عتاب

Arabic

Etymology

Verbal noun of عَاتَبَ (ʿātaba) from the root ع ت ب (ʿ-t-b).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕi.taːb/

Noun

عِتَاب (ʿitāb) m

  1. verbal noun of عَاتَبَ (ʿātaba) (form III)
  2. verbal noun of عَتَبَ (ʿataba) (form I)
  3. reproof
    فَلَيْسَ وُدٌّ إِذَا ذَهَبَ العِتَابُ وَيَبْقَى الوُدَّ مَا بَقِيَ العِتَابُ
    falaysa wuddun ʾiḏā ḏahaba l-ʿitābu wayabqā l-wudda mā baqiya l-ʿitābu
    When reproof departs, there is no love. But love lasts as long as reproof lasts.

Declension

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