عتاب

العربية

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عتاب

/ʕi.taːb/

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Verbal noun of عَاتَبَ (ʕātaba) from the root ع ت ب (ʕ t b).

noun عِتَاب · ʕitāb · الْعِتَاب · عِتَابٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of عَاتَبَ (ʕātaba) (form III)
noun from verb verbal noun of عَتَبَ (ʕataba) (form I)
reproof فَلَيْسَ وُدٌّ إِذَا ذَهَبَ العِتَابُ وَيَبْقَى الوُدَّ مَا بَقِيَ العِتَابُ

In English

reproof act or instance of reproving; a rebuke

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"عتاب." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

عتاب. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8

Chicago

"عتاب." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {عتاب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}