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العتن

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of harshness, severity, and forceful action. It describes strong individuals, pushing someone forcefully, and causing harm or being severe towards someone.

Derived headwords

العَتَنnoun
  1. 1.
    The strong onesclassical

    This refers to individuals who are strong, robust, or severe in nature.

عَتُونnoun
  1. 1.
    A strong oneclassical

    This is the singular form for a strong or severe individual.

عَاتِنnoun
  1. 1.
    A strong oneclassical

    This is another singular form for a strong or severe individual.

عتنهverb
  1. 1.
    to push forcefullyclassical

    To push someone or something into a place, such as a prison, with great force and violence.

يعتنهverb
  1. 1.
    to push forcefullyclassical

    The present tense form of the verb meaning to push someone or something into a place with great force and violence.

أعتنverb
  1. 1.
    to harmclassical

    To cause harm or distress to an opponent or adversary.

  2. 2.
    to be severeclassical

    To act with severity or harshness, particularly towards a debtor or opponent.

عَتَانnoun
  1. 1.
    A place nameclassical

    A specific location, a body of water situated opposite or near Khaybar.

Parallel reading

الأشداء، الواحد: عتون وعاتن.
The strong ones, the singular is: 'atun and 'atin.
وعتنه إلى السجن يعتنه ويعتنه: دفعه شديدا عنيفا.
And 'atanahu to prison, ya'tunuhu and ya'tunuhu: he pushed him severely and violently.
وأعتن على غريمه: آذاه، وتشدد.
And 'atana 'ala gharimihi: he harmed him, and he was severe.
عتان، ككتاب: ماء حذاء خيبر.
'Atan, like kitāb: water opposite Khaybar.