عاطف

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ع ط ف (ʕ-ṭ-f)

Derived from the active participle of عَطَفَ (ʕaṭafa, to incline, to sympathize).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕaː.tˤif/

Adjective

عَاطِف • (ʕāṭif) (elative أَعْطَف (ʔaʕṭaf))

  1. compassionate

Declension

Noun

عَاطِف • (ʕāṭif) m (plural عَوَاطِف (ʕawāṭif))

  1. (grammar) conjunction

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “عاف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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