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Meaning of عجوز | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ʔa.ˈd͡ʒuːz

Definitions

  1. old woman; crone; hag; beldam
  2. witch; sorceress
  3. the frail and transient world, compared to a decrepit woman
    figuratively, poetic

Examples

“مجو درستیِ عهد از جهانِ سست نهاد که این عجوز، عروس هزاردامادست”

Have no faith in promises from this feeble-hearted world, For this crone has been the bride to a thousand suitors.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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