عطر

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ع ط ر (ʕ ṭ r)
3 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

عِطْر (ʕiṭrm (plural عُطُور (ʕuṭūr) or عُطُورَات (ʕuṭūrāt))

  1. perfume, scent
  2. essence, attar
Declension
Descendants
  • Gulf Arabic: عطر (ʕiṭir)
  • Hijazi Arabic: عطر (ʕiṭir)
  • Moroccan Arabic: عطر (ʕṭar)
  • Azerbaijani: ətir
  • Ottoman Turkish: عطر (itr)
  • Classical Persian: عِطْر (itr), عَطْر (atr) (see there for further descendants)
  • Turkmen: atyr
  • Uyghur: ئەتىر (etir)
  • Uzbek: atir

Etymology 2

Denominal verb from عِطْر (ʕiṭr, perfume).

Pronunciation

Verb

عَطَّرَ (ʕaṭṭara) II (non-past يُعَطِّرُ (yuʕaṭṭiru), verbal noun تَعْطِير (taʕṭīr))

  1. to perfume
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Adjective

عَطِر (ʕaṭir)

  1. fragrant, sweet-smelling, aromatic
Declension

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr).

Pronunciation

Noun

عطر (ʕiṭrm (plural عُطور (ʕuṭūr) or عِطُور (ʕiṭūr))

  1. (uncommon) perfume
    Synonym: ريحة (rīḥa)
    1. (uncommon) cologne
      Synonym: كُلونيا (kolonya)

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَطَّرَ (ʕaṭṭara, to perfume).

Pronunciation

Verb

عطر (ʕaṭṭar) II (non-past يِعَطَّر (yiʕaṭṭar))

  1. (transitive) to perfume
    عَطَّرت الأُٖوضة
    ʕaṭṭart il-ʔōda
    I perfumed the room

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Verb

عطر (ʕeṭer) II (non-past يِعْطَر (yiʕṭar))

  1. (intransitive, with في (into), dated) to bump into, to clash with, to cross paths with, to come across
    أنا!؟، دا أنا لو عطرت ف الحرامي ده، دانا هوديه ورا الشمس!
    ʔana!?, da ʔana law ʕeṭert fe l-ḥarāmi da, dana ha-waddīh wara š-šams!
    Me?! If I ever found that swindler, I'd mess him up! (literally "take him behind the sun")

Gojri

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عَطَر (atar), from Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr).

Noun

عَطَر ('atarm

  1. scent, perfume, fragrance, aromatic compound

Further reading

  • Dr Rafique Anjum (2018) Concise Gojri-Kashmiri-English Dictionary, New Delhi: Adam Publishers & Distributors, →ISBN, page 310.

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ع ط ر
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr).

Pronunciation

Noun

عطر (ʕiṭirm (construct state عِطْر (ʕiṭr), plural عُطور (ʕuṭūr) or عطورات (ʕuṭūrāt))

  1. perfume
  2. cologne
    Synonym: كُلونيا (kulōnya)

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَطَّر (ʕaṭṭar, to perfume).

Pronunciation

Verb

عطر (ʕaṭṭar) II (non-past يِعَطِّر (yiʕaṭṭir))

  1. to perfume
    عَطَّرت الغُرفة
    ʕaṭṭart al-ḡurfa
    I perfumed the room
Conjugation
    Conjugation of عطر (ʕaṭṭar)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m عطرت (ʕaṭṭart) عطرت (ʕaṭṭart) عطر (ʕaṭṭar) عطرنا (ʕaṭṭarna) عطرتوا (ʕaṭṭartu) عطروا (ʕaṭṭaru)
f عطرتي (ʕaṭṭarti) عطرت (ʕaṭṭarat)
non-past m أعطر (ʔaʕaṭṭir) تعطر (tiʕaṭṭir) يعطر (yiʕaṭṭir) نعطر (niʕaṭṭir) تعطروا (tiʕaṭṭiru) يعطروا (yiʕaṭṭiru)
f تعطري (tiʕaṭṭiri) تعطر (tiʕaṭṭir)
imperative m عطر (ʕaṭṭir) عطروا (ʕaṭṭiru)
f عطري (ʕaṭṭiri)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr).

Noun

عطر (ıtr or ıtır)

  1. perfume
  2. fragrant plant; rose geranium

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Persian

Persian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? atr, itr
Dari reading? atr, itr
Iranian reading? atr, etr
Tajik reading? atr, itr

Noun

Dari عطر
Iranian Persian
Tajik атр, итр

عطر (atr, itr)

  1. perfume
  2. odour
  3. scent

Descendants

Urdu

Urdu Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ur

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عطر ('itr), from Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr).

Pronunciation

Noun

عِطْر (itr, atrm (Hindi spelling इत्र)

  1. perfume
  2. fragrance
  3. essence
  4. attar
  5. odour
  6. scent

Further reading

  • عطر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “عطر”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 762
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “عطر”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 436
  • عطر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.