How to say "great, magnificent" in Arabic
CognateMeaninggreat, magnificent
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
عَظِيم
ʿaẓīmעט'ים
عظيم
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
עצום
atsumأَتْسُوم
How the two words are related
Cognate
Same Semitic root, same meaning — you already know this word.
Arabic root
ع-ظ-مHebrew root
ע-צ-םSame root as Hebrew atsum (עצום), 'enormous' — Arabic ẓāʾ matches Hebrew tsadi, just like ẓuhr/tsohorayim. Bonus cognate: Arabic ʿaẓm and Hebrew etsem (עצם) both mean 'bone'.
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In a phrase
مَنْظَر عَظِيم
manẓar ʿaẓīmמנט'ר עט'יםa magnificent view
Plural
عُظَمَاء
ʿuẓamāʾעט'מאאbroken plural CuCaCāʾ — ʿuẓamāʾ means 'the greats' (of people)
Feminine
عَظِيمَة
ʿaẓīmaעט'ימה