عتم

Arabic

Root
ع ت م (ʕ-t-m)

Pronunciation

• Verb I: IPA^(key): /ʕa.ta.ma/
• Verb II: IPA^(key): /ʕat.ta.ma/
• Noun: IPA^(key): /ʕatm/

Verb

عَتَمَ • (ʕatama) I, non-past يَعْتِمُ‎ (yaʕtimu)

1. to become dark
2. to become slow, to hesitate

Conjugation

Conjugation of

عَتَمَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun عَتْم)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						عَتْم ʕatm
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						عَاتِم ʕātim
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	عَتَمْتُ ʕatamtu	عَتَمْتَ ʕatamta	عَتَمَ ʕatama		عَتَمْتُمَا ʕatamtumā	عَتَمَا ʕatamā		عَتَمْنَا ʕatamnā	عَتَمْتُمْ ʕatamtum	عَتَمُوا ʕatamū
	f		عَتَمْتِ ʕatamti	عَتَمَتْ ʕatamat			عَتَمَتَا ʕatamatā			عَتَمْتُنَّ ʕatamtunna	عَتَمْنَ ʕatamna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَعْتِمُ ʔaʕtimu	تَعْتِمُ taʕtimu	يَعْتِمُ yaʕtimu		تَعْتِمَانِ taʕtimāni	يَعْتِمَانِ yaʕtimāni		نَعْتِمُ naʕtimu	تَعْتِمُونَ taʕtimūna	يَعْتِمُونَ yaʕtimūna
	f		تَعْتِمِينَ taʕtimīna	تَعْتِمُ taʕtimu			تَعْتِمَانِ taʕtimāni			تَعْتِمْنَ taʕtimna	يَعْتِمْنَ yaʕtimna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَعْتِمَ ʔaʕtima	تَعْتِمَ taʕtima	يَعْتِمَ yaʕtima		تَعْتِمَا taʕtimā	يَعْتِمَا yaʕtimā		نَعْتِمَ naʕtima	تَعْتِمُوا taʕtimū	يَعْتِمُوا yaʕtimū
	f		تَعْتِمِي taʕtimī	تَعْتِمَ taʕtima			تَعْتِمَا taʕtimā			تَعْتِمْنَ taʕtimna	يَعْتِمْنَ yaʕtimna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَعْتِمْ ʔaʕtim	تَعْتِمْ taʕtim	يَعْتِمْ yaʕtim		تَعْتِمَا taʕtimā	يَعْتِمَا yaʕtimā		نَعْتِمْ naʕtim	تَعْتِمُوا taʕtimū	يَعْتِمُوا yaʕtimū
	f		تَعْتِمِي taʕtimī	تَعْتِمْ taʕtim			تَعْتِمَا taʕtimā			تَعْتِمْنَ taʕtimna	يَعْتِمْنَ yaʕtimna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِعْتِمْ iʕtim			اِعْتِمَا iʕtimā				اِعْتِمُوا iʕtimū
	f		اِعْتِمِي iʕtimī							اِعْتِمْنَ iʕtimna

Verb

عَتَّمَ • (ʕattama) II, non-past يُعَتِّمُ‎ (yuʕattimu)

1. to make dark, to darken
2. to make slow, to delay

Conjugation

Conjugation of

عَتَّمَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَعْتِيم taʕtīm
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُعَتِّم muʕattim
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُعَتَّم muʕattam
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	عَتَّمْتُ ʕattamtu	عَتَّمْتَ ʕattamta	عَتَّمَ ʕattama		عَتَّمْتُمَا ʕattamtumā	عَتَّمَا ʕattamā		عَتَّمْنَا ʕattamnā	عَتَّمْتُمْ ʕattamtum	عَتَّمُوا ʕattamū
	f		عَتَّمْتِ ʕattamti	عَتَّمَتْ ʕattamat			عَتَّمَتَا ʕattamatā			عَتَّمْتُنَّ ʕattamtunna	عَتَّمْنَ ʕattamna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُعَتِّمُ ʔuʕattimu	تُعَتِّمُ tuʕattimu	يُعَتِّمُ yuʕattimu		تُعَتِّمَانِ tuʕattimāni	يُعَتِّمَانِ yuʕattimāni		نُعَتِّمُ nuʕattimu	تُعَتِّمُونَ tuʕattimūna	يُعَتِّمُونَ yuʕattimūna
	f		تُعَتِّمِينَ tuʕattimīna	تُعَتِّمُ tuʕattimu			تُعَتِّمَانِ tuʕattimāni			تُعَتِّمْنَ tuʕattimna	يُعَتِّمْنَ yuʕattimna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُعَتِّمَ ʔuʕattima	تُعَتِّمَ tuʕattima	يُعَتِّمَ yuʕattima		تُعَتِّمَا tuʕattimā	يُعَتِّمَا yuʕattimā		نُعَتِّمَ nuʕattima	تُعَتِّمُوا tuʕattimū	يُعَتِّمُوا yuʕattimū
	f		تُعَتِّمِي tuʕattimī	تُعَتِّمَ tuʕattima			تُعَتِّمَا tuʕattimā			تُعَتِّمْنَ tuʕattimna	يُعَتِّمْنَ yuʕattimna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُعَتِّمْ ʔuʕattim	تُعَتِّمْ tuʕattim	يُعَتِّمْ yuʕattim		تُعَتِّمَا tuʕattimā	يُعَتِّمَا yuʕattimā		نُعَتِّمْ nuʕattim	تُعَتِّمُوا tuʕattimū	يُعَتِّمُوا yuʕattimū
	f		تُعَتِّمِي tuʕattimī	تُعَتِّمْ tuʕattim			تُعَتِّمَا tuʕattimā			تُعَتِّمْنَ tuʕattimna	يُعَتِّمْنَ yuʕattimna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		عَتِّمْ ʕattim			عَتِّمَا ʕattimā				عَتِّمُوا ʕattimū
	f		عَتِّمِي ʕattimī							عَتِّمْنَ ʕattimna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	عُتِّمْتُ ʕuttimtu	عُتِّمْتَ ʕuttimta	عُتِّمَ ʕuttima		عُتِّمْتُمَا ʕuttimtumā	عُتِّمَا ʕuttimā		عُتِّمْنَا ʕuttimnā	عُتِّمْتُمْ ʕuttimtum	عُتِّمُوا ʕuttimū
	f		عُتِّمْتِ ʕuttimti	عُتِّمَتْ ʕuttimat			عُتِّمَتَا ʕuttimatā			عُتِّمْتُنَّ ʕuttimtunna	عُتِّمْنَ ʕuttimna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُعَتَّمُ ʔuʕattamu	تُعَتَّمُ tuʕattamu	يُعَتَّمُ yuʕattamu		تُعَتَّمَانِ tuʕattamāni	يُعَتَّمَانِ yuʕattamāni		نُعَتَّمُ nuʕattamu	تُعَتَّمُونَ tuʕattamūna	يُعَتَّمُونَ yuʕattamūna
	f		تُعَتَّمِينَ tuʕattamīna	تُعَتَّمُ tuʕattamu			تُعَتَّمَانِ tuʕattamāni			تُعَتَّمْنَ tuʕattamna	يُعَتَّمْنَ yuʕattamna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُعَتَّمَ ʔuʕattama	تُعَتَّمَ tuʕattama	يُعَتَّمَ yuʕattama		تُعَتَّمَا tuʕattamā	يُعَتَّمَا yuʕattamā		نُعَتَّمَ nuʕattama	تُعَتَّمُوا tuʕattamū	يُعَتَّمُوا yuʕattamū
	f		تُعَتَّمِي tuʕattamī	تُعَتَّمَ tuʕattama			تُعَتَّمَا tuʕattamā			تُعَتَّمْنَ tuʕattamna	يُعَتَّمْنَ yuʕattamna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُعَتَّمْ ʔuʕattam	تُعَتَّمْ tuʕattam	يُعَتَّمْ yuʕattam		تُعَتَّمَا tuʕattamā	يُعَتَّمَا yuʕattamā		نُعَتَّمْ nuʕattam	تُعَتَّمُوا tuʕattamū	يُعَتَّمُوا yuʕattamū
	f		تُعَتَّمِي tuʕattamī	تُعَتَّمْ tuʕattam			تُعَتَّمَا tuʕattamā			تُعَتَّمْنَ tuʕattamna	يُعَتَّمْنَ yuʕattamna

Noun

عَتْم • (ʕatm) m

1. verbal noun of عَتَمَ (ʕatama) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun عَتْم (ʕatm)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَتْم ʕatm	الْعَتْم al-ʕatm	عَتْم ʕatm
Nominative	عَتْمٌ ʕatmun	الْعَتْمُ al-ʕatmu	عَتْمُ ʕatmu
Accusative	عَتْمًا ʕatman	الْعَتْمَ al-ʕatma	عَتْمَ ʕatma
Genitive	عَتْمٍ ʕatmin	الْعَتْمِ al-ʕatmi	عَتْمِ ʕatmi

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ت م
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic عَتَّمَ (ʕattama).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕat.tam/, [ˈʕat.tam]

• Audio (al-Lidd)

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Verb

عتّم • (ʕattam) II (present بعتّم (biʕattem))

1. (intransitive) to darken

   (الدنيا) عم بتعتّم. ― (id-dinya) ʕam bitʕattem. ― It's getting dark.

2. (transitive) to darken, to black out

Usage notes

• In the first sense, this verb is usually conjugated in the feminine 3rd-person singular form, as الدنيا (id-dinya) is the implied subject.

Conjugation

Conjugation of عتّم (ʕattam)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	عتّمت (ʕattamt)	عتّمت (ʕattamt)	عتّم (ʕattam)		عتّمنا (ʕattamna)	عتّمتو (ʕattamtu)	عتّمو (ʕattamu)
	f		عتّمتي (ʕattamti)	عتّمت (ʕattamat)
present	m	بعتّم (baʕattem)	بتعتّم (bitʕattem)	بعتّم (biʕattem)		منعتّم (minʕattem)	بتعتّمو (bitʕattmu)	بعتّمو (biʕattmu)
	f		بتعتّمي (bitʕattmi)	بتعتّم (bitʕattem)
subjunctive	m	اعتّم (aʕattem)	تعتّم (tʕattem)	يعتّم (yʕattem)		نعتّم (nʕattem)	تعتّمو (tʕattmu)	يعتّمو (yʕattmu)
	f		تعتّمي (tʕattmi)	تعتّم (tʕattem)
imperative	m		عتّم (ʕattem)				عتّمو (ʕattmu)
	f		عتّمي (ʕattmi)

See also

Weather · الطقس (iṭ-ṭaʔs)
	Sunny	Rainy	Snowy	Cloudy	Dark
Verb	شمّس (šammas)	شتّى (šatta)	تلّج (tallaj)	غيّم (ḡayyam)	عتّم (ʕattam)
Adjective	مشمّس (mšammes)	مشتّي (mšatti)	متلّج (mtallej)	مغيّم (mḡayyem)	عتم (ʕitm)
Noun	شمس (šams)	شتا (šita)	تلج (tilj)	غيم (ḡēm)	عتمة (ʕatme)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕitm/, [ʕɪ.t(ɪ)m]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Adjective

عتم • (ʕitm) (feminine عتمة (ʕitme))

1. dark

See also

• غامق (ḡāmeʔ, “dark (shade of a colour)”)