عضو

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ض و‎ (ʕ-ḍ-w).

Pronunciation

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Noun

عُضْو or عِضْو • (ʕuḍw or ʕiḍw) m (plural أَعْضَاء‎ (ʔaʕḍāʔ))

1. organ
2. member

   ‏أَنَا عُضْوٌ فِي هَٰذِهِ ٱلْمُنَظَّمَةِ.‎‎

   ʔanā ʕuḍwun fī hāḏihi l-munaẓẓamati.

   I am a member of this organization.

3. limb
4. branch, piece, section

Declension

Declension of noun عُضْو (ʕuḍw)‎; عِضْو (ʕiḍw)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عُضْو‎; عِضْو ʕuḍw‎; ʕiḍw	الْعُضْو‎‎; الْعِضْو‎ al-ʕuḍw‎; al-ʕiḍw	عُضْو‎; عِضْو ʕuḍw‎; ʕiḍw
Nominative	عُضْوٌ‎; عِضْوٌ ʕuḍwun‎; ʕiḍwun	الْعُضْوُ‎‎; الْعِضْوُ‎ al-ʕuḍwu‎; al-ʕiḍwu	عُضْوُ‎; عِضْوُ ʕuḍwu‎; ʕiḍwu
Accusative	عُضْوًا‎‎; عِضْوًا‎ ʕuḍwan‎; ʕiḍwan	الْعُضْوَ‎‎; الْعِضْوَ‎ al-ʕuḍwa‎; al-ʕiḍwa	عُضْوَ‎; عِضْوَ ʕuḍwa‎; ʕiḍwa
Genitive	عُضْوٍ‎; عِضْوٍ ʕuḍwin‎; ʕiḍwin	الْعُضْوِ‎‎; الْعِضْوِ‎ al-ʕuḍwi‎; al-ʕiḍwi	عُضْوِ‎; عِضْوِ ʕuḍwi‎; ʕiḍwi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عُضْوَيْن‎‎; عِضْوَيْن‎ ʕuḍwayn‎; ʕiḍwayn	الْعُضْوَيْن‎‎; الْعِضْوَيْن‎ al-ʕuḍwayn‎; al-ʕiḍwayn	عُضْوَيْ‎‎; عِضْوَيْ‎ ʕuḍway‎; ʕiḍway
Nominative	عُضْوَانِ‎‎; عِضْوَانِ‎ ʕuḍwāni‎; ʕiḍwāni	الْعُضْوَانِ‎‎; الْعِضْوَانِ‎ al-ʕuḍwāni‎; al-ʕiḍwāni	عُضْوَا‎‎; عِضْوَا‎ ʕuḍwā‎; ʕiḍwā
Accusative	عُضْوَيْنِ‎‎; عِضْوَيْنِ‎ ʕuḍwayni‎; ʕiḍwayni	الْعُضْوَيْنِ‎‎; الْعِضْوَيْنِ‎ al-ʕuḍwayni‎; al-ʕiḍwayni	عُضْوَيْ‎‎; عِضْوَيْ‎ ʕuḍway‎; ʕiḍway
Genitive	عُضْوَيْنِ‎‎; عِضْوَيْنِ‎ ʕuḍwayni‎; ʕiḍwayni	الْعُضْوَيْنِ‎‎; الْعِضْوَيْنِ‎ al-ʕuḍwayni‎; al-ʕiḍwayni	عُضْوَيْ‎‎; عِضْوَيْ‎ ʕuḍway‎; ʕiḍway
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَعْضَاء‎ ʔaʕḍāʔ	الْأَعْضَاء‎ al-ʔaʕḍāʔ	أَعْضَاء‎ ʔaʕḍāʔ
Nominative	أَعْضَاءٌ‎ ʔaʕḍāʔun	الْأَعْضَاءُ‎ al-ʔaʕḍāʔu	أَعْضَاءُ‎ ʔaʕḍāʔu
Accusative	أَعْضَاءً‎ ʔaʕḍāʔan	الْأَعْضَاءَ‎ al-ʔaʕḍāʔa	أَعْضَاءَ‎ ʔaʕḍāʔa
Genitive	أَعْضَاءٍ‎ ʔaʕḍāʔin	الْأَعْضَاءِ‎ al-ʔaʕḍāʔi	أَعْضَاءِ‎ ʔaʕḍāʔi

Derived terms

• عُضْوِيّ‎ (ʕuḍwiyy)
• عُضْوِيَّة‎ (ʕuḍwiyya)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: üzv
• → Ottoman Turkish: عضو‎ (uzv, vulg. uzuv)
  • Turkish: uzuv
• → Persian: عضو‎ ('ozv)
• → Sindhi: عضوو‎
• → Urdu: عضو‎ (uzv)
• → Uzbek: uzv

(via plural form أَعْضَاء‎ (ʔaʕḍāʔ)):

• → Azerbaijani: əza
• → Bashkir: ағза (ağza)
• → Chagatai: اعضا‎
  • Uyghur: ئەزا‎ (eza)
  • Uzbek: aʼzo
• → Kazakh: ағза (ağza)
• → Ottoman Turkish: اعضا‎
  • Turkish: aza
• → Persian: اعضا‎ (a'zâ)
• → Turkmen: agza
• → Urdu: اعضا‎ (a'zā)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “عضو”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عُضْو‎ (ʕuḍw).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔuzw]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊzw]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊzw]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔʊzw]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔuzw]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔozv]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔuzw]

Readings
Classical reading?	uzw
Dari reading?	uzw
Iranian reading?	ozv
Tajik reading?	uzv

Noun

عضو • (ozv) (plural اعضا‎ (a'zâ) or عضوها‎ (ozv-hâ))

1. member

   Synonym: کارمند‎ (kârmand)

   ‏عضو خانواده‎ ― ozv-e xânevâde ― family member

2. body organ

   Synonyms: آلت‎ (âlat), اندام‎ (andâm)

3. (mathematics) member, element

   Synonym: عنصر‎ (onsor)

Derived terms

• عضو شدن‎ (ozv šodan)
• عضو کردن‎ (ozv kardan)
• عضوی‎ (ozvi)
• عضویت‎ (ozviyyat)

 

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عُضْو‎ (ʕuḍw).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʊzʋ/

Noun

عُضْو • (uzv) m (formal plural اعضا‎, Hindi spelling उज़्व)

1. member, organ

Further reading

• Platts, John T. (1884), “عضو”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• “عضو”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.