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Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of giving, receiving, and taking, often with a sense of reaching out or extending oneself. It encompasses concepts of generosity, asking for something, and the physical act of taking or handling.

Derived headwords

عَطَاverb

1.
to giveboth
To bestow or grant something, often generously.
2.
to takeboth
To receive or accept something.
3.
to reach forclassical
To extend oneself or reach out towards something, like a gazelle reaching for trees.

عَطْوٌnoun

1.
takingclassical
The act of taking or receiving.
2.
raising head and handsclassical
The act of lifting one's head and hands, possibly in supplication or anticipation.

عَطْوِيٌّadjective

1.
reachingclassical
Describing something that reaches out or extends, like a gazelle to trees.

عَطَاءٌnoun

1.
giftboth
Something given freely, a present or donation.
2.
generosityboth
The quality of being generous; the act of giving.
3.
what is givenboth
That which is bestowed or granted.

عَطِيَّةٌnoun

1.
giftboth
A present or endowment, a specific instance of giving.

أَعْطِيَةٌnoun

1.
giftsboth
Plural of 'atiyyah', referring to multiple presents or endowments.

مِعْطَاءٌadjective

1.
generousboth
A person, male or female, who gives abundantly and frequently.

مِعْطَاةٌadjective

1.
generousboth
A female person who gives abundantly and frequently.

مَعَاطٍnoun

1.
generous peopleclassical
Plural of 'mi'ta', referring to many generous individuals.

مَعَاطِيnoun

1.
generous peopleclassical
Plural of 'mi'ta', referring to many generous individuals.

اسْتَعْطَىverb

1.
to ask forboth
To request or beg for something.

تَعَطَّىverb

1.
to ask forboth
To request or beg for something.
2.
to takeboth
To take or receive something.
3.
to reach forclassical
To stand on tiptoe and reach for something, often with raised hands.
4.
to undertakeclassical
To embark upon or engage in a matter.

إعْطَاءٌnoun

1.
givingboth
The act of bestowing or granting.
2.
handing overboth
The action of passing something from one person to another.
3.
complianceclassical
The act of submitting or yielding to something.

مُعَاطَاةٌnoun

1.
giving and takingboth
The mutual act of giving and receiving.
2.
takingboth
The act of receiving or obtaining something.

تَنَازُعٌ فِي الأَخْذِnoun

1.
contention forclassical
A dispute or struggle over taking something.

تَعَاطِيnoun

1.
takingboth
The act of taking or receiving.
2.
taking what is not dueclassical
Illegally or improperly obtaining something.
3.
contention forclassical
A dispute or struggle over taking something.
4.
reaching on tiptoesclassical
Standing on the balls of one's feet with raised hands to reach something.
5.
undertakingclassical
Engaging in or assuming a task or matter.

تَعَاطَىverb

1.
to takeboth
To take or receive something.
2.
to take what is not dueclassical
To obtain something improperly or illegally.
3.
to contend forclassical
To struggle or dispute over taking something.
4.
to reach on tiptoesclassical
To stand on the balls of one's feet with raised hands to reach something.
5.
to undertakeclassical
To engage in or assume a task or matter.

تَعَطِّيnoun

1.
undertakingclassical
Engaging in or assuming a task or matter.

عَاطَىverb

1.
to give toboth
To give something to someone.
2.
to serveclassical
To work for or provide for someone.
3.
to be fair withclassical
To treat someone justly or equitably.
4.
to serveclassical
To provide service or assistance to someone.

عَطْوَىadjective

1.
easyclassical
Describing a bow that is easy to bend or use.

عَطَاءٌname

1.
Ata'both
A male given name derived from the root meaning 'gift'.

عَطِيَّةٌname

1.
Attiyahboth
A female given name derived from the root meaning 'gift'.

فَتَعَاطَى فَعَقَرَclause

1.
so he reached out and hamstrung itclassical
A phrase describing the act of reaching for something and then causing it harm, specifically hamstringing an animal.

تَعَجَّلْتَهُ فَتَعَجَّلَclause

1.
I hastened him, so he hastenedclassical
A clause indicating that one person's action of hastening caused another to become hasty.

تَعَاطَيْنَا فَعَطَوْتُهُclause

1.
we contended, and I overcame himclassical
A phrase describing a situation where two parties struggled, and one emerged victorious.

Parallel reading

العطو: التناول، ورفع الرأس واليدين.

Al-'aṭw: Taking, and raising the head and hands.

وظبي عطو، مثلثة وكعدو: يتطاول إلى الشجر ليتناول منه.

And a gazelle 'aṭw, with three pronunciations and like 'adw: it stretches towards the trees to take from them.

والعطا، وقد يمد: نولك السمح، وما يعطى، كالعطية ج: أعطية جج: أعطيات.

And al-'aṭā', and it may be lengthened: your generous gift, and what is given, like al-'aṭiyyah, pl. 'a'ṭiyyah, pl.pl. 'a'ṭiyyāt.

ورجل وامرأة معطاء: كثير العطاء ج: معاط ومعاطي.

And a man and a woman mi'ṭā': much giving, pl. ma'āṭ and ma'āṭī.

واستعطى وتعطى: سأله.

And 'ista'ṭā and ta'aṭṭā: he asked him.

والإعطاء: المناولة، كالمعاطاة والعطاء، والانقياد.

And al-'i'ṭā': handing over, like al-mu'āṭāh and al-'aṭā', and compliance.

والتعاطي: التناول، وتناول ما لا يحق، والتنازع في الأخذ، والقيام على أطراف أصابع الرجلين مع رفع اليدين إلى الشيء، ومنه: {فتعاطى فعقر}.

And al-ta'āṭī: taking, taking what is not due, contending for taking, and standing on the tips of the toes with raised hands towards a thing, and from it: {so he reached out and hamstrung it}.

وركوب الأمر، كالتعطي، أو التعاطي: في الرفعة، والتعطي: في القبيح.

And undertaking a matter, like al-ta'aṭṭī, or al-ta'āṭī: in elevation, and al-ta'aṭṭī: in ugliness.

وعاطى الصبي أهله: عمل لهم، وناولهم ما أرادوا.

And the boy 'āṭā his family: he worked for them, and gave them what they wanted.

وهو يعاطيني ويعطيني: ينصفني، ويخدمني.

And he 'u'āṭīnī and yu'ṭīnī: he treats me fairly, and serves me.

وقوس عطوى، كسكرى: سهلة، وسموا: عطاء وعطية.

And an 'aṭwā bow, like sukrā: easy, and they named: 'Aṭā' and 'Aṭiyyah.

وعطيته فتعطى: عجلته فتعجل.

And I hastened him, so he hastened.

وتعاطينا فعطوته: غلبته.

And we contended, and I overcame him.