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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