عظیم

See also: عظيم

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَظِيم (ʕaẓīm).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔa.ˈziːm]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.zíːm]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.zíːm]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.zíːm]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.zím]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæ.zíːm]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.zím]

Readings
Classical reading?	azīm
Dari reading?	azīm
Iranian reading?	azim
Tajik reading?	azim

Adjective

عظیم • ('azim) (comparative عظیم‌تَر ('azim-tar), superlative عظیم‌تَرین ('azim-tarin))

1. magnificent, grand, glorious

   Synonym: بزرگ (bozorg)

2. massive, huge, gigantic, enormous, vast

   تحول عظیم

   tahavvol-e 'azim

   massive transformation

   خیل عظیم

   xeyl-e 'azim

   massive crowd

3. proud

Related terms

• اعظم (a'zam)
• عظیم‌الشان ('azim-oš-šân)

 

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَظِيم (ʕaẓīm).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)ə.ziːm/, /ə.ziːm/
• Rhymes: -iːm

Adjective

عَظِیم • ('azīm) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling अज़ीम)

1. great, grand, vast, magnificent

   Synonyms: شانْدار (śāndār), مَہان (mahān)

Derived terms

• عَظِیمُ الشّان ('azīmuśśān)

 

Proper noun

عَظِیم • ('azīm) ? (indeclinable, Hindi spelling अज़ीम)

1. (Islam) a name of Allah

References

• “عظیم”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “عظیم”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.