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عط

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of tearing, splitting, or breaking, often in a lengthwise manner. It extends to meanings of overcoming, defeating, and also describes characteristics of strong individuals or animals, as well as fragmented items.

Derived headwords

عَطَّverb
  1. 1.
    to tear lengthwiseboth

    To tear a garment lengthwise or widthwise, without complete separation.

  2. 2.
    to throw downclassical

    To throw someone down to the ground, to overcome or defeat them.

عَطَّهُverb
  1. 1.
    to tear itboth

    To tear a garment lengthwise or widthwise, without complete separation.

تَعَطَّطَverb
  1. 1.
    to be tornclassical

    To be torn lengthwise or widthwise, without complete separation.

اِنْعَطَّverb
  1. 1.
    to be tornclassical

    To be torn lengthwise or widthwise, without complete separation.

  2. 2.
    to bendclassical

    For a piece of wood to bend or curve without breaking.

العَطَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    brave, stout manclassical

    A brave and stout man.

  2. 2.
    lionclassical

    A lion.

المَعْطُوطadjective
  1. 1.
    defeatedclassical

    One who is defeated in speech or action.

  2. 2.
    weak in speechclassical

    Weak or deficient in speech.

  3. 3.
    weak in actionclassical

    Weak or deficient in action.

العَطَطnoun
  1. 1.
    torn blanketsclassical

    Torn blankets or wrappers.

العَطْعَطnoun
  1. 1.
    young goatclassical

    A young, strong goat.

  2. 2.
    kidclassical

    A kid (young goat).

  3. 3.
    young donkeyclassical

    A young donkey or foal.

العَطْعَطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    clash of soundsclassical

    The succession and mixing of sounds in war or other situations.

  2. 2.
    sound imitationclassical

    An imitation of the sound made by madmen when they say 'ayta ayta', especially when they have overcome people.

الأَعَطّadjective
  1. 1.
    tallclassical

    Tall.

اِنْعَطَّ العُودverb phrase
  1. 1.
    the wood bentclassical

    The piece of wood bent or curved without breaking.

Parallel reading

عَطَّ الثوبَ: شَقَّهُ طُولاً أو عَرْضاً، بلا بَيْنُونَةٍ
To tear a garment: to split it lengthwise or widthwise, without complete separation.
فَتَعَطَّطَ وَانْعَطَّ
And it was torn and it bent.
وَفُلاناً إلى الأَرْضِ: صَرَعَهُ، وَغَلَبَهُ
And to throw someone to the ground: to prostrate him, and to overcome him.
وَقُرِئَ (فَلَمَّا رَأَى قَمِيصَهُ عُطَّ مِنْ دُبُرٍ)
And it was read (When he saw his shirt, it was torn from behind).
وَانْعَطَّ العُودُ: تَثَنَّى مِنْ غَيْرِ كَسْرٍ بَيْنَ
And the wood bent: it curved without any intermediate break.