عَظِيمٌ
Root: عظم
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عَظِيمٌ
Having the quality denoted by the verb
عَظُمَ; [i. e. great, big, or large; &c.;] as also
عُظَامٌ in an intensive sense [i. e. signifying very great &c.], and
عُظَّامٌ in a more intensive sense than عُظَامٌ [i. e. signifying very very great &c.]: or عَظِيمٌ signifies esteemed great &c. by another or others; differing from كَبِيرٌ, which signifies “ great &c. in itself: ” or the former is the contr. of
حَقِيرٌ; [i. e. it signifies of great account or estimation;] and as حَقِيرٌ is inferior to صَغِيرٌ, so عَظِيمٌ is superior to كَبِيرٌ; and signifies great, or the like, in comparison with other things of its kind: [it may therefore often be rendered huge, enormous, or vast: used metaphorically, as applied to an object of the intellect, it means great in estimation or rank or dignity; and thus as applied to a man: also of great magnitude or moment or importance: of great gravity: difficult, hard, severe, grievous, distressing, afflictive, troublesome, or burdensome: and formidable, or terrible. Hence one says, رَجُلٌ عَظِيمٌ فِى المَجْدِ
وَالرَّأْىِ
2 العَظِيمُ as an epithet applied to God is syn. with الكَبِيرُ [signifying The Incomparably-great].
2 العَظِيمُ as an epithet applied to God is syn. with الكَبِيرُ [signifying The Incomparably-great].
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