معظم
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ع ظ م (ʕ ẓ m) |
| 9 terms |
Etymology 1
Derived from the passive participle of the verb عَظَّمَ (ʕaẓẓama).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mu.ʕaðˤ.ðˤam/
Adjective
مُعَظَّم • (muʕaẓẓam) (feminine مُعَظَّمَة (muʕaẓẓama), masculine plural مُعَظَّمُونَ (muʕaẓẓamūna), feminine plural مُعَظَّمَات (muʕaẓẓamāt))
- passive participle of عَظَّمَ (ʕaẓẓama)
- exalted, glorified, venerated
- أَتَيْتُ القُبُورَ فَنَادَيْتُهَا
أَيْنَ المُعَظَّمُ وَأَيْنَ المُحْتَقِرُ- ʔataytu l-qubūra fanādaytuhā
ʔayna al-muʕaẓẓamu wa-ʔayna l-muḥtaqiru - I approached the graves and called out to it, ‘Where is the exalted one and where is the debased?
- ʔataytu l-qubūra fanādaytuhā
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | مُعَظَّم muʕaẓẓam |
الْمُعَظَّم al-muʕaẓẓam |
مُعَظَّمَة muʕaẓẓama |
الْمُعَظَّمَة al-muʕaẓẓama |
| nominative | مُعَظَّمٌ muʕaẓẓamun |
الْمُعَظَّمُ al-muʕaẓẓamu |
مُعَظَّمَةٌ muʕaẓẓamatun |
الْمُعَظَّمَةُ al-muʕaẓẓamatu |
| accusative | مُعَظَّمًا muʕaẓẓaman |
الْمُعَظَّمَ al-muʕaẓẓama |
مُعَظَّمَةً muʕaẓẓamatan |
الْمُعَظَّمَةَ al-muʕaẓẓamata |
| genitive | مُعَظَّمٍ muʕaẓẓamin |
الْمُعَظَّمِ al-muʕaẓẓami |
مُعَظَّمَةٍ muʕaẓẓamatin |
الْمُعَظَّمَةِ al-muʕaẓẓamati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | مُعَظَّمَيْن muʕaẓẓamayn |
الْمُعَظَّمَيْن al-muʕaẓẓamayn |
مُعَظَّمَتَيْن muʕaẓẓamatayn |
الْمُعَظَّمَتَيْن al-muʕaẓẓamatayn |
| nominative | مُعَظَّمَانِ muʕaẓẓamāni |
الْمُعَظَّمَانِ al-muʕaẓẓamāni |
مُعَظَّمَتَانِ muʕaẓẓamatāni |
الْمُعَظَّمَتَانِ al-muʕaẓẓamatāni |
| accusative | مُعَظَّمَيْنِ muʕaẓẓamayni |
الْمُعَظَّمَيْنِ al-muʕaẓẓamayni |
مُعَظَّمَتَيْنِ muʕaẓẓamatayni |
الْمُعَظَّمَتَيْنِ al-muʕaẓẓamatayni |
| genitive | مُعَظَّمَيْنِ muʕaẓẓamayni |
الْمُعَظَّمَيْنِ al-muʕaẓẓamayni |
مُعَظَّمَتَيْنِ muʕaẓẓamatayni |
الْمُعَظَّمَتَيْنِ al-muʕaẓẓamatayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | مُعَظَّمِين muʕaẓẓamīn |
الْمُعَظَّمِين al-muʕaẓẓamīn |
مُعَظَّمَات muʕaẓẓamāt |
الْمُعَظَّمَات al-muʕaẓẓamāt |
| nominative | مُعَظَّمُونَ muʕaẓẓamūna |
الْمُعَظَّمُونَ al-muʕaẓẓamūna |
مُعَظَّمَاتٌ muʕaẓẓamātun |
الْمُعَظَّمَاتُ al-muʕaẓẓamātu |
| accusative | مُعَظَّمِينَ muʕaẓẓamīna |
الْمُعَظَّمِينَ al-muʕaẓẓamīna |
مُعَظَّمَاتٍ muʕaẓẓamātin |
الْمُعَظَّمَاتِ al-muʕaẓẓamāti |
| genitive | مُعَظَّمِينَ muʕaẓẓamīna |
الْمُعَظَّمِينَ al-muʕaẓẓamīna |
مُعَظَّمَاتٍ muʕaẓẓamātin |
الْمُعَظَّمَاتِ al-muʕaẓẓamāti |
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: müəzzəm
- → Chagatai: مُعَظَّم
- → Ottoman Turkish: معظم (muazzam)
- Turkish: muazzam
- → Serbo-Croatian: mujàzit / муја̀зит
- → Persian: معظم (mo'azzam)
- → Urdu: معظم (muazzam)
Etymology 2
Derived from the passive participle from the verb أَعْظَم (ʔaʕẓam).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muʕ.ðˤam/
Noun
مُعْظَم • (muʕẓam) m
Descendants
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic مُعَظَّم (muʕaẓẓam).
Adjective
معظم • (muazzam)
Descendants
- Turkish: muazzam
- → Serbo-Croatian: mujàzit / муја̀зит
Further reading
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “معظم”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1911
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic مُعْظَم (muʕẓam).
Noun
معظم • (muzam)
- the main part
Further reading
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “معظم”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1911
Persian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic مُعَظَّم (muʕaẓẓam).
Adjective
| Dari | معظم |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | муаззам |
معظم • (mo'azzam)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic مُعْظَم (muʕẓam).
Noun
| Dari | معظم |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | муъзам |
معظم • (mo'zam)
- the greater part
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “معظم”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
Urdu
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic مُعَظَّم (muʕaẓẓam).
Adjective
معظم • (muazzam)
- magnified; great; honoured, respected, revered
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic مُعْظَم (muʕẓam).
Noun
معظم • (muzam) m
- the superior, the greater, the principal, chief; the greater part; the better sort; the gross, or mass, or bulk (of)
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “معظم”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “معظم”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “معظم”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.