُوز (ʕajūz).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔa.ˈd͡ʒuːz/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.d͡ʒuːz]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.d͡ʒuːz]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.d͡ʒuz]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæ.d͡ʒuːz]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.d͡ʒuz]

Readings
Classical reading^?	ajūz
Dari reading^?	ajūz
Iranian reading^?	ajuz
Tajik reading^?	ajuz

Noun

عَجوز • ('ajuz) (plural عَجوز‌ها ('ajuz-hâ), or عَجائِز ('ajâ'ez))

old woman; crone; hag; beldam
Synonym: پیرزن (pirzan)
witch; sorceress
Synonym: ساحره (sâhere)
(figurative, poetic) the frail and transient world, compared to a decrepit woman
- c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 37”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divan of Hafez]‎^[1]:
  مجو درستیِ عهد از جهانِ سست نهاد
  که این عجوز، عروس هزاردامادست
  majû durustî-yi ahd az jahân-i sust nihâd
  ki în ajûz, arûs-i hazâr dâmâd ast
  Have no faith in promises from this feeble-hearted world,
  For this crone has been the bride to a thousand suitors.
  (romanization in Classical Persian)

Descendants

→ Hindustani:
Hindi: अजूज़ (ajūz)

Urdu: عجوز (ajūz)