عجاب

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Arabic[edit]

Root
ع ج ب (ʕ-j-b)

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

عُجَاب (ʕujāb)

  1. amazing, impressive
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 38:5:
      أَجَعَلَ الْآلِهَةَ إِلَٰهًا وَاحِدًا إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَيْءٌ عُجَابٌ
      ʔajaʕala l-ʔālihata ʔilāhan wāḥidan ʔinna hāḏā lašayʔun ʕujābun
      Has he made the gods one god? Forsooth, this is wondrous.

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