عزب

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عزب^¹

/ʕa.za.ba/

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *ʕazab-. Compare Akkadian 𒋺 (ezēbum, “to leave”) and Hebrew עָזַב (“to leave, forsake”).

verb عَزَبَ · ʕazaba · يَعْزِبُ · يَعْزُبُ · عُزُوب

to be far, distant
to escape, to slip out

verb عَزَبَ · ʕazaba · يَعْزُبُ · عُزْبَة · عُزُوبَة · عُزُوبِيَّة

to be single, to be unmarried

عزب^²

adjective عَزَب · ʕazab · عُزَّاب · أَعْزَاب · الْعَزَب

celibate, single, unmarried

noun عَزَب · ʕazab · عُزَّاب · أَعْزَاب · الْعَزَب

bachelor
Similar: أَعْزَب

عزب^³

noun عِزَب · ʕizab

Egypt, plural plural of عِزْبَة (ʕizba, “country estate”)

In English

sole unmarried; widowed
single one who is not married

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {عزب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%B2%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

عزب