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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