Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
عظم
Qur'an Occurrences
129 times across 50 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root عظم across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root عظم (Ezhm) primarily means "to be great in bone," then metaphorically "to be great" in general, whether physically or intellectually.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ʿ-ẓ-m
Listen: عَظِيمٍ 83:5
Root letters: ع — ظ — م

Word Family Tree (18 forms)

All word forms derived from the root عظم as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun 126× Verb

Concordance — 129 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root عظم appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (124) · Verb (3)

Noun (124 verses — showing first 5)

Jonah 10:15 Noun
وَإِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَیۡهِمۡ ءَایَاتُنَا بَیِّنَـٰتࣲ قَالَ ٱلَّذِینَ لَا یَرۡجُونَ لِقَاۤءَنَا ٱئۡتِ بِقُرۡءَانٍ غَیۡرِ هَـٰذَاۤ أَوۡ بَدِّلۡهُۚ قُلۡ مَا یَكُونُ لِیۤ أَنۡ أُبَدِّلَهُۥ مِن تِلۡقَاۤىِٕ نَفۡسِیۤۖ إِنۡ أَتَّبِعُ إِلَّا مَا یُوحَىٰۤ إِلَیَّۖ إِنِّیۤ أَخَافُ إِنۡ عَصَیۡتُ رَبِّی عَذَابَ یَوۡمٍ عَظِیمࣲ ۝١٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, those who do not expect the meeting with Us say, "Bring us a Qur'an other than this or change it." Say, [O Muhammad], "It is not for me to change it on my own accord. I only follow what is revealed to me. Indeed I fear, if I should disobey my Lord, the punishment of a tremendous Day."
Jonah 10:64 Noun
لَهُمُ ٱلۡبُشۡرَىٰ فِی ٱلۡحَیَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡیَا وَفِی ٱلۡءَاخِرَةِۚ لَا تَبۡدِیلَ لِكَلِمَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِۚ ذَ ٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِیمُ ۝٦٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): For them are good tidings in the worldly life and in the Hereafter. No change is there in the words of Allah . That is what is the great attainment
Joseph 12:28 Noun
فَلَمَّا رَءَا قَمِیصَهُۥ قُدَّ مِن دُبُرࣲ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ مِن كَیۡدِكُنَّۖ إِنَّ كَیۡدَكُنَّ عَظِیمࣱ ۝٢٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So when her husband saw his shirt torn from the back, he said, "Indeed, it is of the women's plan. Indeed, your plan is great
Abraham 14:6 Noun
وَإِذۡ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوۡمِهِ ٱذۡكُرُوا۟ نِعۡمَةَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَیۡكُمۡ إِذۡ أَنجَىٰكُم مِّنۡ ءَالِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ یَسُومُونَكُمۡ سُوۤءَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ وَیُذَبِّحُونَ أَبۡنَاۤءَكُمۡ وَیَسۡتَحۡیُونَ نِسَاۤءَكُمۡۚ وَفِی ذَ ٰلِكُم بَلَاۤءࣱ مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡ عَظِیمࣱ ۝٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And [recall, O Children of Israel], when Moses said to His people, "Remember the favor of Allah upon you when He saved you from the people of Pharaoh, who were afflicting you with the worst torment and were slaughtering your [newborn] sons and keeping your females alive. And in that was a great trial from your Lord
The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City 15:87 Noun
وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَیۡنَـٰكَ سَبۡعࣰا مِّنَ ٱلۡمَثَانِی وَٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ ٱلۡعَظِیمَ ۝٨٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We have certainly given you, [O Muhammad], seven of the often repeated [verses] and the great Qur'an

Derived Forms (18)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
عَظِيمٌ ʿaẓiymun Noun 31×
عَظِيمًا ʿaẓiymanā Noun 21×
عَظِيمٍ ʿaẓiymin Noun 19×
ٱلْعَظِيمِ lʿaẓiymi Noun 19×
ٱلْعَظِيمُ lʿaẓiymu Noun 16×
وَعِظَٰمًا waʿiẓamanā Noun
عِظَٰمًا ʿiẓamanā Noun
أَعْظَمُ ʾaaʿẓamu Noun
ٱلْعِظَٰمَ lʿiẓama Noun
يُعَظِّمْ yuʿaẓim Verb