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عَجُوز

ʿajūzun

an old woman

বৃদ্ধা

Root letters: ع ج زAppears 4 times in the Qur'an#1,578 most frequentNoun (ism)
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About this word

Noun (ism)Root letters: ع ج ز

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)عَجُوزًۭا4 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • عَجُوزًۭاan old womanʿajūzan · 2 times
  • عَجُوزٌۭan old womanʿajūzun · 1 times
  • عَجُوزٌAn old womanʿajūzun · 1 times

Words from the same root

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

Examples from the Qur'an

Except an old woman among those who remained behind.

Surah 26:171 — Read full ayah

And his wife approached with a cry [of alarm] and struck her face and said, "[I am] a barren old woman!"

Surah 51:29 — Read full ayah

She said, "Woe to me! Shall I give birth while I am an old woman and this, my husband, is an old man? Indeed, this is an amazing thing!"

Surah 11:72 — Read full ayah