أعطى

See also: أعطي, أغطى, and أغطي

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ط و (ʕ-ṭ-w)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaʕ.tˤaː/

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Verb

1. (ditransitive) to give

   Synonym: آتَى (ʔātā)

   أَعْطِنِي قَهْوَةً أُخْرَىٰ، مِن فَضْلِكَ. ― ʾaʿṭi-nī qahwatan ʾuḵrā, min faḍlika. ― Give me another coffee, please. (to a man)

Derived terms

• فَاقِدُ الشَّيْءِ لَا يُعْطِيهِ (fāqidu š-šayʔi lā yuʕṭīhi, proverb)

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: عطى (ʕaṭa)
• Moroccan Arabic: عطى (ʕṭa)

References

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