عاتق

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Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ت ق (ʕ-t-q). Has the form of being derived from the active participle, but the verb عَتَقَ (ʕataqa, to mature, to be emancipated) does not fit the meaning.

Noun

عَاتِق (ʕātiqm (plural عَوَاتِق (ʕawātiq))

  1. shoulder

Declension

References

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