عطية

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Arabic[edit]

Root
ع ط و (ʕ-ṭ-w)

Etymology[edit]

Instance noun from the verb أَعْطَى (ʔaʕṭā).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

عَطِيَّة (ʕaṭiyya)

  1. a surname