Aziz: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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عزیز
عَزِيز
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Aziz (عزیز, Arabic عَزِيز) means “mighty; dear”. It comes from the Arabic root ع ز ز. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ع ز ز.
- Meaning
- mighty; dear
- معنی
- غالب، طاقتور؛ پیارا
Where it comes from
From ʿazza, to be mighty or rare. Al-ʿAzīz is a name of Allah, but the Quran also uses it for the ruler of Egypt (12:30); in Urdu it also means dear.
- Say it
- a-zeezAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ع ز ز
- Other spellings
- Azeez