عَطَفَ (ʿaṭafa)to show affection, to make embrace
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb عَطَفَ (ʿaṭafa) — “to show affection, to make embrace”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation: عَطَفَ يَعْطِفُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| عَطَفَ ʿaṭafa | يَعْطِفُ yaʿṭifu | اِعْطِفْ aiʿṭif | عَطْف ʿaṭf |
Meanings & examples
1. to show affection, to make embrace
- عَطَفَتِ الْأُمُّ عَلَى طِفْلِهَا بِحَنَانٍ.The mother showed affection to her child with tenderness.
- يَعْطِفُ الْكَبِيرُ عَلَى الصَّغِيرِ فِي الْمُجْتَمَعِ الْمُتَرَابِطِ.The elder shows affection to the younger in a cohesive society.
- عَطَفَ الْأَبُ عَلَى ابْنِهِ وَضَمَّهُ إِلَى صَدْرِهِ بَعْدَ غِيَابٍ طَوِيلٍ.The father showed affection to his son and embraced him after a long absence.
2. to show kindness to
- عَطَفَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى الفَقِيرِ.The man was kind to the poor man.
- عَطَفَتِ الأُمُّ عَلَى أَبْنَائِهَا بِحَنَانٍ.The mother was kind to her children with affection.
- لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَعْطِفْ عَلَى هَذَا المِسْكِينِ؟Why were you not kind to this poor person?
3. to turn, incline
- عَطَفَ السَّائِقُ يَمِينًا عِنْدَ الإِشَارَةِ الضَّوْئِيَّةِ.The driver turned right at the traffic light.
- عَطَفَ الطَّرِيقُ فَجْأَةً نَحْوَ الشَّمَالِ.The road turned suddenly towards the north.
- عَطَفَتِ السَّفِينَةُ شَطْرَ المِينَاءِ بِبُطْءٍ.The ship turned towards the port slowly.
4. to show kindness
- عَطَفَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى الفَقِيرِ.The man was kind to the poor man.
- عَطَفَتِ الأُمُّ عَلَى أَبْنَائِهَا بِحَنَانٍ.The mother was kind to her children with affection.
- أَلَمْ تَعْطِفْ عَلَى الحَيَوَانَاتِ الضَّالَّةِ؟Aren't you kind to the stray animals?
5. to sympathize, to lean towards
- عَطَفَ القاضي على المتهمِ بعدَ سماعِ شهادتِهِ.The judge sympathized with the accused after hearing his testimony.
- لمْ تَعْطِفْ الأمُّ على طفلِها المشاغبِ هذهِ المرةَ.The mother did not sympathize with her mischievous child this time.
- يجبُ أنْ نَعْطِفَ على الفقراءِ والمحتاجينَ في مجتمعِنا.We must sympathize with the poor and needy in our society.
6. to be kind
- عَطَفَ القَاضِي عَلَى المُتَّهَمِ بَعْدَ سَمَاعِ شَهَادَتِهِ.The judge was kind to the accused after hearing his testimony.
- يَعْطِفُ الأَبُ عَلَى أَبْنَائِهِ وَيُقَدِّمُ لَهُمُ الدَّعْمَ دَائِمًا.The father is kind to his children and always offers them support.
- عَطَفَتِ المُعَلِّمَةُ عَلَى الطَّالِبِ الجَدِيدِ وَسَاعَدَتْهُ عَلَى التَّكَيُّفِ.The teacher was kind to the new student and helped him adapt.
7. to be kind to
- عَطَفَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى الفَقِيرِ وَقَدَّمَ لَهُ المُسَاعَدَةَ.The man was kind to the poor person and offered him help.
- يَعْطِفُ الطَّبِيبُ عَلَى مَرْضَاهُ وَيُخَفِّفُ عَنْهُمْ آلامَهُمْ.The doctor is kind to his patients and alleviates their pain.
- عَطَفَتِ الأُمُّ عَلَى طِفْلِهَا البَاكِي وَاحْتَضَنَتْهُ بِحَنَانٍ.The mother was kind to her crying child and embraced him tenderly.
8. to bend
- عَطَفَ الْحَدَّادُ الْقَضِيبَ الْحَدِيدِيَّ لِيُشَكِّلَ حَلْقَةً.The blacksmith bent the iron rod to form a ring.
- عَطَفَ الْغُصْنَ لِيَصِلَ إِلَى الثَّمَرَةِ الْمُعَلَّقَةِ.He bent the branch to reach the hanging fruit.
- عَطَفَ الْوَرَقَةَ إِلَى نِصْفَيْنِ لِيَصْنَعَ بَطَاقَةً.He bent the paper in half to make a card.
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