عزب

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Arabic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʕazab-. Compare Akkadian 𒋺 (ezēbum, to leave) and Hebrew עָזַב (to leave, forsake).

Pronunciation

Verb

عَزَبَ (ʕazaba) I (non-past يَعْزِبُ (yaʕzibu) or يَعْزُبُ (yaʕzubu), verbal noun عُزُوب (ʕuzūb))

  1. to be far, distant
  2. to escape, to slip out
Conjugation

Verb

عَزَبَ (ʕazaba) I (non-past يَعْزُبُ (yaʕzubu), verbal noun عُزْبَة (ʕuzba) or عُزُوبَة (ʕuzūba) or عُزُوبِيَّة (ʕuzūbiyya))

  1. to be single, to be unmarried
Conjugation
References
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “عزب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Adjective

عَزَب (ʕazab) (masculine plural عُزَّاب (ʕuzzāb) or أَعْزَاب (ʔaʕzāb))

  1. celibate, single, unmarried
Declension

Noun

عَزَب (ʕazabm (plural عُزَّاب (ʕuzzāb) or أَعْزَاب (ʔaʕzāb))

  1. bachelor
Declension
Synonyms

Descendants

  • Middle Armenian: ազապ (azap)

Etymology 3

Noun

عِزَب (ʕizabpl

  1. (Egypt) plural of عِزْبَة (ʕizba, country estate)