عظیم

See also: عظيم

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَظِيم (ʕaẓīm).

Pronunciation

• (Iran) IPA^(key): [ʔæˈziːm]
• (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [æˈziːm]

Adjective

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

1. magnificent, grand, glorious
2. massive, huge, gigantic, enormous, vast

   تحول عظیم

   tahavvol-e 'azim

   massive transformation

   خیل عظیم

   xeyl-e 'azim

   massive crowd

3. proud

Synonyms

• بزرگ (bozorg)

Related terms

• اعظم ('azam)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عظیم ('azīm), 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

   Synonym: شاندار (śāndār)

   Synonym: مہان (mahān)

2. (Islam) a name of Allah

Derived terms

• عَظِیمُ الشّان ('azīmuśśān)

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.