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”).
عَظَاءَة • (ʕaẓāʔa) f (plural عَظَاء (ʕaẓāʔ) or عِظَاء (ʕiẓāʔ))
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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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 |