عزیز

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَزِيز (ʕazīz, powerful, mighty; holy).

Adjective

عزیز (ʼazîz)

  1. glorious, great, exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory and admiration
    Synonym: شانلی (şanlı)
  2. precious, dear, valuable, worthy, regarded with love or tenderness, deserving admiration and honour
    Synonym: دكرلو (değerli)
  3. holy, sacred, godly, characterized by solemn religious ceremony or dedicated to a religious purpose
    Synonyms: شریف (şerif), مبارك (mübârek), مقدس (mukaddes)

Noun

عزیز (ʼazîz) (feminine عزیزه (ʼazîze), definite accusative عزیزی (ʼazîzi), plural عزاز (ʼizâz))

  1. (Islam) saint, hallow, wali, a deceased person officially recognised as especially holy or godly by Muslims
    Synonyms: اولیا (evliya), ولی (veli)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: aziz

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَزِيز (ʕazīz).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? azīz
Dari reading? azīz
Iranian reading? aziz
Tajik reading? aziz
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Adjective

عزیز ('aziz) (comparative عزیزتَر ('aziz-tar), superlative عزیزتَرین ('aziz-tarin))

  1. dear
  2. worthy
  3. valuable
  4. precious
  5. honored
  6. beloved
  7. excellent
  8. rare
  9. magnificent

Noun

عزیز ('aziz) (plural عزیزان ('azizân))

  1. dear one, darling
  2. friend
  3. saint

Derived terms

Proper noun

عزیز ('aziz)

  1. a male given name, Aziz

Descendants

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عزیز ('azīz), from Arabic عَزِيز (ʕazīz). First attested as Old Hindi आजीज (ājīja).

Pronunciation

Adjective

عَزِیز (azīz) (Hindi spelling अज़ीज़)

  1. dear, loved
    Synonym: پیارا (pyārā)

Noun

عَزِیز (azīzm (Hindi spelling अज़ीज़)

  1. a loved one, dear one

Proper noun

عَزِیز (azīzm (Hindi spelling अज़ीज़)

  1. a male given name, Aziz

Further reading

  • عزیز”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • عزیز”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “عزيز”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “عزيز”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.