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عتك

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to things sticking or adhering, often implying age or permanence. It extends to concepts of dryness, the aging of objects like bows, and is also used as a proper name and tribal affiliation.

Derived headwords

عتك به الطيبverb
  1. 1.
    to stick toboth

    When referring to perfume, it means to adhere strongly to someone.

عتك البولverb
  1. 1.
    to dry upclassical

    When referring to urine on a she-camel's thigh, it means to become dry and hardened.

العاتكةadjective
  1. 1.
    aged and reddishclassical

    Describes a bow that has become old and has a reddish hue.

عاتكةname
  1. 1.
    name of womenboth

    A proper name for women, notably used for the Prophet Muhammad's female ancestors.

العاتكname
  1. 1.
    plural of 'Atikahclassical

    Used as a plural to refer to multiple women named 'Atikah, specifically the Prophet's ancestors.

عتيكname
  1. 1.
    tribe nameclassical

    A name of an Arab tribe.

العتكىname
  1. 1.
    belonging to 'Utayyclassical

    An attribution indicating someone belongs to the 'Utayy tribe.

Parallel reading

عتك به الطيب، أي لزق به.
Perfume stuck to him, meaning it adhered to him.
عتك البول على فخذ الناقة، أي يبس.
The urine dried on the she-camel's thigh, meaning it became dry.
والعاتكة: القوس إذا قدمت واحمرت.
And al-'Atikah: the bow when it is old and has turned reddish.
وعاتكة من أسماء النساء، قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يوم حنين: " أنا ابن العواتك من سليم " يعنى جداته.
And 'Atikah is among the names of women. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said on the day of Hunayn: 'I am the son of the 'Atikahs from Sulaym,' meaning his grandmothers.
وهن تسع عواتك: عاتكة بنت هلال أم جد هاشم، وعاتكة بنت الا وقص ابن مرة بن هلال أم وهب بن عيد مناف بن زهرة جد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من قبل أمه آمنة بنت وهب.
And they were nine 'Atikahs: 'Atikah bint Hilal, the mother of Hashim's grandfather, and 'Atikah bint al-Waqqas ibn Murrah ibn Hilal, the mother of Wahb ibn 'Abd Manaf ibn Zuhrah, the grandfather of the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, from his mother's side, Aminah bint Wahb.
وسائر العواتك أمهات النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم من غير بنى سليم.
And the rest of the 'Atikahs were mothers of the Prophet, peace be upon him, from lineages other than Banu Sulaym.
وعتيك: حى من العرب، ومنه فلان العتكى.
And 'Utayy: a tribe from the Arabs, and from them is so-and-so al-'Utayy.