عاطفة

Arabic

Etymology

Composed of عَاطِف (ʿāṭif, compassionate, loving) + ـَة (-a).

Noun

عَاطِفَة (ʿāṭifa) f (plural عَوَاطِف (ʿawāṭif))

  1. emotion, sentiment
  2. loving affection
  3. benevolence, compassion
  4. sympathy

Declension

References

  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), عاطفة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), عطف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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