عجیب

See also: عجيب

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَجِيب (ʕajīb).

Pronunciation
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  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔä.d͡ʒiːb]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔä.d͡ʒiːb]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔä.d͡ʒib̥]

Readings
Classical reading? ajīḇ
Dari reading? ajīb
Iranian reading? ajib
Tajik reading? ajib

Adjective
Dari عجیب
Iranian Persian
Tajik аҷиб

عجیب • ('ajib) (comparative عجیب‌تَر ('ajib-tar), superlative عجیب‌تَرین ('ajib-tarin))

  1. strange
  2. foreign
  3. peculiar
  4. weird

Synonyms
  • عجیب و غریب ('ajib-o-ğarib)

Descendants
  • → Gujarati: અજીબ (ajīb)
  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: अजीब (ajīb)
    Urdu: عَجِیب (ajīb)
  • → Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਅਜੀਬ (ajīb)
    Shahmukhi script: عَجِیب (ʻajīb)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عجیب ('ajīb), from Arabic عَجِيب (ʕajīb). Compare Punjabi ਅਜੀਬ (ajīb) / عَجِیب (ʻajīb).

Pronunciation

Adjective

عَجِیب • (ajīb) (Hindi spelling अजीब)

  1. strange
  2. foreign
  3. peculiar
  4. weird

Synonyms
  • عجیب و غریب (ajīb-o-ġarīb)
  • عجوبہ (ajūbā)

References
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “عجيب”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
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