عطية

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Arabic

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Root
ع ط و (ʕ-ṭ-w)

Etymology

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Instance noun from the verb أَعْطَى (ʔaʕṭā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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عَطِيَّة (ʕaṭiyyaf (plural عَطِيَّات (ʕaṭiyyāt) or عَطَايَا (ʕaṭāyā))

  1. instance noun of غَطَسَ (ḡaṭasa) an instance of giving, a gift
  2. (Islam) what is given without expecting something in exchange
  3. (historical) a salary paid by the ruler to a scholar

Declension

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Proper noun

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عَطِيَّة (ʕaṭiyya)

  1. a surname