عضو
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ع ض و (ʕ ḍ w) |
| 1 term |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʕudˤw/, /ʕidˤw/
Noun
عُضْو or عِضْو • (ʕuḍw or ʕiḍw) m (plural أَعْضَاء (ʔaʕḍāʔ))
- organ
- member
- أَنَا عُضْوٌ فِي هَٰذِهِ ٱلْمُنَظَّمَةِ.
- ʔanā ʕuḍwun fī hāḏihi l-munaẓẓamati.
- I am a member of this organization.
- limb
- branch, piece, section
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | عُضْو; عِضْو ʕuḍw; ʕiḍw |
الْعُضْو; الْعِضْو al-ʕuḍw; al-ʕiḍw |
عُضْو; عِضْو ʕuḍw; ʕiḍw |
| nominative | عُضْوٌ; عِضْوٌ ʕuḍwun; ʕiḍwun |
الْعُضْوُ; الْعِضْوُ al-ʕuḍwu; al-ʕiḍwu |
عُضْوُ; عِضْوُ ʕuḍwu; ʕiḍwu |
| accusative | عُضْوًا; عِضْوًا ʕuḍwan; ʕiḍwan |
الْعُضْوَ; الْعِضْوَ al-ʕuḍwa; al-ʕiḍwa |
عُضْوَ; عِضْوَ ʕuḍwa; ʕiḍwa |
| genitive | عُضْوٍ; عِضْوٍ ʕuḍwin; ʕiḍwin |
الْعُضْوِ; الْعِضْوِ al-ʕuḍwi; al-ʕiḍwi |
عُضْوِ; عِضْوِ ʕuḍwi; ʕiḍwi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | عُضْوَيْن; عِضْوَيْن ʕuḍwayn; ʕiḍwayn |
الْعُضْوَيْن; الْعِضْوَيْن al-ʕuḍwayn; al-ʕiḍwayn |
عُضْوَيْ; عِضْوَيْ ʕuḍway; ʕiḍway |
| nominative | عُضْوَانِ; عِضْوَانِ ʕuḍwāni; ʕiḍwāni |
الْعُضْوَانِ; الْعِضْوَانِ al-ʕuḍwāni; al-ʕiḍwāni |
عُضْوَا; عِضْوَا ʕuḍwā; ʕiḍwā |
| accusative | عُضْوَيْنِ; عِضْوَيْنِ ʕuḍwayni; ʕiḍwayni |
الْعُضْوَيْنِ; الْعِضْوَيْنِ al-ʕuḍwayni; al-ʕiḍwayni |
عُضْوَيْ; عِضْوَيْ ʕuḍway; ʕiḍway |
| genitive | عُضْوَيْنِ; عِضْوَيْنِ ʕuḍwayni; ʕiḍwayni |
الْعُضْوَيْنِ; الْعِضْوَيْنِ al-ʕuḍwayni; al-ʕiḍwayni |
عُضْوَيْ; عِضْوَيْ ʕuḍway; ʕiḍway |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أَعْضَاء ʔaʕḍāʔ |
الْأَعْضَاء al-ʔaʕḍāʔ |
أَعْضَاء ʔaʕḍāʔ |
| nominative | أَعْضَاءٌ ʔaʕḍāʔun |
الْأَعْضَاءُ al-ʔaʕḍāʔu |
أَعْضَاءُ ʔaʕḍāʔu |
| accusative | أَعْضَاءً ʔaʕḍāʔan |
الْأَعْضَاءَ al-ʔaʕḍāʔa |
أَعْضَاءَ ʔaʕḍāʔa |
| genitive | أَعْضَاءٍ ʔaʕḍāʔin |
الْأَعْضَاءِ al-ʔaʕḍāʔi |
أَعْضَاءِ ʔaʕḍāʔi |
Derived terms
- عُضْوِيَّة (ʕuḍwiyya)
- عُضْوِيّ (ʕuḍwiyy)
Descendants
(via plural form أَعْضَاء (ʔaʕḍāʔ)):
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “عضو”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عُضْو (ʕuḍw).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈʔuzw/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔʊzw]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔozv]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔuzw]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | uzw |
| Dari reading? | uzw |
| Iranian reading? | ozv |
| Tajik reading? | uzv |
Noun
عضو • (ozv) (plural اعضا (a'zâ), or عضوها)
- member
- Synonym: کارمند (kârmand)
- عضو خانواده ― ozv-e xânevâde ― family member
- body organ
- c. 1080, Kaykāwūs, Qābūs-nāma:
- بیماریهای وضع هم بر دو گونه است: یا عضو از جایگاه خویش زایل شود یا پیوند دیگر اعضا بفساد آورد.
- bēmār-hā-yi uzw ham bar du gōna ast: yā uzw az jāygāh-i xwēš zāyil šawad yā paywand-i dīgar a'zā be fasād āwarad.
- There are also two types of disease in the organs: either the organ becomes deficient in its own location, or its links with other organs become corrupted.
- (mathematics) member, element
- Synonym: عنصر (onsor)
Derived terms
- عضو شدن (ozv šodan)
- عضو کردن (ozv kardan)
- عضوی (ozvi)
- عضویت (ozviyyat)
Descendants
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عُضْو (ʕuḍw).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʊzʋ/
Noun
عُضْو • (uzv) m (formal plural اعضا, Hindi spelling उज़्व)
Further reading
- Platts, John T. (1884) “عضو”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “عضو”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.