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Form 1عَزَّ14 senses · 6 main
muḍāriʿـِيَفْعِلُ·ـَيَفْعَلُ·ـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarعِزٌّ عَزٌّ عَزْعَزَةٌ مُعَازَّةٌ

Core sense — he was mighty, powerful; it was rare; he overcame himgenerated

1.1he was, or became, mighty, potent, powerful, or strong—تعزّز

maṣdar عِزٌّ and عِزَّةٌ, or the latter is a simple noun; also عَزَازَةٌ. This is TA's explanation of عِزٌّ.

Or it means he made himself so, he strengthened himself; syn. تَقَوَّى.

he became mighty after being low, or mean, in condition—عَزَّ
he was, or became, high, or elevated, in rank, condition, or state; noble, honourable, glorious, or illustrious—عَزِرْتَ

this is the explanation of عِزٌّ. Also تعزّز in the same sense.

[عَزَّ وَجَلَّ, referring to the name of God expressed or understood, is a phrase of frequent occurrence, meaning: To Him, or to Whom, belong might and majesty, or glory and greatness.]

1.1.1I exceeded him in nobleness, or generosity—عَزَزْتُ عَلَيْهِ

that is, كَرُمْتُ عَلَيْهِ.

1.1.2figurative · مجاز — inferredhe magnified, or exalted, himself; he was disdainful, scornful, or indignant, in a blamable way—عَزَّ

[; maṣdar عِزٌّ and عِزَّةٌ, and apparently عَزَازَةٌ also.]

This is TA's explanation of عِزَّةٌ, which see below. See also form 5.

1.1.3he resisted, or withstood—عِزٌّ
he was indomitable, invincible, not to be overcome—عِزَّةٌ
the thing was, or became, impossible, insuperable, or unattainable—عَزَّ الشَّىْءُ

So TA explains it.

So B and TA explain it; see below.

. [Also: difficult, or hard; and so اِعْتَزَّ, which occurs in TA coupled with تَعَسَّرَ in an explanation of مَنُعَ in the article on منع; and تعزّز.]

Es-Sarakustee gives تعزّز.

1.1.4it was, or became, rare, scarce, hardly to be found—عَزَّ

Said of a thing, meaning anything.

maṣdar عِزٌّ, عِزَّةٌ and عَزَازَةٌ.

1.1.5

[And from this: he, or it, was, or became, dear, highly esteemed, or greatly valued.]

1.1.6your doing so distressed me, or distresses me—عَزَّ عَلَىَّ أَنْ تَفْعَلَ كَذَا

the latter the more correct. [The second person of the past tense is عَزَزْتَ and عَزِزْتَ.] Synonyms: اِشْتَدَّ, حَقَّ and شَقَّ.

such a thing distressed, or afflicted, me—عَزَّ عَلَىَّ كَذَا
it distressed me to displease you—عَزَّ عَلَىَّ أَنْ أَسُوْءَكَ
it is distressing that you are going away—عَزَّ مَا أَنَّكَ ذَاهِبٌ

The phrase often, though not always, hints at disgust at the action, or anger at it.

Like حَقَّ أَنَّكَ ذَاهِبٌ [or حَقَّ مَا انّك ذاهب].

it distresses me, what you say—لَعَزَّ مَا

One says to a man, Do you love me?, and he replies with this; that is, لَشَدَّ مَا and لَحَقَّ مَا: it distresses me, or it has distressed me.

I was, or am, distressed by what has befallen you—أُعْزِزْتُ بِمَا أَصَابَكَ
that by which you have been afflicted distresses me—أَعْزِزْ عَلَىَّ بِمَا أُصِبْتَ بِهِ

Or: how it distresses me! So in a tradition of ʿAlee: when he saw Ṭalḥah slain he said أَعْزِزْ عَلَىَّ أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ أَنْ أَرَاكَ مُجَدَّلًا تَحْتَ نُجُومِ السَّمَآءِ [It distresses me, or how it distresses me! O Aboo-Moḥammad, that I see you laid low on the ground beneath the stars of heaven].

[A similar example is given in the A, without بِ prefixed to أَنْ.]

1.2he was, or became, weak—عَزَّ

So the verb has two opposite meanings.

1.3he overcame him, or conquered him—عَزَّهُ

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he overcame him in a contest of argument—عَزْعَزَهُ

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he became stronger than him in it, or he strove with him to overcome in it—عَزَّهُ فِى الخِطَابِ

Also عازّهُ فِيهِ.

In the Qur 38:22, some read عَزَّنِى and others عَازَّنِى.

he strove with me to overcome, and I overcame him—عَازَّنِى فَعَزَزْتُهُ

مُعَازَّةٌ means contending together in argument.

he overcame his rider, or gained the mastery over him—اعتزّ فَارِسَهُ

Said of a horse; so in the article on جمع.

he who overcomes takes the spoil—مَنْ عَزَّ بَزَّ
when your brother overcomes you, and you are not equal to him, be gentle to him—إِذَا عَزَّ أَخُوكَ فَهُنْ

A proverb.

A proverb. In it لَمْ تُقَاومْهُ means: you are not equal to him. Or: when your brother magnifies and exalts himself against you, abase yourself. Aboo-Is-ḥáḳ says that what Th gives is a mistake: the right reading is فَهِنْ, with kesreh, meaning: when your brother is hard, or severe, to you, treat him with gentleness; not فَهُنْ, with dammeh, which is from الهَوَانُ. But ISd approves and justifies Th's reading. See also form 10.

Qur’ān 38:23 approximate — somewhere between 38:6 and 38:32 Lane cites “Kur xxxviii. 22”
Lane cites “Jel in xxxviii. 22” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
Qur’ān 38:23 the verse Lane’s citation points to, and it uses this root
إِنَّ هَـٰذَآ أَخِى لَهُۥ تِسْعٌ وَتِسْعُونَ نَعْجَةً وَلِىَ نَعْجَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ فَقَالَ أَكْفِلْنِيهَا وَعَزَّنِى فِى ٱلْخِطَابِ

"This man is my brother: He has nine and ninety ewes, and I have (but) one: Yet he says, 'commit her to my care,' and is (moreover) harsh to me in speech."Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

1.4

عَزَّهُ, has the same meaning as عَزَّزَهُ and أَعَزَّهُ in a sense given below: see form 2, in two places.

1.4.1

[And from this,] with the same muḍāriʿ and maṣdar: he aided, or helped, him.

1.5the water flowed—عَزَّ المَآءُ

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1.5.1it discharged what was in it—عَزَّتِ القَرْحَةُ

. Said of a قرحة, that is, a wound or a pustule.

1.6she was narrow in the orifices of the teats—عَزَّتْ

maṣdar عُزُوزٌ and عِزَازٌ; and, according to IAar, عَزُزَتْ, maṣdar عُزُوزٌ. Said of a camel, and of a ewe or goat. Also اعزّت and تعزّزت.

she became scant in her milk—عَزُزَتْ

Said of a ewe or goat. [Of a very uncommon form; see دَمَّ, last sentence.] IKh, in the article on لب.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1
38:23
إِنَّ هَـٰذَآ أَخِى لَهُۥ تِسْعٌ وَتِسْعُونَ نَعْجَةً وَلِىَ نَعْجَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ فَقَالَ أَكْفِلْنِيهَا وَعَزَّنِى فِى ٱلْخِطَابِ

"This man is my brother: He has nine and ninety ewes, and I have (but) one: Yet he says, 'commit her to my care,' and is (moreover) harsh to me in speech."

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, aor. عَزِزَ , inf. n. عِزٌّ (AZ, S, A, O, Msb, K) and عِزَّةٌ , (AZ, S, K,) or the latter is a simple subst., (Msb,) and عَزَازَةٌ , (S, K,) He was, or became, mighty, potent, powerful, or strong; (TA, in explanation of عِزٌّ ;) and so تعزّز ; or the latter signifies he made himself so; he strengthened himself; syn. تَقَوَّى : (Msb:) and the former, he became so after being low, or mean, in condition; (AZ, S, A, K;) as also عَزَّ , sec. pers. عَزِرْتَ , aor. عَزَزَ : (Msb:) he was, or became, high, or elevated, in rank, or condition, or state; noble, honourable, glorious, or illustrious; (S, * A, * K, * TK; and TA in explanation of عِزٌّ ;) as also تعزّز . (S, * K, * TK.) [ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ , referring to the name of God expressed or understood, is a phrase of frequent occurrence, meaning, To Him, or to Whom, belong might and majesty, or glory and greatness.] You also say, عَزَزْتُ عَلَيْهِ , (S, O, K,) aor. عَزِزَ ; (O, K,) meaning, كَرُمْتُ عَلَيْهِ , (S, O, K, *) i. e., I exceeded him in nobleness, or generosity. (TK.) And عَزَّ , [aor. عَزِزَ , inf. n. عِزٌّ and عِزَّةٌ and app. عَزَازَةٌ also,] He magnified, or exalted, himself: (TA:) he was disdainful, scornful, or indignant, in a blamable manner. (TA, in explanation of عِزَّةٌ ; q. v. infrà.) [See also 5.] He resisted, or withstood: (TA, in explanation of عِزٌّ :) he was indomitable, invincible; not to be overcome. (B and TA, in explanation of عِزَّةٌ , q. v. infrà.) And عَزَّ الشَّىْءُ , aor. عَزِزَ , The thing was, or became, [difficult, or hard; as also اِعْتَزَّ , (occurring in the TA, coupled with تَعَسَّرَ , in an explanation of مَنُعَ , in art. منع ,) and تعزّز : and] impossible, insuperable, or unattainable: or so, as Es-Sarakustee says, تعزّز . (Msb.) And عَزَّ , (S, O, K,) aor. عَزِزَ , inf. n. عِزٌّ and عِزَّةٌ and عَزَازَةٌ , (S, O,) It (a thing, S, O, K, meaning anything, TA) was, or became, rare, scarce, hardly to be found. (S, O, K.) [And hence, He, or it, was, or became, dear, highly esteemed, or greatly valued..] عَزَّ عَلَىَّ أَنْ تَفْعَلَ كَذَا , (S, Mgh, O, Msb, K,) aor. عَزِزَ (Mgh, O, Msb, K) and عَزَزَ (Fr, Mgh, O, K,) [the second pers. of the pret. being عَزَزْتَ and عَزِزْتَ ,] the latter aor. the more chaste, (O,) means Thy doing so distressed, or hath distressed, or afflicted, me; or, emphatically, distresses, or afflicts, me; syn. اِشْتَدَّ , (S, Mgh, O, Msb, K, TA,) and حَقَّ , (S, O, K, TA,) and شَقَّ : (TA:) a phrase [often, but not always,] alluding to a loathing of the action, or indignation thereat. (Msb.) In like manner also you say, عَزَّ عَلَىَّ كَذَا Such a thing distressed, or afflicted, me. (S.) And عَزَّ عَلَىَّ أَنْ أَسُوْءَكَ It distressed, or afflicted, me to displease thee. (A.) And عَزَّ مَا أَنَّكَ ذَاهِبٌ , like حَقَّ أَنَّكَ ذَاهِبٌ [or حَقَّ مَا انّك ذاهب , meaning It is distressing that thou art going away]. (TA.) And one says to a man, Dost thou love me? and he replies, لَعَزَّ مَا , i. e., لَشَدَّ مَا , (A, O, K,) and لَحَقَّ مَا , (A, TA,) meaning It distresses me, what thou sayest; or it has distressed me. (TK.) You say also, أُعْزِزْتُ بِمَا أَصَابَكَ I was, or am, distressed by what befell, or hath befallen, thee. (S, O, K.) And أَعْزِزْ عَلَىَّ بِمَا أُصِبْتَ بِهِ That by which thou hast been afflicted distresses me: (S, O:) [or how doth it distress me!] so in a trad. of 'Alee; when he beheld Talhah slain, he said, أَعْزِزْ عَلَىَّ أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ أَنْ أَرَاكَ مُجَدَّلًا تَحْتَ نُجُومِ السَّمَآءِ [It distresses me, or how doth it distress me! O Aboo-Mohammad, that I see thee prostrated upon the ground beneath the stars of heaven]. (TA.) [A similar ex. is given in the A; without بِ prefixed to أَنْ .] عَزَّ also signifies He was, or became, weak: thus having two contr. meanings. (Msb.) عَزَّهُ , aor. عَزُزَ , (S, A, O, K,) inf. n. عَزٌّ , (S, O, TA,) He overcame him, or conquered him: (S, A, O:) he overcame him in argumentative contest; (K, * TA;) as also عَزْعَزَهُ , (K,) inf. n. عَزْعَزَةٌ ; (TA;) and so عَزَّهُ فِى الخِطَابِ : (Jel in xxxviii. 22, and TA:) or this last signifies he became stronger than he therein; (TA;) or he strove with him to overcome therein; as also عازّهُ فِيهِ , (S, K,) inf. n. مُعَازَّةٌ : (O, TA:) in the Kur xxxviii. 22, some read عَزَّنِى ; and others, عَازَّنِى : and you say, عَازَّنِى فَعَزَزْتُهُ , meaning, he strove with me to overcome, and I overcame him: and مُعَازَّةٌ signifies the contending together in argument: (TA:) you say also of a horse, اعتزّ فَارِسَهُ [he overcame his rider, or gained the mastery over him]. (S and K in art. جمع .) It is said in a prov., (S,) مَنْ عَزَّ بَزَّ He who overcomes takes the spoil. (S, A, O, K.) And in another prov., (S,) إِذَا عَزَّ أَخُوكَ فَهُنْ (Th, S, O, K) When thy brother overcomes thee, and thou art not equal to him ( لَمْ تُقَاومْهُ ) be thou gentle to him: (Az, O, K, TA:) or when thy brother magnifies and exalts himself against thee, abase thyself: (Th, TA:) or, accord. to Aboo-Is-hák, what Th says is a mistake; the right reading being فَهِنْ , with kesr, and the meaning, when thy brother is hard, or severe, to thee, treat thou him with gentleness, or blandishment; not فَهُنْ , with damm, which is from الهَوَانُ : but ISd approves and justifies the reading given by Th. (TA.) [See also 10.] عَزَّهُ . aor. عَزُزَ , inf. n. عَزٌّ , also signifies the same as عَزَّزَهُ (Msb, TA *) and أَعَزَّهُ , (TA,) in a sense pointed out below: see 2, in two places. (Msb, TA.) [And hence,] with the same aor. and inf. n., He aided, or helped, him. (IKtt, TA.) عَزَّ المَآءُ , (O, K,) aor. عَزِزَ , (O,) The water flowed. (O, K.) And عَزَّتِ القَرْحَةُ , (O, K,) aor. عَزِزَ , (O,) The قرحة , [i. e. wound, or pustule,] discharged what was in it. (O, K.) عَزَّتْ , aor. عَزُزَ , inf. n. عُزُوزٌ and عِزَازٌ ; (S, O, K;) and , (K,) accord. to IAar, (O,) عَزُزَتْ , (O, K,) inf. n. عُزُوزٌ ; (O, TA;) She (a camel, IAar, S, O, K, and a ewe or goat, IAar, O) was narrow in the orifices of the teats; (S, O, * K;) as also اعزّت , (S, O, K,) and تعزّزت : (S, K:) or عَزُزَتْ , [which is of a very uncommon form, (see دَمَّ , last sentence,)] she (a ewe, or goat,) became scant in her milk. (IKh, TA in art. لب .)
Form 2عزّزهُ3 senses · 1 main
maṣdarتَعْزِيزٌ عَزٌّ

Core sense — he rendered him mighty, he strengthened him; he treated him harshlygenerated

2.1he rendered him mighty, potent, powerful, or strong; he strengthened him—عَزَّهُ

that is, بِآخَرَ, by, or by means of, another.

maṣdar عَزٌّ and اعزّهُ. The agent is God, or a man: He (God) rendered him mighty, potent, powerful, or strong, after he had been low, or mean, in condition; also اعزّهُ, which is the more common in this sense and also means: He rendered him high in rank, condition or state, or noble, honourable, glorious, or illustrious.

and then we strengthened them by a third—فَعَزَّزْنَا بِثَالِثٍ

In the Qur 36:13; others read فَعَزَزْنَا بثالث.

[See also the explanation of a verse cited under عَزَآءٌ in the article on عزى.]

2.1.1the rain made the earth compact and hard, so that the feet did not sink into it—عزّز المُطَرُ الأَرْضَ

Also عزّز مِنْهَا.

2.1.2he treated them with hardness, severity, or rigour, not with indulgence—عزّز بِهِمْ

Maṣdar as above.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 2
36:14
إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَيْهِمُ ٱثْنَيْنِ فَكَذَّبُوهُمَا فَعَزَّزْنَا بِثَالِثٍ فَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ إِلَيْكُم مُّرْسَلُونَ

When We (first) sent to them two messengers, they rejected them: But We strengthened them with a third: they said, "Truly, we have been sent on a mission to you."

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, (inf. n. تَعْزِيزٌ , TA,) He rendered him mighty, potent, powerful, or strong; he strengthened him; (S, Msb, TA;) بِآخَرَ by, or by means of, another; (Msb;) as also عَزَّهُ , (S, Msb, TA,) aor. عَزُزَ , inf. n. عَزٌّ ; (Msb;) and اعزّهُ : (O, TA:) the agent is God, (S, TA,) and a man: (Msb, TA:) He (God, S, TA) rendered him mighty, potent, powerful, or strong, after he had been low, or mean, in condition; (K, TA;) as also اعزّهُ [which is the more common in this sense, and as signifying He rendered him high, or elevated, in rank or condition or state, or noble, honourable, glorious, or illustrious]. (S, K, TA.) In the Kur [xxxvi. 13], some read, فَعَزَّزْنَا بِثَالِثٍ ; (S, TA;) and others, فَعَزَزْنَا بثالث ; meaning And then we strengthened [them] by a third. (S, O, TA.) [See also an explanation of a verse cited voce عَزَآءٌ in art. عزى .] عزّز المُطَرُ الأَرْضَ , (S, O, K,) and عزّز مِنْهَا , (O, K,) inf. n. تَعْزِيزٌ , (K,) The rain made the earth compact, or coherent, (S, O, K, TA,) and hard, so that the feet did not sink into it. (TA.) عزّز بِهِمْ , (inf. n. as above, TA,) He treated them with hardness, severity, or rigour; not with indulgence. (A, TA.)
Form 3عازّهُ1 sense
maṣdarمُعَازَّةٌ

Core sense — he contended with him to overcome himgenerated

3.1

see عَزَّهُ, in three places.

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, inf. n. مُعَازَّةٌ : see عَزَّهُ , in three places.
Form 4اعزّهُ7 senses · 4 main

Core sense — he rendered him mighty, he strengthened him; he loved himgenerated

4.1

See form 2, in two places.

4.1.1

Also: he loved him; but Sh considers this weak.

4.2

أُعْزِزْتُ, and the verb of wonder أَعْزِزْ: see عَزَّ, in three places.

4.3

اعزّت, said of a camel and of a ewe: see form 1, last sentence.

4.3.1

Said of a cow: she had difficult gestation, or, according to IKtt, bad gestation.

4.3.2

Said of a goat or a ewe: she showed her pregnancy and became large in the udder; or, as some say, the same as أَضْرَعَتْ.

4.4he came to be in, and travelled over, hard ground—اعزّ

The ground meant is that called عَزَاز.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 4
3:26
قُلِ ٱللَّهُمَّ مَـٰلِكَ ٱلْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِى ٱلْمُلْكَ مَن تَشَآءُ وَتَنزِعُ ٱلْمُلْكَ مِمَّن تَشَآءُ وَتُعِزُّ مَن تَشَآءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَن تَشَآءُ ۖ بِيَدِكَ ٱلْخَيْرُ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Say: "O Allah! Lord of Power (And Rule), Thou givest power to whom Thou pleasest, and Thou strippest off power from whom Thou pleasest: Thou enduest with honour whom Thou pleasest, and Thou bringest low whom Thou pleasest: In Thy hand is all good. Verily, over all things Thou hast power.

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: see 2, in two places. Also He loved him: (AZ, O, K:) but Sh reckons this weak. (O.) أُعْزِزْتُ : and the verb of wonder أَعْزِزْ : see عَزَّ , in three places. اعزّت said of camel and of a ewe: see 1, last sentence. Also She (a cow) had difficult gestation, (S, O, K,) or, accord. to IKtt, bad gestation. (TA.) And She (a goat, and a ewe,) manifested her pregnancy, and became large in her udder: (AZ, O, K:) or, as some say, i. q. أَضْرَعَتْ [q. v.]. (O.) And اعزّ He became, (S, O, K,) and journeyed, (TA,) in ground such as is termed عَزَاز [q. v.]. (S, O, K, TA.)
Form 5تعزّز5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he strengthened himself; he behaved proudly and harshly; he prided himself in himgenerated

5.1whoever does not strengthen himself by the strength of God is not of us—مَنْ لَمْ يَتَعَزَّ بِعِزِّ ٱللّٰهِ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا

See form 1, first quarter, in four places. [Sometimes changed to تعزّى.]

From a tradition; Th explains it as meaning: he who does not refer his affair to God is not of us. [See another reading under تَعَزَّى in the article on عزى.]

I made myself endure the loss, or want, of him or it with patience—تَعَزَّيْتُ عَنْهُ

Originally تَعَزَّزْتُ, meaning: I exerted my strength or energy [to turn myself away from him, or it]; like تَظَنَّيْتُ for تَظَنَّنْتُ. [But see the article on عزى.]

5.1.1

He magnified and hardened himself; he behaved in a proud and hard manner towards others.

5.1.2he gloried, or prided himself, in him or it—تعزّز بِهِ

Also اعتزّ بِهِ [and استعزّ بِهِ].

5.1.3the flesh of the she-camel became hard, or tough—تعزّز لَحْمُ النَّاقَةِ
5.1.4

تعزّزت, said of a camel and of a ewe: see form 1, last sentence.

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: see 1, first quarter, in four places. [It is sometimes changed to تعزّى .] It is said in a trad., مَنْ لَمْ يَتَعَزَّ بِعِزِّ ٱللّٰهِ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا [Such as does not strengthen himself by the strength of God, he is not of us]; expl. by Th as meaning he who does not refer his affair to God is not of us. (TA. [See another reading voce تَعَزَّى , in art. عزى .]) You say also, تَعَزَّيْتُ عَنْهُ , meaning I constrained myself to endure the loss, or want, of him, or it, with patience; originally تَعَزَّزْتُ , meaning, I exerted my strength or energy [to divert myself from him, or it]; like تَظَنَّيْتُ for تَظَنَّنْتُ . (TA.) [But see art. عزى .] He magnified and hardened himself; he behaved in a proud and hard manner, towards others. (TA.) تعزّز بِهِ He gloried, or prided himself, in, or by reason of, him [or it]; (TA;) as also اعتزّ بِهِ ; (O, TA;) [and استعزّ بِهِ .] تعزّز لَحْمُ النَّاقَةِ The flesh of the she-camel became hard, or tough. (S, * A, O, * L, K. *) تعزّزت said of a camel and of a ewe: see 1, last sentence.
Form 8اعتزّبِهِ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — he reckoned himself strong by means of himgenerated

8.1he reckoned himself strong, or mighty, by means of him—عَزِيز

[Also استعزّ به.]

8.1.1

See also form 5.

8.2

And see form 1, in two places.

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He reckoned himself strong, or mighty, &c., ( عَزِيز ,) by means of him; (S, * K;) [as also استعزّ به .] See also 5. And see 1, in two places.
Form 10إِسْتَعْزَزَ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he overcame him; he died; it held together and did not pour downgenerated

10.1

See forms 8 and 5.

10.1.1such a one overcame me—استعزّ فُلَانٌ بِحَقِّى
the disease became violent, or severe, to him, and overcame him—استعزّ بِهِ المَرَضُ

Or استعزّ عَلَيْهِ.

he was overcome by disease, or by anything else—اُسْتُعِزَّ بِهِ

Or, according to AA, said of a sick man: he came to be in violent, or severe, pain, and his reason was overcome.

God caused him to die—اِسْتَعَزَّ ٱللّٰهُ بِهِ
he died—اُسْتُعِزَّ بِهِ
10.1.2it held together, or cohered, and did not pour down—استعزّ

Said of sand, and of other things.

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see 8, and 5. استعزّ فُلَانٌ بِحَقِّى Such a one overcame me. (S, TA.) And استعزّ بِهِ المَرَضُ , (A, O,) or استعزّ عَلَيْهِ , (O, K,) The disease became violent, or severe, to him, and overcame him. (O, K.) And اُسْتُعِزَّ بِهِ He was overcome by disease or any other thing: (S, O:) or, accord. to AA, he (a sick man) became in a state of violent, or severe, pain, and his reason was overcome. (S.) You say also اِسْتَعَزَّ ٱللّٰهُ بِهِ God caused him to die. (O, K.) And اُسْتُعِزَّ بِهِ He died. (O, TA.) استعزّ said of sand, (S, A, O, K,) and of other things, (S,) also signifies It held together, or cohered, (S, A, O, K,) and did not pour down. (S, O, K.)
Form R. Q. 1عَزْعَزَهُ1 sense

Core sense — he overcame himgenerated

R. Q. 1.1

See form 1, latter half.

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: see 1, latter half.

Derived nouns 21

Nounعَزٌّ2 senses

Core sense — might, power, strengthgenerated

1

See عَزِيزٌ.

2he was brought with no way of avoiding it, willingly or unwillingly—جِىْءَ بِهِ عَزًّا بَزًّا

[As though the phrase originally meant: by being overcome and despoiled.]

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: see. عَزِيزٌ . جِىْءَ بِهِ عَزًّا بَزًّا He was brought without any means of avoiding it; (A, O, K;) willingly or against his will: (TA:) [as though originally signifying by being overcome and despoiled.]
Nounعِزٌّ6 senses · 2 main

Core sense — might, power, strength; high rank, nobility; overcoming, conquestgenerated

1might, potency, power, or strength—عَزَّ

Also عِزَّةٌ; and especially might after lowness, or meanness, of condition. So AZ and others explain it.

Also: high, or elevated, rank, condition, or state; nobility, honourableness, gloriousness, or illustriousness; syn. رِفْعَةٌ, the opposite of ذُلٌّ [see عَزَّ].

by my might, such and such things have happened—بِعِزِّى لَقَدْ كَانَ كَذَا وَكَذَا

And بِعِزِّكَ: by your might, such and such things have happened. Like لَعَمْرِى and لَعَمْرُكَ, these are bad phrases used by the people of Esh-Shiḥr.

1.1figurative · مجازdisdainfulness, scornfulness, indignation, of a blamable kind—عِزَّةٌ

[Self-magnification; self-exaltation: see عَزَّ.]

[Or عِزَّةٌ النَّفْسِ has the same meaning.] As in the Qur 2:202.

Qur’ān 2:206 approximate — somewhere between 2:191 and 2:223 Lane cites “Kur ii. 202”
Qur’ān 2:206 the verse Lane’s citation points to, and it uses this root
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُ ٱتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ أَخَذَتْهُ ٱلْعِزَّةُ بِٱلْإِثْمِ ۚ فَحَسْبُهُۥ جَهَنَّمُ ۚ وَلَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ

When it is said to him, "Fear Allah", He is led by arrogance to (more) crime. Enough for him is Hell;-An evil bed indeed (To lie on)!Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

1.2

The quality, or power, of resisting or withstanding; and عِزَّةٌ means the same, as well as the quality, in a man, of being invincible, not to be overcome. Both also signify [difficulty, or hardness, and] the impossibility, insuperableness, or unattainableness of a thing.

1.3

[Rareness; scarceness; also عِزَّةٌ; see عَزَّ.]

1.4

Overcoming; conquest; superior power or force; also عِزَّةٌ, which has this meaning especially of a contest in argument.

2violent rain; or copious rain; or great rain that makes the plain and the mountain flow—مَطَرٌ عِزٌّ
an overpowering torrent—سِيْلٌ عِزٌّ
Qur’ānic occurrences عِزّ
19:81
وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةً لِّيَكُونُوا۟ لَهُمْ عِزًّا

And they have taken (for worship) gods other than Allah, to give them power and glory!

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Might, potency, power, or strength; (TA;) as also عِزَّةٌ : (S, O, TA:) and especially after lowness, or meanness, of condition; as also ↓ the latter word: (AZ, S, A, * Msb, and K, in explanation of عَزَّ :) high, or elevated, rank or condition or state; nobility, honourableness, gloriousness, or illustriousness; syn. رِفْعَةٌ ; (TA;) contr. of ذُلٌّ ; (S, A, O;) [as also ↓ the latter word: see عَزَّ .] بِعِزِّى لَقَدْ كَانَ كَذَا وَكَذَا , and بِعِزِّكَ , [By my might, &c., and by thy might, &c., such and such things have happened,] like لَعَمْرِى and لَعَمْرُكَ , are bad phrases of the people of Esh-Shihr. (TA.) [Self-magnification; self-exaltation: see عَزَّ :] and عِزَّةٌ [or عِزَّةٌ النَّفْسِ signifies the same: and also,] disdainfulness; scornfulness; indignation; (O, TA;) of a blameable kind; as in the Kur ii. 202. (TA.) The quality, or power, of resisting, or withstanding; resistibility: (TA:) and عِزَّةٌ [signifies the same: and] the quality, in a man, of being invincible, or not to be overcome: (B, TA:) and both signify [difficulty, or hardness: and] impossibility, insuperableness, or unattainableness, of a thing. (Msb.) [Rareness; scarceness; as also عِزَّةٌ : see عَزَّ .] The act of overcoming; conquest; superior power or farce; (TA;) as also عِزَّةٌ : (S, O, TA:) and the latter has this signification especially in relation to an argumentative contest. (K.) مَطَرٌ عِزٌّ Vehement rain: (S, K:) or copious rain: (IAar, AHn, O, TA:) or mighty, great, rain, that causes the plain and the mountain to flow. (TA.) And سِيْلٌ عِزٌّ An overpowering torrent. (A, TA.)
Nounعَزَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a female young gazellegenerated

1

The female young one of a gazelle.

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The female young one of a gazelle. (S, O, K.)
Nounعِزَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — might, power; self-magnification, disdainfulnessgenerated

1

See عِزٌّ throughout.

Qur’ānic occurrences عِزَّة 1 shown of 9
38:2
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى عِزَّةٍ وَشِقَاقٍ

But the Unbelievers (are steeped) in self-glory and Separatism.

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: see عِزٌّ , throughout.
Nounعَزَرٌ2 senses

Core sense — hard ground; narrowness in the orifices of the teatsgenerated

1

See عَزَازٌ.

2

Also: the state of being narrow in the orifices of the teats; and so عَزَازٌ. See form 1, last sentence.

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: see عَزَازٌ . Also The state of being narrow in the orifices of the teats; and so عَزَازٌ . (TA. [See 1, last sentence.])
Nounعَزَازٌ2 senses

Core sense — hard, rugged ground over which rain quickly flowsgenerated

1

Hard ground; or hard, rugged ground, but only in the borders of a tract of land; or a hard place over which the rain quickly flows (Kzz); and so عَزَزٌ.

Or, according to ISh: rugged ground over which the rain quickly flows, in plains, and particularly bare or barren ones, and on the slopes of mountains and of [hills or eminences such as are called] آكَام, and the elevated parts of [the high grounds called] قِفَاف.

2

See also عَزَزٌ.

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Hard ground: (S, O, K:) or hard, rugged ground, but only in the borders of a tract of land: (TA:) or a hard place, that quickly flows [with rain]; (Kzz, TA;) as also عَزَزٌ : (TA:) or, accord. to ISh, rugged ground, upon which the rain quickly flows, in plains, and [particularly] such as are bare or barren, and the acclivities of mountains and [hills or eminences such as are termed] آكَام , and the elevated parts ( ظُهُور ) of [the high grounds termed] قِفَاف . (TA.) See also عَزَزٌ .
Nounعَزُوزٌ1 sense

Core sense — narrow in the orifices of the teats, said of a she-camel or ewegenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferredsuch a one is like a she-goat narrow in the orifices of the teats, that has much milk—فُلَانٌ عَنْزٌ عَزُوزٌ لَهَا دَرٌّ جَمٌّ

Said of a niggardly man who possesses much property.

Narrow in the orifices of the teats; applied to a she-camel, to a ewe, and to a she-goat.

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Narrow in the orifices of the teats; (S, A, O, K;) applied to a she-camel, (S, O, K,) and to a ewe, (O,) and to a she-goat. (TA.) One says of a niggardly man possessing much property, فُلَانٌ عَنْزٌ عَزُوزٌ لَهَا دَرٌّ جَمٌّ [Such a one is like a she-goat narrow in the orifices of the teats, that has much milk]. (TA.)
Nounعَزِيزٌ10 senses · 2 main

Core sense — mighty, powerful; noble, glorious; rare, scarce; not to be overcomegenerated

1

Mighty, potent, powerful, or strong, [in an absolute sense; also عَزٌّ, according to the Msb; and especially so] after lowness, or meanness, of condition.

[High, or elevated, in rank, condition, or state; noble, honourable, glorious, or illustrious: see عَزَّ.]

Rough in manners or behaviour. [See ذَلِيلٌ, which sometimes means the opposite of this.]

[Proud; disdainful; scornful; indignant: see عِزٌّ.]

Resisting; withstanding; indomitable; invincible; not to be overcome; applied to a man.

[Difficult, or hard; and impossible, insuperable, or unattainable: see عَزَّ.]

Rare; scarce; hardly to be found. [And from this: dear, highly esteemed, or greatly valued; and, applied to a word or phrase, rare or extraordinary in usage or analogy or both.]

أَعَزُّ also means the same as عَزِيزٌ [mostly in the first of the senses explained above, or a similar one]; and عُزَّى the same as عَزِيزَةٌ [apparently meaning noble, or the like], applied to a woman.

The plural of عَزِيزٌ is عِزَازٌ, أَعِزَّةٌ and أَعِزَّآءُ; but one does not say عُزَزَآءُ, because of the reduplication, which is disliked.

1.1a mighty, potent, powerful King; a glorious King—مَلِكٌ أَعَزُّ

The same as عَزِيزٌ.

El-Farezdaḳ says:

shāhid
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِى سَمَكَ السَّمَآءَ بَنَى لَنَابَيْتًا دَعَائِمُهُ أَعَرُّ وَأَطْوَلُ

[He who raised the heaven built for us a tent whose props are strong and tall].

Here it means عَزِيرَةٌ طَوِيلَةٌ, like the phrase in the Qur 30:26, وَهُوَ أَهْوَنُ عَلَيْهِ [meaning هَيِّنٌ]; it does not imply excess, according to ISd, because اَلْ and مِنْ take each other's places. [One or the other of these, or a noun in the genitive case expressed or understood after the adjective, is needed to denote excess: see أَكْبَرُ.]

1.2the Mighty, who overcomes everything—العَزِيزُ

As a name of God. Or: He who resists, or withstands, so that nothing overcomes Him; or the Incomparable, or Unparalleled.

1.3

It also means: the King, because he has the mastery over the people of his dominions; and especially the ruler of Miṣr together with Alexandria, as a title, like النَّجَاشِىُّ for the King of the Abyssinians and قَيْصَرٌ for the King of the Romans.

1.4and it is a mighty book—وَإِنَّهُ لَكِتَابٌ عَزِيزٌ

Said of the Qur'ān, in 41:41: mighty, meaning inimitable; or defended, or protected, from being rendered void and from being corrupted; or of great use, unequalled.

[الكِتَابُ العَزِيزُ, the mighty book, is a name often given to the Qur'ān.]

1.5great might, or the like—عِزُّ عَزِيزٌ

Or: might, or the like, that is a cause of the same to a person.

1.6gentle to the believers, rough in behaviour to the unbelievers—فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِى ٱللّٰهُ بِقَوْمٍ يُحِبُّهُمْ وَيُحِبُّونَهُ أَذِلَّةٍ عَلَى المُؤْمِنِينَ أَعِزَّةٍ عَلَى ٱلْكَافِرِينَ

In the Qur 5:59: [God will bring a people whom He will love and who will love Him,] gentle to the believers, rough in manners to the unbelievers.

Or: submissive to the believers, though they are themselves mighty, or noble, and proud to the unbelievers, though they are themselves below them in highness of rank and in grounds for respect.

1.7

One says هُوَ العَزِيزُ أَنْ يُضَامَ, explained under اَلْ (page 75). And for هُوَ عَزِيزُ النَّفْسِ, see صُلْبٌ. And for اِمْرَأَةٌ عَزِيزَةٌ عَنْدَ نَفْسِهَا, see ظَلِفٌ.

1.8a severe year—سَنَةٌ عَزَّآءُ

عَزِيزٌ also means: severe, difficult, distressing, or grievous; see an example under عَنِتَ. And so أَعَزُّ, feminine عَزَّآءُ.

he whose patient endurance of a loss is good finds that what is difficult becomes easy for him—مَنْ حَسُنَ مِنْهُ العَزَآءُ هَآنَتْ عَلَيْهِ العَزَّآءُ
2the small tubercles that make up the root of the cyperus esculentus—حَبُّ العَزِيزِ

They have a sweet and pleasant taste, and women eat them with the aim of growing fat; the name is given to the plant itself as well. Both are so called at the present day. See سُقَّيْطٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences عَزِيز 5 shown of 101
14:20
وَمَا ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ بِعَزِيزٍ

Nor is that for Allah any great matter.

26:217
وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

And put thy trust on the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,-

35:17
وَمَا ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ بِعَزِيزٍ

Nor is that (at all) difficult for Allah.

36:5
تَنزِيلَ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

It is a Revelation sent down by (Him), the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

48:3
وَيَنصُرَكَ ٱللَّهُ نَصْرًا عَزِيزًا

And that Allah may help thee with powerful help.

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Mighty, potent, powerful, or strong, [in an absolute sense; as also عَزٌّ , accord. to the Msb; and especially,] after lowness, or meanness, of condition: (S, A, Msb:) [high, or elevated, in rank or condition or state; noble, honourable, glorious, or illustrious: see عَزَّ :] rough in manners or behaviour: (TA: [see ذَلِيلٌ , which signifies, sometimes, the contr. of this:]) [proud: disdainful; scornful; indignant: see عِزٌّ :] resisting; withstanding; indomitable; invincible; not to be overcome; applied to a man: (TA:) [difficult, or hard: and impossible, insuperable, or unattainable: see عَزَّ :] rare; scarce; hardly to be found: (S, K:) [and hence, dear, highly esteemed, or greatly valued: hence, also, applied to a word or phrase, rare, or extraordinary, in respect of usage or analogy or both:] and أَعَزُّ also signifies the same as عَزِيزٌ [mostly in the first of the senses expl. above, or in a similar sense]: (S, O, K:) and عُزَّى the same as عَزِيزَةٌ [app. as meaning noble, or the like], (O, K, TA,) applied to a woman: (TA:) the pl. of عَزِيزٌ is عِزَازٌ (S, O, K) and أَعِزَّةٌ (S, Msb, K) and أَعِزَّآءُ ; (S, K;) but one does not say عُزَزَآءُ , on account of the reduplication, which is disliked. (TA.) مَلِكٌ أَعَزُّ signifies the same as عَزِيزٌ [A mighty, potent, powerful, or strong, King; or a glorious King]. (TA.) And El-Farezdak says, 1 [Verily He who raised the heaven built for us a tent of which the props are strong and tall]: meaning, عَزِيرَةٌ طَوِيلَةٌ : like the phrase in the Kur [xxx. 26], وَهُوَ أَهْوَنُ عَلَيْهِ [meaning هَيِّنٌ ]: not implying excess, accord. to ISd, because اَلْ and مِنْ supply each other's places [and one or the other of these, or a noun in the gen. case expressed or understood after the epithet, is necessary to denote excess: see أَكْبَرُ ]. (TA.) إِنَّ ٱلَّذِى سَمَكَ السَّمَآءَ بَنَى لَنَا | بَيْتًا دَعَائِمُهُ أَعَرُّ وَأَطْوَلُ العَزِيزُ , as a name of God, signifies The Mighty, (TA,) who overcomes (O, TA) everything: (TA:) or He who resists, or withstands, so that nothing overcomes Him: (Zj, TA:) or The Incomparable, or Unparalleled. (TA.) It also signifies The King; because he has the mastery over the people of his dominions: (O, K:) and especially the ruler of Misr together with Alexandria; (K, TA:) a surname; like النَّجَاشِىُّ applied to the King of the Abyssinians, and قَيْصَرٌ to the King of the Romans. (TA.) وَإِنَّهُ لَكِتَابٌ عَزِيزٌ , [said of the Kur, in that book, xli. 41, means And verily it is a mighty book: meaning, inimitable: or] defended, or protected, (Bd, Jel,) from being rendered void and from being corrupted: (Bd:) or of great utility; unequalled. (Bd.) [ الكِتَابُ العَزِيزُ The mighty book, is an appellation often given to the Kur-án.] عِزُّ عَزِيزٌ signifies Great might, or the like: or might, or the like, that is a cause of the same to a person. (TA.) It is said in the Kur [v. 59], فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِى ٱللّٰهُ بِقَوْمٍ يُحِبُّهُمْ وَيُحِبُّونَهُ أَذِلَّةٍ عَلَى المُؤْمِنِينَ أَعِزَّةٍ عَلَى ٱلْكَافِرِينَ , meaning, [God will bring a people whom He will love and who will love Him,] gentle to the believers, rough in manners, or behaviour, to the unbelievers: (TA:) or submissive to the believers, though they be [themselves] mighty, or noble, proud to the unbelievers, though they be [themselves] inferior to them in highness of rank and in grounds of pretension to respect. (Az, TA.) [And one says, هُوَ العَزِيزُ أَنْ يُضَامَ : expl. voce اَلْ (p. 75). And هُوَ عَزِيزُ النَّفْسِ : see صُلْبٌ . And اِمْرَأَةٌ عَزِيزَةٌ عَنْدَ نَفْسِهَا : see ظَلِفٌ . عَزِيزٌ also signifies Severe, difficult, distressing, or grievous; (see an ex. voce عَنِتَ ;) and so أَعَزُّ , fem. عَزَّآءُ :] you say, سَنَةٌ عَزَّآءُ A severe year: (S, O, K:) and مَنْ حَسُنَ مِنْهُ العَزَآءُ هَآنَتْ عَلَيْهِ العَزَّآءُ [He whose patient endurance of a loss is of a good description, what is difficult, or distressing, becomes easy to him]. (A.) حَبُّ العَزِيزِ [The small tubercles that compose the root of the cyperus esculentus, which have a sweet and pleasant taste, and which women eat with the view of acquiring fatness thereby: and also that plant itself: both are thus called in the present day]. (TA voce سُقَّيْطٌ , &c.)
Nounعَزَازَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a small watercourse of a valleygenerated

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A small water-course of a valley, shorter than a مِذْنَب.

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See also مَعْزُوزَةٌ.

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A small water-course of a valley, shorter than a مِذْنَب [q. v.]. (AA, TA.) See also مَعْزُوزَةٌ .
Nounعَزِيزَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — mighty, noble, said of a female; an eaglegenerated

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Feminine of عَزِيزٌ.

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Also: an eagle; so in a verse of Aboo-Kebeer El-Hudhalee. But some relate that verse with عَزِيبَة, that is, "that has gone far from the seeker"; or with غَرِيبَة, explained by Skr as meaning "black" [as though it were for غِرْبِيبَة, feminine of غِربِيب; but the word سَوْدَآء comes immediately after it in that verse].

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[fem. of عَزِيزٌ , q. v. Also] An eagle: so in a verse of Aboo-Kebeer El-Hudhalee: but as some relate that verse, it is عَزِيبَة , (K, TA,) i. e. “ that has gone far from the seeker: ” (TA:) or غَرِيبَة , (TA, and thus in the CK,) expl. by Skr as meaning “ black ” ( سَوْدَآء ) [as though for غِرْبِيبَة , fem. of غِربِيب : but the word سَوْدَآء immediately follows it in that verse]. (TA.)
Nounعُزَيْزَى1 sense

Core sense — the extremity of the hip, or haunch, of a horsegenerated

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This word and عُزَيْزَآءُ: the extremity of the hip, or haunch, of a horse; or the part between the root of the tail and the جَاعِرَة; or, according to Aboo-Málik, the first of them is a sinew inserted in the rectum and extending to the hip, or haunch. The dual of the first is عُزَيْزَيَانِ, and of the second عُزَيْزَاوَانِ.

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and عُزَيْزَآءُ The extremity of the hip, or haunch, of a horse: (S, O, K, TA:) or the part between the root of the tail and the جَاعِرَة [q. v.]; (TA as from the K [in which I do not find it]): or the former, a sinew inserted in the rectum, extending to the hip, or haunch: (Aboo-Málik, TA:) dual of the former عُزَيْزَيَانِ , and of the latter عُزَيْزَاوَانِ . (S, O, TA.)
Nounعُزَّى1 sense

Core sense — a certain idol; the mightiest, said of a femalegenerated

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See أَعَزُّ, in four places; and عَزِيزٌ.

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: see أَعَزُّ , in four places: and عَزِيزٌ .
Nounعَزَّآءُ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — hard, rugged groundgenerated

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Feminine of أَعَزُّ; see its last sentence.

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And the same as مَعْزُوزَةٌ.

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[fem. of أَعَزُّ , q. v., last sentence: and] i. q. مَعْزُوزَةٌ , q. v. (TA.)
Nounأَعَزُّ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — more, or most, mighty, powerful, or noblegenerated

1the one of mankind whose richness pleases me most is you, and whose poverty distresses me most is you—إِنَّ أَحَبَّ النَّاسِ إِلَىَّ غَنًى أَنْتِ وَأَعَزُّهُمْ فَقْرًا أَنْتِ

[More, and most, mighty, potent, powerful, or strong, and so on: see عَزِيزٌ, of which it is the comparative and superlative form; and see an example under اَلْ (page 75), and another in a verse cited in the article on صب, form 6.]

From a tradition of Aboo-Bekr, who said this to ʿÁïsheh.

The feminine of أَعَزُّ [as a noun of excess] is عُزَّى, as فُضْلَى is of أَفْضَلُ. [But see what follows.]

1.1a certain idol, belonging to Kureysh and Benoo-Kináneh—العُزَّى

Or a certain gum-acacia-tree which the tribe of Ghaṭafán the son of Saʿd the son of Keys-ʿEilán used to worship. The first who took it as an object of worship was Dhálim the son of Asʿad; it stood above Dhát-ʿIrḳ, nine miles towards El-Bustán, at the valley called En-Nakhleh Esh-Shámeeyeh, near Mekkeh; or, as some say, at Eṭ-Ṭáïf.

He, Dhálim, or they, built a house over it and named it بُسّ, according to Ibn-El-Kelbee, or, according to others, بُسَّآء; they appointed ministers to it, like those of the Kaʿbeh, and they used to hear a voice in it. But Moḥammad sent Khálid Ibn-El-Weleed to it in the year of the conquest of Mekkeh, and he demolished the house, killed the chief minister, and burned the gum-acacia-tree.

Or, as is related on the authority of I'Ab, a certain she-devil who used to come to three gum-acacia-trees in Baṭn-Nakhleh; when Moḥammad conquered Mekkeh he sent Khálid Ibn-El-Weleed against her, and he cut down the trees and killed her and her minister.

A poet says:

shāhid
أَمَا وَدِمَآءٍ مَائِرَاتٍ تَخَالُهَاعَلَى قُنَّةِ العُزَّى وَبِالنَّسْرِ عَنْدَمَا

[Now surely, by bloods flowing and running in all directions, which you would think to be dragon's blood, upon the mountain-top of El-ʿOzzà, and by En-Nesr].

ISd says: I hold العُزَّى to be the feminine of الأَعَزُّ; if so, the ال in the former is not redundant, but is like the ال in الحَارِثُ and العَبَّاسُ. Properly, though, it should be redundant, because we have not heard العُزَّى as an adjective [of excess], as we have heard الصُّغْرَى and الكُبْرَى.

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عُزَّى is, however, used in the sense of عَزِيزَةٌ; and أَعَزُّ [feminine عَزَّآءُ] is also synonymous with عَزِيزٌ, which see in four places.

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[More, and most, mighty, potent, powerful, or strong: &c.: see عَزِيزٌ , of which it is the comparative and superlative form: and see an ex. voce اَلْ (p. 75): and another in a verse cited in art. صب , conj. 6]. It is related in a trad. of Aboo-Bekr, that he said to 'Áïsheh, إِنَّ أَحَبَّ النَّاسِ إِلَىَّ غَنًى أَنْتِ وَأَعَزُّهُمْ فَقْرًا أَنْتِ , meaning. Verily the one of mankind whose richness is most pleasing to me art thou; and the one of them whose poverty is most distressing to me art thou. (Mgh.) The fem. of أَعَزُّ [as a noun of excess] is عُزَّى : (S, ISd, O, K;) like as فُضْلَى is of أَفْضَلُ . (ISd.) [But see what follows.] العُزَّى was the name of A certain idol, (S, O, K,) belonging to Kureysh and Benoo-Kináneh: (S, O, TA:) or a certain gum-acacia-tree, ( سَمُرَةٌ ,) which the tribe of Ghatafán (S, O, K) the son of Saad the son of Keys-'Eilán (TA) used to worship; (S, O, K;) the first who took it as an object of worship was Dhálim the son of As' ad; above Dhát- 'Irk, nine miles towards El-Bustán, (O, K, TA,) at [the valley called] En-Nakhleh Esh-Shámeeyeh, (O, TA,) near Mekkeh; or, as some say, at Et- Táïf: (TA:) he, (K,) Dhálim, (O,) or they, (S,) built over it a house, (S, O, K) and named it بُسّ , (O, K,) accord. to Ibn-El-Kelbee; or, accord. to others, بُسَّآء ; (TA;) and they appointed to it ministers, (S, TA,) like those of the Kaabeh; (TA;) and they used to hear in it a voice: (O, K, TA:) but Mohammad sent to it Khálid Ibn-El-Weleed, (S, O, K,) in the year of the conquest [of Mekkeh], (O, TA,) and he demolished the house, (S, K,) and slew the [chief] minister, (TA,) and burned the gum-acacia-tree: (S, O, K:) or, as is related on the authority of I'Ab, a certain she-devil, who used to come to three gumacacia-trees ( سَمُرَات ) in Batn-Nakhleh, against whom Mohammad, when he conquered Mekkeh, sent Khálid Ibn-El-Weleed; and he cut down the trees, and slew her and her minister. (TA.) A poet says, 1 [Verily, or now surely, by bloods flowing, and running hither and thither, which thou wouldst think to be dragon's-blood, upon the mountain-top of El-' Ozzà, and by En-Nesr]. (S.) ISd says, I hold العُزَّى to be fem. of الأَعَزُّ ; and if so, the ال in the former is not redundant, but is like the ال in الحَارِثُ and العَبَّاسُ : but properly it should be redundant, because we have not heard العُزَّى as an epithet [of excess] like as we have heard الصُّغْرَى and الكُبْرَى . (L, TA.) أَمَا وَدِمَآءٍ مَائِرَاتٍ تَخَالُهَا | عَلَى قُنَّةِ العُزَّى وَبِالنَّسْرِ عَنْدَمَا عُزَّى is [however] used in the sense of عَزِيزَةٌ : (K, TA:) and أَعَزُّ [fem. عَزَّآءُ ] is also syn. with عَزِيزٌ , which see in four places. (S, K.)
Nounالمُعِزُّ1 sense

Core sense — the giver of might, said of Godgenerated

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As a name of God: He who gives عِزّ [might, and the like] to whomever He will of His servants.

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, as a name of God, He who giveth عِزّ [or might, &c.] to whomsoever He will, of his servants. (TA.)
Nounمَعَزَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a cause, or means, of mightgenerated

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[According to analogy: a cause, or means, of عِزّ, that is, of might and the like.] See ظَفَارِ.

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[accord. to analogy signifies A cause, or means, of عِزّ i. e. might, &c.]: see ظَفَارِ .
Nounإِنَّكُمْ مُعَزَّزٌ بِكُمْ1 sense

Core sense — you are treated with hardness, not with indulgencegenerated

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You are treated with hardness, severity, or rigour, not with indulgence. From a tradition of Ibn-ʿOmar.

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Verily ye are treated with hardness, severity, or rigour; not with indulgence. (S, O, TA.) From a trad. of Ibn-'Omar. (O, TA.)
Nounفُلَانٌ مِعْزَازٌ المَرَضِ1 sense

Core sense — such a one is in a severe state of diseasegenerated

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Such a one is in a severe state of disease.

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Such a one is in a severe state of disease. (S, O, K.)
Nounمَعْزُوزَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — hard, firm ground; ground made compact by raingenerated

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Applied to land, or ground: hard, or firm; syn. شَدِيدَةٌ.

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And, so applied: rained upon by rain of the kind called عِزّ and made compact, or coherent, and hard; also عَزَازَةٌ and عَزَّآءُ.

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, applied to land, or ground, ( أَرْضٌ , S, O,) Hard, or firm; syn. شَدِيدَةٌ . (S, O, K.) And, so applied, Rained upon (O, K, TA) by rain such as is termed عِزّ , and rendered compact, or coherent, and hard; as also عَزَازَةٌ and عَزَّآءُ . (TA.)
Nounمُعْتَزٌّ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — one who reckons himself strong by means of anothergenerated

1I reckon myself strong by means of the sons of such a one—أَنَا مُعْتَزٌّ بِبَنِى فُلَانٍ

Synonymous with مُسْتَعِزٌّ.

Also مُسْتَعِزٌّ بِهِمْ.

1.1a mare having thick and strong flesh—فَرَسٌ مُعْتَزَّةٌ
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is syn. with مُسْتَعِزٌّ . (TA.) You say, أَنَا مُعْتَزٌّ بِبَنِى فُلَانٍ and مُسْتَعِزٌّ بِهِمْ [I reckon myself strong by means of the sons of such a one]. (A.) فَرَسٌ مُعْتَزَّةٌ A mare having thick and strong flesh. (TA.)
Nounمُسْتَعِزٌّ1 sense

Core sense — one who reckons himself strong by means of anothergenerated

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See the paragraph immediately before this one.

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:see the next preceding paragraph.