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عتف

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of a portion or piece, particularly of the night. It also has a less common association with pulling or plucking.

Derived headwords

العَتُوفadjective
  1. 1.
    pluckingclassical

    Describing something that plucks or pulls.

عَتَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to pluckclassical

    To pull or pluck something.

عَتْفnoun
  1. 1.
    pluckingclassical

    The act of plucking or pulling.

عُتُوفnoun
  1. 1.
    portion of the nightclassical

    A portion or segment of the night.

عَتْفٌ مِنَ اللَّيْلِnoun
  1. 1.
    part of the nightclassical

    A section or part of the night.

Parallel reading

العَتُوفُ النَّتْفُ
Al-'utuf is al-natf (plucking).
مَضَى عَتْفٌ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ
A portion of the night has passed.
وَعَدَفٌ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ
And a portion of the night has passed.
أَي قِطْعَةٌ
Meaning a piece or segment.