عاطف

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Arabic

Etymology

Root
ع ط ف (ʕ ṭ f)
11 terms

Derived from the active participle of عَطَفَ (ʕaṭafa, to incline, to sympathize).

Pronunciation

Adjective

عَاطِف (ʕāṭif) (elative أَعْطَف (ʔaʕṭaf))

  1. compassionate

Declension

Noun

عَاطِف (ʕāṭifm (plural عَوَاطِف (ʕawāṭif))

  1. (grammar) conjunction

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “عاف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN