Where does “عجب” come from?

عجب (Arabic) comes from Arabic عَجَب — astonishment, wonder, amazement; wonder, marvel.

عجب (Arabic): to wonder, to marvel, to be astonished, to be...

Definitions

  1. to wonder, to marvel, to be astonished, to be...

Ancestry of “عجب”, step by step

عجب traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic عَجَب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَجَبastonishment, wonder, amazement; wonder, marvel

via Arabic أَعْجَبَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَعْجَبَto fill with admiration, to please

Words derived from “عجب

Every word from Arabic عَجَب