عتم

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Arabic

Root
ع ت م (ʕ t m)
3 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

عَتَمَ (ʕatama) I, non-past يَعْتِمُ‎ (yaʕtimu)

  1. to become dark
  2. to become slow, to hesitate

Conjugation

Verb

عَتَّمَ (ʕattama) II, non-past يُعَتِّمُ‎ (yuʕattimu)

  1. to make dark, to darken
  2. to make slow, to delay

Conjugation

Noun

عَتْم (ʕatmm

  1. verbal noun of عَتَمَ (ʕatama) (form I)

Declension

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ت م
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic عَتَّمَ (ʕattama).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕat.tam/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

عتّم (ʕattam) II (present بعتّم (biʕattem))

  1. (intransitive) to darken
    (الدنيا) عم بتعتّم.(id-dinya) ʕam bitʕattem.It's getting dark.
  2. (transitive) to darken, to black out
Usage notes
  • In the first sense, this verb is usually conjugated in the feminine 3rd-person singular form, as الدنيا (id-dinya) is the implied subject.
Conjugation
    Conjugation of عتّم (ʕattam)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m عتّمت (ʕattamt) عتّمت (ʕattamt) عتّم (ʕattam) عتّمنا (ʕattamna) عتّمتو (ʕattamtu) عتّمو (ʕattamu)
f عتّمتي (ʕattamti) عتّمت (ʕattamat)
present m بعتّم (baʕattem) بتعتّم (bitʕattem) بعتّم (biʕattem) منعتّم (minʕattem) بتعتّمو (bitʕattmu) بعتّمو (biʕattmu)
f بتعتّمي (bitʕattmi) بتعتّم (bitʕattem)
subjunctive m اعتّم (aʕattem) تعتّم (tʕattem) يعتّم (yʕattem) نعتّم (nʕattem) تعتّمو (tʕattmu) يعتّمو (yʕattmu)
f تعتّمي (tʕattmi) تعتّم (tʕattem)
imperative m عتّم (ʕattem) عتّمو (ʕattmu)
f عتّمي (ʕattmi)

See also

Weather · الطقس (iṭ-ṭaʔs)
Sunny Rainy Snowy Cloudy Dark
Verb شمّس (šammas) شتّى (šatta) تلّج (tallaj) غيّم (ḡayyam) عتّم (ʕattam)
Adjective مشمّس (mšammes) مشتّي (mšatti) متلّج (mtallej) مغيّم (mḡayyem) عتم (ʕitm)
Noun شمس (šams) شتا (šita) تلج (tilj) غيم (ḡēm) عتمة (ʕatme)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

Adjective

عتم (ʕitm) (feminine عتمة (ʕitme))

  1. dark
See also
  • غامق (ḡāmeʔ, dark (shade of a colour))