معظم

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Arabic

Root
ع ظ م (ʕ ẓ m)
8 terms

Etymology 1

Derived from the passive participle of the verb عَظَّمَ (ʕaẓẓama).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مُعَظَّم • (muʕaẓẓam) (feminine مُعَظَّمَة (muʕaẓẓama), masculine plural مُعَظَّمُونَ (muʕaẓẓamūna), feminine plural مُعَظَّمَات (muʕaẓẓamāt))

  1. passive participle of عَظَّمَ (ʕaẓẓama)
  2. exalted, glorified, venerated
    أَتَيْتُ القُبُورَ فَنَادَيْتُهَا * أَيْنَ المُعَظَّمُ و أَيْنَ المُحْتَقِرُ
    ʔataytu l-qubūra fanādaytuhā * ʔayna al-muʕaẓẓamu w ʔayna l-muḥtaqiru
    I approached the graves and called out to it,‘Where is the exalted one and where is the debased?
Declension
Declension of adjective مُعَظَّم (muʕaẓẓam)
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

Etymology 2

Derived from the passive participle from the verb أَعْظَم (ʔaʕẓam).

Pronunciation

Noun

مُعْظَم • (muʕẓam) m

  1. most, the majority of
Descendants

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مُعَظَّم (muʕaẓẓam).

Adjective

معظم • (muazzam)

  1. made great
Descendants

Further reading

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مُعْظَم (muʕẓam).

Noun

معظم • (muzam)

  1. the main part

Further reading

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مُعَظَّم (muʕaẓẓam).

Adjective

Dari معظم
Iranian Persian
Tajik муаззам

معظم • (mo'azzam)

  1. exalted

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مُعْظَم (muʕẓam).

Noun

Dari معظم
Iranian Persian
Tajik муъзам

معظم • (mo'zam)

  1. the greater part

Further reading

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مُعَظَّم (muʕaẓẓam).

Adjective

معظم • (muazzam)

  1. magnified; great; honoured, respected, revered

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مُعْظَم (muʕẓam).

Noun

معظم • (muzam) m

  1. 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 , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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