عطر

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ع ط ر‎ (ʕ-ṭ-r).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕitˤr/

Noun

عِطْر • (ʕiṭr) m (plural عُطُور‎ (ʕuṭūr) or عُطُورَات‎ (ʕuṭūrāt))

  1. perfume, scent
  2. essence, attar
Declension
Descendants
  • Gulf Arabic: عطر‎ (ʕiṭir)
  • Hijazi Arabic: عطر‎ (ʕiṭir)
  • → Azerbaijani: ətir
  • → Ottoman Turkish: عطر‎ (itr)
    • Turkish: ıtır
  • → Classical Persian: عطر‎ ('itr) (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

Denominal verb from عِطْر‎ (ʕiṭr, “perfume”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕatˤ.tˤa.ra/

Verb

عَطَّرَ • (ʕaṭṭara) II, non-past يُعَطِّرُ‎‎ (yuʕaṭṭiru)

  1. to perfume
Conjugation

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕa.tˤir/

Adjective

عَطِر • (ʕaṭir)

  1. fragrant, sweet-smelling, aromatic
Declension

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic عِطْر‎ (ʕiṭr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕetˤr/

Noun

عطر • (ʿiṭr) m (plural عُطور‎ (ʿuṭūr) or عِطُور‎ (ʿòṭūr))

  1. (uncommon) perfume
    Synonym: ريحة‎ (rīḥa)
    1. (uncommon) cologne
      Synonym: كُلونيا‎ (kolonya)

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَطَّرَ‎ (ʕaṭṭara, “to perfume”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕatˤtˤar/

Verb

عطر • (ʿaṭṭar) (perfect)

  1. (transitive) to perfume
    ‏عَطَّرت الأُٖوضة‎
    ʿaṭṭart il-ʾōda
    I perfumed the room

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕetˤer, ʕitir/

Verb

عطر • (ʿeṭer) (perfect)

  1. (intransitive, with في‎ (“into”), dated) to bump into, to clash with, to cross paths with, to come across
    ‏أنا!؟، دا أنا لو عطرت ف الحرامي ده، دانا هوديه ورا الشمس!‎‎
    ʾana!?, da ʾana law ʿeṭert fe l-ḥarami da, danā ha-waddīh wara š-šams!
    Me?! If I ever found that swindler, I'd mess him up! (literally "take him behind the sun")

Gojri

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عطر‎ ('itr), from Arabic عِطْر‎ (ʕiṭr).

Noun

عطر (atar) m

  1. scent, perfume, fragrance, aromatic compound

Further reading

  • Dr Rafique Anjum (2018) Concise Gojri-Kashmiri-English Dictionary, New Delhi: Adam Publishers & Distributors, →ISBN, page 310.

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic عِطْر‎ (ʕiṭr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕitˤir/, [ʕe̞tˤe̞r], [ʕɪtˤɪr]

Noun

عطر • (ʿiṭir) m (plural عُطور‎ (ʿuṭūr) or عطورات‎ (ʿuṭūrāt))

  1. perfume
  2. cologne
    Synonym: كُلونيا‎ (kulōnya)

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَطَّر‎ (ʕaṭṭar, “to perfume”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕatˤːar/

Verb

عطر • (ʿaṭṭar) (form II, non-past يِعَطِّر‎ (yiʿaṭṭir))

  1. to perfume
    ‏عَطَّرت الغُرفة‎
    ʿaṭṭart al-ḡurfa
    I perfumed the room

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِطْر‎ (ʕiṭr).

Noun

عطر or عطر • (ıtr or ıtır)

  1. perfume
  2. fragrant plant; rose geranium

Derived terms

  • عطرجی‎ (ıtırcı)

Descendants

  • Turkish: ıtır

References

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِطْر‎ (ʕiṭr).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /ʔatɾ ~ ʔitɾ/

Noun

عطر • ('atr, 'etr)

  1. perfume
  2. odour
  3. scent

Descendants

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عطر‎ ('itr), from Arabic عِطْر‎ (ʕiṭr).

Pronunciation

Noun

عِطْر • (itr, atr) m (Hindi spelling इत्र)

  1. perfume
  2. fragrance
  3. essence
  4. attar
  5. odour
  6. scent

Further reading

  • “عطر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • Platts, John T. (1884), “عطر”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 762
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “عطر”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 436
  • “عطر”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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