How to say "elderly, old (of a person)" in Arabic
New wordMeaningelderly, old (of a person)
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
عَجُوز
ʿajūzעג'וז
عجوز
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
זקן
zakenزَاكِن
How the two words are related
New word
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Arabic root
ع-ج-زLearn it
On the street
How people actually say it in the spoken dialects, where it differs from the standard word.
Egyptian · Cairo and the Nile Delta
عَجُوز
ʿagūzעגוזHard g in Cairo: ʿagūz.
Moroccan · Morocco — Casablanca, Rabat, Fes
شَارف
shārefשארףDarija's old person is shāref.
In a phrase
اِمْرَأَة عَجُوز
imraʾa ʿajūzאמראה עג'וזan elderly woman
Plural
عَجَائِز
ʿajāʾizעג'איזbroken plural — also the everyday collective word for 'the elderly'
Feminine
عَجُوزَة
ʿajūzaעג'וזה