Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Belongs to the root ع ت ق (ʕ-t-q). Cognates with Aramaic עַתִּיק (ʿattīq), Hebrew עַתִּיק (ʿattīq) and Phoenician 𐤏𐤕𐤒 (ʿtq).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

عَتِيق (ʕatīq) (feminine عَتِيقَة (ʕatīqa), masculine plural عُتَقَاء (ʕutaqāʔ) or عُتُق (ʕutuq) or عِتَاق (ʕitāq), feminine plural عَتِيقَات (ʕatīqāt), elative أَعْتَق (ʔaʕtaq))

  1. antique, ancient, archaic, old
    Synonym: أَثَرِي (ʔaṯarī)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 22:29:
      ثُمَّ لْيَقْضُوا تَفَثَهُمْ وَلْيُوفُوا نُذُورَهُمْ وَلْيَطَّوَّفُوا بِالْبَيْتِ الْعَتِيقِ
      ṯumma lyaqḍū tafaṯahum walyūfū nuḏūrahum walyaṭṭawwafū bi-l-bayti l-ʕatīqi
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  2. emancipated, free
    Synonym: حُرّ (ḥurr)

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Gulf Arabic: عتيج (ʕitīj)
  • Ottoman Turkish: عتیق (atik)
  • Persian: عتیق ('atiq) (possible, if not directly from Aramaic)