عظاءة

Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the root ⁧ع ظ و⁩ (ʕ-ẓ-w), whence also ⁧عَظَا⁩ (ʕaẓā, “to spoil, to corrupt, to damage”). From Proto-Semitic *ʕVṯ̣āy- (“gecko, lizard”).

Noun

⁧عَظَاءَة⁩ • (ʕaẓāʔa) f (plural ⁧عَظَاء⁩ (ʕaẓāʔ) or ⁧عِظَاء⁩ (ʕiẓāʔ))

  1. lizard
    Synonyms: ⁧ضَبّ⁩ (ḍabb), ⁧سِحْلِيَّة⁩ (siḥliyya), ⁧بُرْص⁩ (burṣ), ⁧وَزَغَة⁩ (wazaḡa)

Declension

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