عطس

العربية

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عطس

/ʕa.tˤa.sa/

Where it comes from

Probably onomatopoeic; compare the noun عَطْسة (ʕaṭsa) with German hatzi, English achoo, and similar forms in many languages of the world.

verb عَطَسَ · ʕaṭasa · يَعْطِسُ · يَعْطُسُ · عَطْس · عُطَاس

to sneeze

noun عَطْس · ʕaṭs · الْعَطْس · عَطْسٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of عَطَسَ (ʕaṭasa) (form I)

In English

sneeze expel air as a reflex

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MLA

"عطس." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%B7%D8%B3. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

عطس. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%B7%D8%B3

Chicago

"عطس." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%B7%D8%B3.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {عطس},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%B7%D8%B3},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}