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عَجَب

ʿajaban

a wonder

আশ্চর্যজনক

Root letters: ع ج بAppears 5 times in the Qur'an#1,367 most frequentAdjective (ṣifa)Masculine (mudhakkar)
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About this word

Adjective (ṣifa)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: ع ج ب

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)عَجَبًا5 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • عَجَبًاa wonderʿajaban · 2 times
  • عَجَبًۭاamazinglyʿajaban · 2 times
  • فَعَجَبٌۭthen astonishingfaʿajabun · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root ع ج ب — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

Or have you thought that the companions of the cave and the inscription were, among Our signs, a wonder?

Surah 18:9 — Read full ayah

Say, [O Muḥammad], "It has been revealed to me that a group of the jinn listened and said, 'Indeed, we have heard an amazing Qur’ān [i.e., recitation].

Surah 72:1 — Read full ayah

He said, "Did you see when we retired to the rock? Indeed, I forgot [there] the fish. And none made me forget it except Satan - that I should mention it. And it took its course into the sea amazingly."

Surah 18:63 — Read full ayah