عته

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a deficiency or loss of intellect, ranging from mild mental impairment to complete madness. It also extends to obsessive preoccupation with something, whether knowledge or causing harm, and can describe feigned ignorance or foolishness.

Derived headwords

عَتَهَverb

1.
to lose one's mindboth
To have one's intellect diminished or lost, or to be bewildered without being possessed by madness.
2.
to be obsessed withboth
To be excessively preoccupied or infatuated with something, such as knowledge or a person.

عَتَهًاnoun

1.
loss of mindboth
The state of having diminished or lost one's intellect.

عَتَهَnoun

1.
loss of mindboth
The state of having diminished or lost one's intellect.

عَتَهَاnoun

1.
loss of mindboth
The state of having diminished or lost one's intellect.

مَعْتُوهadjective

1.
mentally deficientboth
One whose intellect is diminished or lost, or who is bewildered without being possessed by madness.
2.
foolishboth
Characterized by foolishness or lack of sound judgment.

وهو المجنون المصاب بعقله — and he is the madman whose mind is afflicted.

عَاتِهadjective

1.
mentally deficientboth
One whose intellect is diminished or lost.

عَتِيهadjective

1.
mentally deficientboth
One whose intellect is diminished or lost.
2.
excessiveboth
One who is extreme or exaggerated in a matter.

في عتهي اللبس والتقين — in excessive adornment and meticulousness.

عُتَهَاءnoun

1.
mentally deficient peopleboth
Plural of 'ma'tuh', referring to those whose intellect is diminished or lost.

عَتَاهَةnoun

1.
foolishnessboth
The state of being foolish or lacking sound judgment.
2.
delusionboth
A state of being lost or bewildered.

عَتَاهِيَةnoun

1.
foolishnessboth
The state of being foolish or lacking sound judgment.
2.
delusionboth
A state of being lost or bewildered.

تَعَتَّهَverb

1.
to feign ignoranceboth
To pretend to be ignorant or unaware of something.
2.
to act foolishlyboth
To behave in a foolish or reckless manner.
3.
to be meticulousboth
To be excessively careful or refined in matters of dress and food.

التَّعَتُّهnoun

1.
feigned ignoranceboth
The act of pretending to be ignorant or unaware.
2.
foolishnessboth
Reckless or foolish behavior.
3.
meticulousnessboth
Excessive care or refinement in dress and food.

وعن التصابي وعن التعته — and from childishness and foolishness.

مُعْتَهadjective

1.
sensibleclassical
One who is sensible and of moderate disposition.
2.
disturbedclassical
One who is disturbed or agitated in disposition.

أبو العتاهيةname

1.
Abu al-Atahiyahboth
The title of the poet Ismail bin al-Qasim bin Suwayd.

عَتَاهِيَةnoun

1.
delusionboth
The straying of people due to foolishness or bewilderment.
2.
foolboth
A foolish person.

عَتَهِيّadjective

1.
extremeboth
One who is extreme or exaggerated in a matter.

Parallel reading

نقص عقله، أو فقد عقله، أو دهش من غير مس جنون

his intellect diminished, or he lost his intellect, or he was bewildered without being touched by madness

وما كان معتوها ولقد عته عتها

and he was not mentally deficient, and indeed he lost his mind with a loss of mind.

رفع القلم عن ثلاثة: الصبي والنائم والمعتوه

The pen is lifted from three: the child, the sleeper, and the mentally deficient.

عته فلان في العلم إذا أولع به وحرص عليه

So-and-so became obsessed with knowledge if he was infatuated with it and eager for it.

عته فلان في فلان إذا أولع بإيذائه ومحاكاة كلامه

So-and-so became obsessed with so-and-so if he was infatuated with harming him and imitating his speech.

فهو عاته وعتيه، ج عتهاء

So he is 'aatih' and 'ateeh', plural 'utaahaa'.

والاسم العتاهة والعتاهية، كالفراهة والفراهية

And the noun is 'ataahah' and 'ataahiyah', like 'faraahah' and 'faraahiyah'.

والتعته: التجاهل

And 'al-tatahh': feigned ignorance.

هو يتعته لك عن كثير مما تأتيه أي يتغافل عنك فيه

He feigns ignorance to you about much of what you do, meaning he is heedless of you in it.

والتعته: التجنن والرعونة

And 'al-tatahh': foolishness and recklessness.

بعد لجاج لا يكاد ينتهيعن التصابي وعن التعته

after stubbornness, almost not ceasing from childishness and from foolishness.

والمعته: العاقل المعتدل الخلق

And 'al-ma'tuh': the sensible, of moderate disposition.

والمعته: المجنون المضطربه، أي الخلق، فهو ضد

And 'al-ma'tuh': the disturbed madman, meaning in disposition, so he is an antonym.

والعتاهية أيضا: ضلال الناس من التجنن والدهش، كالعتاهة

And 'al-ataahiyah' also: the straying of people from foolishness and bewilderment, like 'al-ataahah'.

ورجل عته وعتهي: مبالغ في الأمر جدا

And a man 'atah' and 'ateeh': one who is extreme in a matter, very much so.