عظاءة

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Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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).

Noun

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عَظَاءَة (ʕaẓāʔaf (plural عَظَاء (ʕaẓāʔ) or عِظَاء (ʕiẓāʔ))

  1. lizard
    Synonyms: ضَبّ (ḍabb), سِحْلِيَّة (siḥliyya), بُرْص (burṣ), وَزَغَة (wazaḡa)

Declension

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