עתיק

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Aramaic

Etymology

From the verb עֲתַק (ʿaṯaq, “to grow old”).

Adjective

עַתִּיק • (ʿattīq)

  1. old, ancient

Descendants

  • → Arabic: عَتِيق (ʕatīq)
  • → Persian: عتیق ('atiq)
  • → Hebrew: עַתִּיק (ʿattīq)

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ע־ת־ק (ʿ-t-q)

From Aramaic עַתִּיק (ʿattīq).

Adjective

עַתִּיק • (atík) (feminine עַתִּיקָה, masculine plural עַתִּיקִים, feminine plural עַתִּיקוֹת)

  1. antique, old
    • 2019 May 7, Meron Rapoport, “השבוע למדנו: פטריוט ישראלי אמיתי תומך בשימור שלטון חמאס”, in Local Call:
      הטענה שחמאס הוא יציר כפיה של ישראל היא עתיקה כמעט כמו החמאס.
      The claim that Hamas is an Israeli creation is almost as old as Hamas.
  2. archaic, ancient

Derived terms

References

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