عظاءة
Arabic
Alternative forms
- عَظَايَة (ʕaẓāya)
Etymology
From the root ع ظ و (ʕ ẓ w), whence also عَظَا (ʕaẓā, “to spoil, to corrupt, to damage”). From Proto-Semitic *ʕVṯ̣āy- (“gecko, lizard”).
Noun
عَظَاءَة • (ʕaẓāʔa) f (plural عَظَاء (ʕaẓāʔ) or عِظَاء (ʕiẓāʔ))
- lizard
- Synonyms: ضَبّ (ḍabb), سِحْلِيَّة (siḥliyya), بُرْص (burṣ), وَزَغَة (wazaḡa)
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | عَظَاءَة ʕaẓāʔa |
الْعَظَاءَة al-ʕaẓāʔa |
عَظَاءَة ʕaẓāʔat |
| nominative | عَظَاءَةٌ ʕaẓāʔatun |
الْعَظَاءَةُ al-ʕaẓāʔatu |
عَظَاءَةُ ʕaẓāʔatu |
| accusative | عَظَاءَةً ʕaẓāʔatan |
الْعَظَاءَةَ al-ʕaẓāʔata |
عَظَاءَةَ ʕaẓāʔata |
| genitive | عَظَاءَةٍ ʕaẓāʔatin |
الْعَظَاءَةِ al-ʕaẓāʔati |
عَظَاءَةِ ʕaẓāʔati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | عَظَاءَتَيْن ʕaẓāʔatayn |
الْعَظَاءَتَيْن al-ʕaẓāʔatayn |
عَظَاءَتَيْ ʕaẓāʔatay |
| nominative | عَظَاءَتَانِ ʕaẓāʔatāni |
الْعَظَاءَتَانِ al-ʕaẓāʔatāni |
عَظَاءَتَا ʕaẓāʔatā |
| accusative | عَظَاءَتَيْنِ ʕaẓāʔatayni |
الْعَظَاءَتَيْنِ al-ʕaẓāʔatayni |
عَظَاءَتَيْ ʕaẓāʔatay |
| genitive | عَظَاءَتَيْنِ ʕaẓāʔatayni |
الْعَظَاءَتَيْنِ al-ʕaẓāʔatayni |
عَظَاءَتَيْ ʕaẓāʔatay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | عَظَاء; عِظَاء ʕaẓāʔ; ʕiẓāʔ |
الْعَظَاء; الْعِظَاء al-ʕaẓāʔ; al-ʕiẓāʔ |
عَظَاء; عِظَاء ʕaẓāʔ; ʕiẓāʔ |
| nominative | عَظَاءٌ; عِظَاءٌ ʕaẓāʔun; ʕiẓāʔun |
الْعَظَاءُ; الْعِظَاءُ al-ʕaẓāʔu; al-ʕiẓāʔu |
عَظَاءُ; عِظَاءُ ʕaẓāʔu; ʕiẓāʔu |
| accusative | عَظَاءً; عِظَاءً ʕaẓāʔan; ʕiẓāʔan |
الْعَظَاءَ; الْعِظَاءَ al-ʕaẓāʔa; al-ʕiẓāʔa |
عَظَاءَ; عِظَاءَ ʕaẓāʔa; ʕiẓāʔa |
| genitive | عَظَاءٍ; عِظَاءٍ ʕaẓāʔin; ʕiẓāʔin |
الْعَظَاءِ; الْعِظَاءِ al-ʕaẓāʔi; al-ʕiẓāʔi |
عَظَاءِ; عِظَاءِ ʕaẓāʔi; ʕiẓāʔi |