عتم

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ت م‎ (ʕ-t-m).

Pronunciation

  • Verb I: IPA(key): /ʕa.ta.ma/
  • Verb II: IPA(key): /ʕat.ta.ma/
  • Noun: IPA(key): /ʕatm/

Verb

عَتَمَ • (ʕatama) I, non-past يَعْتِمُ‎‎ (yaʕtimu)

  1. to become dark
  2. to become slow, to hesitate

Conjugation

Verb

عَتَّمَ • (ʕattama) II, non-past يُعَتِّمُ‎‎ (yuʕattimu)

  1. to make dark, to darken
  2. to make slow, to delay

Conjugation

Noun

عَتْم • (ʕatm) m

  1. verbal noun of عَتَمَ (ʕatama) (form I)

Declension

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ت م‎

Etymology 1

From Arabic عَتَّمَ‎ (ʕattama).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕat.tam/, [ˈʕat.tam]
  • (file)

Verb

عتّم • (ʕattam) (form II, present بعتّم‎ (biʕattem))

  1. (intransitive) to darken
    ‏(الدنيا) عم بتعتّم.‎‎ ― (id-dinya) ʕam bitʕattem. ― It's getting dark.
  2. (transitive) to darken, to black out
Usage notes
  • In the first sense, this verb is usually conjugated in the feminine 3rd-person singular form, as الدنيا‎ (id-dinya) is the implied subject.
Conjugation
    Conjugation of عتّم (ʕattam)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m عتّمت (ʕattamt) عتّمت (ʕattamt) عتّم (ʕattam) عتّمنا (ʕattamna) عتّمتو (ʕattamtu) عتّمو (ʕattamu)
f عتّمتي (ʕattamti) عتّمت (ʕattamat)
present m بعتّم (baʕattem) بتعتّم (bitʕattem) بعتّم (biʕattem) منعتّم (minʕattem) بتعتّمو (bitʕattmu) بعتّمو (biʕattmu)
f بتعتّمي (bitʕattmi) بتعتّم (bitʕattem)
subjunctive m اعتّم (aʕattem) تعتّم (tʕattem) يعتّم (yʕattem) نعتّم (nʕattem) تعتّمو (tʕattmu) يعتّمو (yʕattmu)
f تعتّمي (tʕattmi) تعتّم (tʕattem)
imperative m عتّم (ʕattem) عتّمو (ʕattmu)
f عتّمي (ʕattmi)

See also

Weather · الطقس‎ (iṭ-ṭaʔs)
Sunny Rainy Snowy Cloudy Dark
Verb شمّس‎ (šammas) شتّى‎ (šatta) تلّج‎ (tallaj) غيّم‎ (ḡayyam) عتّم (ʕattam)
Adjective مشمّس‎ (mšammes) مشتّي‎ (mšatti) متلّج‎ (mtallej) مغيّم‎ (mḡayyem) عتم (ʕitm)
Noun شمس‎ (šams) شتا‎ (šita) تلج‎ (tilj) غيم‎ (ḡēm) عتمة‎ (ʕatme)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕitm/, [ʕɪ.t(ɪ)m]
  • (file)

Adjective

عتم • (ʕitm) (feminine عتمة‎ (ʕitme))

  1. dark
See also
  • غامق‎ (ḡāmeʔ, “dark (shade of a colour)”)
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