عجب

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ع ج ب (ʕ j b)
7 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.d͡ʒi.ba/

Verb

عَجِبَ • (ʕajiba) I (non-past يَعْجَبُ (yaʕjabu), verbal noun عَجَب (ʕajab))

1. to wonder, to marvel, to be astonished, to be amazed

Conjugation

    Conjugation of عَجِبَ (I, sound, i ~ a, impersonal passive (?), verbal noun عَجَب)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						عَجَب ʕajab
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						عَاجِب, عَجِيب ʕājib, ʕajīb
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَعْجُوب maʕjūb
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	عَجِبْتُ ʕajibtu	عَجِبْتَ ʕajibta	عَجِبَ ʕajiba		عَجِبْتُمَا ʕajibtumā	عَجِبَا ʕajibā		عَجِبْنَا ʕajibnā	عَجِبْتُمْ ʕajibtum	عَجِبُوا ʕajibū
	f		عَجِبْتِ ʕajibti	عَجِبَتْ ʕajibat			عَجِبَتَا ʕajibatā			عَجِبْتُنَّ ʕajibtunna	عَجِبْنَ ʕajibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَعْجَبُ ʔaʕjabu	تَعْجَبُ taʕjabu	يَعْجَبُ yaʕjabu		تَعْجَبَانِ taʕjabāni	يَعْجَبَانِ yaʕjabāni		نَعْجَبُ naʕjabu	تَعْجَبُونَ taʕjabūna	يَعْجَبُونَ yaʕjabūna
	f		تَعْجَبِينَ taʕjabīna	تَعْجَبُ taʕjabu			تَعْجَبَانِ taʕjabāni			تَعْجَبْنَ taʕjabna	يَعْجَبْنَ yaʕjabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَعْجَبَ ʔaʕjaba	تَعْجَبَ taʕjaba	يَعْجَبَ yaʕjaba		تَعْجَبَا taʕjabā	يَعْجَبَا yaʕjabā		نَعْجَبَ naʕjaba	تَعْجَبُوا taʕjabū	يَعْجَبُوا yaʕjabū
	f		تَعْجَبِي taʕjabī	تَعْجَبَ taʕjaba			تَعْجَبَا taʕjabā			تَعْجَبْنَ taʕjabna	يَعْجَبْنَ yaʕjabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَعْجَبْ ʔaʕjab	تَعْجَبْ taʕjab	يَعْجَبْ yaʕjab		تَعْجَبَا taʕjabā	يَعْجَبَا yaʕjabā		نَعْجَبْ naʕjab	تَعْجَبُوا taʕjabū	يَعْجَبُوا yaʕjabū
	f		تَعْجَبِي taʕjabī	تَعْجَبْ taʕjab			تَعْجَبَا taʕjabā			تَعْجَبْنَ taʕjabna	يَعْجَبْنَ yaʕjabna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِعْجَبْ iʕjab			اِعْجَبَا iʕjabā				اِعْجَبُوا iʕjabū
	f		اِعْجَبِي iʕjabī							اِعْجَبْنَ iʕjabna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	عُجِبَ ʕujiba		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُعْجَبُ yuʕjabu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُعْجَبَ yuʕjaba		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُعْجَبْ yuʕjab		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕad͡ʒ.d͡ʒa.ba/

Verb

عَجَّبَ • (ʕajjaba) II (non-past يُعَجِّبُ (yuʕajjibu), verbal noun تَعْجِيب (taʕjīb))

1. to strike with wonder, to strike with astonishment, to surprise

Conjugation

    Conjugation of عَجَّبَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَعْجِيب)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَعْجِيب taʕjīb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُعَجِّب muʕajjib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُعَجَّب muʕajjab
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	عَجَّبْتُ ʕajjabtu	عَجَّبْتَ ʕajjabta	عَجَّبَ ʕajjaba		عَجَّبْتُمَا ʕajjabtumā	عَجَّبَا ʕajjabā		عَجَّبْنَا ʕajjabnā	عَجَّبْتُمْ ʕajjabtum	عَجَّبُوا ʕajjabū
	f		عَجَّبْتِ ʕajjabti	عَجَّبَتْ ʕajjabat			عَجَّبَتَا ʕajjabatā			عَجَّبْتُنَّ ʕajjabtunna	عَجَّبْنَ ʕajjabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُعَجِّبُ ʔuʕajjibu	تُعَجِّبُ tuʕajjibu	يُعَجِّبُ yuʕajjibu		تُعَجِّبَانِ tuʕajjibāni	يُعَجِّبَانِ yuʕajjibāni		نُعَجِّبُ nuʕajjibu	تُعَجِّبُونَ tuʕajjibūna	يُعَجِّبُونَ yuʕajjibūna
	f		تُعَجِّبِينَ tuʕajjibīna	تُعَجِّبُ tuʕajjibu			تُعَجِّبَانِ tuʕajjibāni			تُعَجِّبْنَ tuʕajjibna	يُعَجِّبْنَ yuʕajjibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُعَجِّبَ ʔuʕajjiba	تُعَجِّبَ tuʕajjiba	يُعَجِّبَ yuʕajjiba		تُعَجِّبَا tuʕajjibā	يُعَجِّبَا yuʕajjibā		نُعَجِّبَ nuʕajjiba	تُعَجِّبُوا tuʕajjibū	يُعَجِّبُوا yuʕajjibū
	f		تُعَجِّبِي tuʕajjibī	تُعَجِّبَ tuʕajjiba			تُعَجِّبَا tuʕajjibā			تُعَجِّبْنَ tuʕajjibna	يُعَجِّبْنَ yuʕajjibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُعَجِّبْ ʔuʕajjib	تُعَجِّبْ tuʕajjib	يُعَجِّبْ yuʕajjib		تُعَجِّبَا tuʕajjibā	يُعَجِّبَا yuʕajjibā		نُعَجِّبْ nuʕajjib	تُعَجِّبُوا tuʕajjibū	يُعَجِّبُوا yuʕajjibū
	f		تُعَجِّبِي tuʕajjibī	تُعَجِّبْ tuʕajjib			تُعَجِّبَا tuʕajjibā			تُعَجِّبْنَ tuʕajjibna	يُعَجِّبْنَ yuʕajjibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		عَجِّبْ ʕajjib			عَجِّبَا ʕajjibā				عَجِّبُوا ʕajjibū
	f		عَجِّبِي ʕajjibī							عَجِّبْنَ ʕajjibna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	عُجِّبْتُ ʕujjibtu	عُجِّبْتَ ʕujjibta	عُجِّبَ ʕujjiba		عُجِّبْتُمَا ʕujjibtumā	عُجِّبَا ʕujjibā		عُجِّبْنَا ʕujjibnā	عُجِّبْتُمْ ʕujjibtum	عُجِّبُوا ʕujjibū
	f		عُجِّبْتِ ʕujjibti	عُجِّبَتْ ʕujjibat			عُجِّبَتَا ʕujjibatā			عُجِّبْتُنَّ ʕujjibtunna	عُجِّبْنَ ʕujjibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُعَجَّبُ ʔuʕajjabu	تُعَجَّبُ tuʕajjabu	يُعَجَّبُ yuʕajjabu		تُعَجَّبَانِ tuʕajjabāni	يُعَجَّبَانِ yuʕajjabāni		نُعَجَّبُ nuʕajjabu	تُعَجَّبُونَ tuʕajjabūna	يُعَجَّبُونَ yuʕajjabūna
	f		تُعَجَّبِينَ tuʕajjabīna	تُعَجَّبُ tuʕajjabu			تُعَجَّبَانِ tuʕajjabāni			تُعَجَّبْنَ tuʕajjabna	يُعَجَّبْنَ yuʕajjabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُعَجَّبَ ʔuʕajjaba	تُعَجَّبَ tuʕajjaba	يُعَجَّبَ yuʕajjaba		تُعَجَّبَا tuʕajjabā	يُعَجَّبَا yuʕajjabā		نُعَجَّبَ nuʕajjaba	تُعَجَّبُوا tuʕajjabū	يُعَجَّبُوا yuʕajjabū
	f		تُعَجَّبِي tuʕajjabī	تُعَجَّبَ tuʕajjaba			تُعَجَّبَا tuʕajjabā			تُعَجَّبْنَ tuʕajjabna	يُعَجَّبْنَ yuʕajjabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُعَجَّبْ ʔuʕajjab	تُعَجَّبْ tuʕajjab	يُعَجَّبْ yuʕajjab		تُعَجَّبَا tuʕajjabā	يُعَجَّبَا yuʕajjabā		نُعَجَّبْ nuʕajjab	تُعَجَّبُوا tuʕajjabū	يُعَجَّبُوا yuʕajjabū
	f		تُعَجَّبِي tuʕajjabī	تُعَجَّبْ tuʕajjab			تُعَجَّبَا tuʕajjabā			تُعَجَّبْنَ tuʕajjabna	يُعَجَّبْنَ yuʕajjabna

Etymology 1.3

عُجْب

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕud͡ʒb/

Noun

عُجْب • (ʕujb) m

1. pride, vanity, conceit

   Synonyms: كِبْر (kibr), زَهْو (zahw), غُرُور (ḡurūr)

Declension

Declension of noun عُجْب (ʕujb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عُجْب ʕujb	الْعُجْب al-ʕujb	عُجْب ʕujb
Nominative	عُجْبٌ ʕujbun	الْعُجْبُ al-ʕujbu	عُجْبُ ʕujbu
Accusative	عُجْبًا ʕujban	الْعُجْبَ al-ʕujba	عُجْبَ ʕujba
Genitive	عُجْبٍ ʕujbin	الْعُجْبِ al-ʕujbi	عُجْبِ ʕujbi

Etymology 1.4

عَجَب

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.d͡ʒab/

Noun

عَجَب • (ʕajab) m (plural أَعْجَاب (ʔaʕjāb))

1. verbal noun of عَجِبَ (ʕajiba) (form I)
2. wonder, marvel, astonishment, amazement

Declension

Declension of noun عَجَب (ʕajab)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَجَب ʕajab	الْعَجَب al-ʕajab	عَجَب ʕajab
Nominative	عَجَبٌ ʕajabun	الْعَجَبُ al-ʕajabu	عَجَبُ ʕajabu
Accusative	عَجَبًا ʕajaban	الْعَجَبَ al-ʕajaba	عَجَبَ ʕajaba
Genitive	عَجَبٍ ʕajabin	الْعَجَبِ al-ʕajabi	عَجَبِ ʕajabi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَجَبَيْن ʕajabayn	الْعَجَبَيْن al-ʕajabayn	عَجَبَيْ ʕajabay
Nominative	عَجَبَانِ ʕajabāni	الْعَجَبَانِ al-ʕajabāni	عَجَبَا ʕajabā
Accusative	عَجَبَيْنِ ʕajabayni	الْعَجَبَيْنِ al-ʕajabayni	عَجَبَيْ ʕajabay
Genitive	عَجَبَيْنِ ʕajabayni	الْعَجَبَيْنِ al-ʕajabayni	عَجَبَيْ ʕajabay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَعْجَاب ʔaʕjāb	الْأَعْجَاب al-ʔaʕjāb	أَعْجَاب ʔaʕjāb
Nominative	أَعْجَابٌ ʔaʕjābun	الْأَعْجَابُ al-ʔaʕjābu	أَعْجَابُ ʔaʕjābu
Accusative	أَعْجَابًا ʔaʕjāban	الْأَعْجَابَ al-ʔaʕjāba	أَعْجَابَ ʔaʕjāba
Genitive	أَعْجَابٍ ʔaʕjābin	الْأَعْجَابِ al-ʔaʕjābi	أَعْجَابِ ʔaʕjābi

Adjective

عَجَب • (ʕajab)

1. wonderful, marvelous
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 72:1:

     قُلْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ ٱسْتَمَعَ نَفَرٌ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ فَقَالُوا إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا قُرْآنًا عَجَبًا

     qul ʔūḥiya ʔilayya ʔannahu stamaʕa nafarun mina l-jinni faqālū ʔinnā samiʕnā qurʔānan ʕajaban

     Say, "It has been revealed to me that a team of the jinn listened [to the Qurʾān] and they said, 'We have indeed heard a wonderful Qurʾān.'"

Declension

Declension of adjective عَجَب (ʕajab)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَجَب ʕajab	الْعَجَب al-ʕajab	عَجَب ʕajab	الْعَجَب al-ʕajab
Nominative	عَجَبٌ ʕajabun	الْعَجَبُ al-ʕajabu	عَجَبٌ ʕajabun	الْعَجَبُ al-ʕajabu
Accusative	عَجَبًا ʕajaban	الْعَجَبَ al-ʕajaba	عَجَبًا ʕajaban	الْعَجَبَ al-ʕajaba
Genitive	عَجَبٍ ʕajabin	الْعَجَبِ al-ʕajabi	عَجَبٍ ʕajabin	الْعَجَبِ al-ʕajabi
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَجَب ʕajab	الْعَجَب al-ʕajab	عَجَب ʕajab	الْعَجَب al-ʕajab
Nominative	عَجَبٌ ʕajabun	الْعَجَبُ al-ʕajabu	عَجَبٌ ʕajabun	الْعَجَبُ al-ʕajabu
Accusative	عَجَبًا ʕajaban	الْعَجَبَ al-ʕajaba	عَجَبًا ʕajaban	الْعَجَبَ al-ʕajaba
Genitive	عَجَبٍ ʕajabin	الْعَجَبِ al-ʕajabi	عَجَبٍ ʕajabin	الْعَجَبِ al-ʕajabi
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَجَب ʕajab	الْعَجَب al-ʕajab	عَجَب ʕajab	الْعَجَب al-ʕajab
Nominative	عَجَبٌ ʕajabun	الْعَجَبُ al-ʕajabu	عَجَبٌ ʕajabun	الْعَجَبُ al-ʕajabu
Accusative	عَجَبًا ʕajaban	الْعَجَبَ al-ʕajaba	عَجَبًا ʕajaban	الْعَجَبَ al-ʕajaba
Genitive	عَجَبٍ ʕajabin	الْعَجَبِ al-ʕajabi	عَجَبٍ ʕajabin	الْعَجَبِ al-ʕajabi

Related terms

• أَعْجَبَ (ʔaʕjaba)
• أُعْجُوبَة (ʔuʕjūba)
• تَعَجَّب (taʕajjab)
• تَعْجِيب (taʕjīb)
• عُجَاب (ʕujāb)
• عَجَبًا (ʕajaban)
• عَجِيب (ʕajīb, adjective)
• عَجِيبَة (ʕajība)
• معجب

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: əcəb
• → Bashkir: ғәжәп (ğəjəp, adjective/adverb)
• → Kazakh: ғажап (ğajap)
• →⇒ Middle Armenian: աճպարար (ačparar)
• → Ottoman Turkish: عجب (acep)
  • Turkish: acaba, acep (adverb)
  • → Middle Armenian: աճապ (ačap)
    • Armenian: աջաբ (aǰab), աճապ (ačap), աճափ (ačapʻ), ա̈ջա̈փ (äǰäpʻ)
• → Persian: عجب ('ajab)
  • → Urdu: عجب (ajab)
  • ⇒ Bengali: আজব (ajob)
• → Swahili: ajabu
• → Uyghur: ئەجەب (ejeb)
• → Uzbek: ajab

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ع ج ب
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic أَعْجَبَ (ʔaʕjaba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.d͡ʒab/, [ʕa.d͡ʒab], [ʕa.ʒab]

Verb

عَجَب • (ʕajab) I (non-past يِعْجِب (yiʕjib))

1. to like
2. to be astonished, to be amazed

Conjugation

Conjugation of عجب (ʕajab)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	عجبت (ʕajabt)	عجبت (ʕajabt)	عجب (ʕajab)		عجبنا (ʕajabna)	عجبتوا (ʕajabtu)	عجبوا (ʕajabu)
	f		عجبتي (ʕajabti)	عجبت (ʕajabat)
non-past	m	أعجب (ʔaʕjib)	تعجب (tiʕjib)	يعجب (yiʕjib)		نعجب (niʕjib)	تعجبوا (tiʕjibu)	يعجبوا (yiʕjibu)
	f		تعجبي (tiʕjibi)	تعجب (tiʕjib)
imperative	m		اعجب (aʕjib)				اعجبوا (aʕjibu)
	f		اعجبي (aʕjibi)

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عَجَب (ʕajab).

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.d͡ʒǽb]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæ.d͡ʒǽb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.d͡ʒǽb]

Readings
Classical reading?	ajaḇ
Dari reading?	ajab
Iranian reading?	ajab
Tajik reading?	ajab

Noun

عَجَب • ('ajab)

1. wonder, marvel, astonishment, amazement
   • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume III, verse 1394:

     در چنین مستی مراعات ادب، خود نباشد ور بود باشد عجب

     dar čonin masti mora'at-e adab, xod na-bâšad v-ar bovad bâšad 'ajab.

     In such [mystical] intoxication [as his], the observance of due respect [to the letter of the Qur'an] will not be there at all; or if it be, 'tis a wonder.

Interjection

عَجَب • ('ajab)

1. what a wonder, how strange, amazing
   • 1177, Farīd ud-Dīn ʿAṭṭār, منطق الطیر [The Conference of the Birds], volumes lines 733—737:

     ابتدای کار سیمرغ ای عجب، جلوه‌گر بگذشت بر چین نیم شب، در میان چین فتاد از وی پری، لاجرم پر شور شد هر کشوری.

     ebtedâ-ye kâr-e simorğ ey 'ajab, jelow-gar be-gozašt bar čin nim-šab, dar miyân-e čin fatâd az vey par-i, lâ-jaram por-šur šod har kešvar-i.

     The beginning of [this] affair of the Simorgh, oh how wondrous! It passed in China in full splendor one midnight, and a feather fell from it in the middle of China. Consequently, each country became ardent [to see the feather].

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عُجْب (ʕujb).

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊd͡ʒb]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊd͡ʒb]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔʊd͡ʒb]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔud͡ʒb̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔod͡ʒb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔud͡ʒb]

Readings
Classical reading?	ujb
Dari reading?	ujb
Iranian reading?	ojb
Tajik reading?	ujb

Noun

عُجب • ('ojb)

1. pride, vanity, conceit

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ج ب
3 terms

Alternative forms

• أعجب (ʔaʕjab) (MSA-influenced form)

Etymology 1

From Arabic أَعْجَبَ (ʔaʕjaba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.ʒab/, [ˈʕa.ʒab], [ˈʕa.d͡ʒab]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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Verb

عجب • (ʕajab) I (present بعجب (biʕjeb), active participle عاجب (ʕājeb))

1. to amaze, to impress
2. (by extension, transitive) to be pleasing

   Synonym: جنّن (jannan)

   عجبتني كتير اغنيتها.

   ʕajbatni ktīr oḡnyetha.

   I really liked her song.

   (literally, “Her song was very pleasing to me.”)

   مش عاجبهم الشغل معها.

   miš ʕājebhom iš-šoḡol maʕha.

   They don't like working with her.

   (literally, “Work with her is not pleasing to them.”)

Usage notes

• Pragmatically, this verb means "to like", with the agent grammatically expressed as the object of pleasure; this construction is analogous to the Spanish verb "gustar".

Conjugation

Conjugation of عجب (ʕajab)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	عجبت (ʕajabt)	عجبت (ʕajabt)	عجب (ʕajab)		عجبنا (ʕajabna)	عجبتو (ʕajabtu)	عجبو (ʕajabu)
	f		عجبتي (ʕajabti)	عجبت (ʕajbat)
present	m	بعجب (baʕjib)	بتعجب (btiʕjib)	بعجب (biʕjib)		منعجب (mniʕjib)	بتعجبو (btiʕjibu)	بعجبو (biʕjibu)
	f		بتعجبي (btiʕjibi)	بتعجب (btiʕjib)
subjunctive	m	أعجب (ʔaʕjib)	تعجب (tiʕjib)	يعجب (yiʕjib)		نعجب (niʕjib)	تعجبو (tiʕjibu)	يعجبو (yiʕjibu)
	f		تعجبي (tiʕjibi)	تعجب (tiʕjib)
imperative	m		اعجب (iʕjib)				اعجبو (iʕjibu)
	f		اعجبي (iʕjibi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَجَّبَ (ʕajjaba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaʒ.ʒab/, [ˈʕaʒ.ʒab], [ˈʕad.d͡ʒab]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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Verb

عجّب • (ʕajjab) II (present بعجّب (biʕajjeb))

1. to amaze, to surprise, to astonish

Conjugation

Conjugation of عجّب (ʕajjab)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	عجّبت (ʕajjabt)	عجّبت (ʕajjabt)	عجّب (ʕajjab)		عجّبنا (ʕajjabna)	عجّبتو (ʕajjabtu)	عجّبو (ʕajjabu)
	f		عجّبتي (ʕajjabti)	عجّبت (ʕajjabat)
present	m	بعجّب (baʕajjeb)	بتعجّب (bitʕajjeb)	بعجّب (biʕajjeb)		منعجّب (minʕajjeb)	بتعجّبو (bitʕajjbu)	بعجّبو (biʕajjbu)
	f		بتعجّبي (bitʕajjbi)	بتعجّب (bitʕajjeb)
subjunctive	m	اعجّب (aʕajjeb)	تعجّب (tʕajjeb)	يعجّب (yʕajjeb)		نعجّب (nʕajjeb)	تعجّبو (tʕajjbu)	يعجّبو (yʕajjbu)
	f		تعجّبي (tʕajjbi)	تعجّب (tʕajjeb)
imperative	m		عجّب (ʕajjeb)				عجّبو (ʕajjbu)
	f		عجّبي (ʕajjbi)