Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ع ط ر (ʕ-ṭ-r)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

عِطْر (ʕiṭrm (plural عُطُور (ʕuṭūr) or عُطُورَات (ʕuṭūrāt))

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

Etymology 2 edit

Denominal verb from عِطْر (ʕiṭr, perfume).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

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

  1. to perfume
Conjugation edit

Etymology 3 edit

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

عَطِر (ʕaṭir)

  1. fragrant, sweet-smelling, aromatic
Declension edit

Related terms edit

Egyptian Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

عطر (ʕiṭrm (plural عُطور (ʕuṭūr) or عِطُور (ʕiṭūr))

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

Etymology 2 edit

From Arabic عَطَّرَ (ʕaṭṭara, to perfume).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

عطر (ʕaṭṭar) II (non-past يِعَطَّر (yiʕaṭṭar))

  1. (transitive) to perfume
    عَطَّرت الأُٖوضة
    ʕaṭṭart il-ʔōda
    I perfumed the room

Etymology 3 edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

عطر (ʕeṭer) II (non-past يِعْطَر (yiʕṭar))

  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!
    ʔana!?, da ʔana law ʕeṭert fe l-ḥarāmi da, dana ha-waddīh wara š-šams!
    Me?! If I ever found that swindler, I'd mess him up! (literally "take him behind the sun")

Gojri edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

عطر (atarm

  1. scent, perfume, fragrance, aromatic compound

Further reading edit

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

Hijazi Arabic edit

Root
ع ط ر
1 term

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʕi.tˤir/, [ʕɪ.tˤɪr]

Noun edit

عطر (ʕiṭirm (construct state عِطْر (ʕiṭr), plural عُطور (ʕuṭūr) or عطورات (ʕuṭūrāt))

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

Etymology 2 edit

From Arabic عَطَّر (ʕaṭṭar, to perfume).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

عطر (ʕaṭṭar) II (non-past يِعَطِّر (yiʕaṭṭir))

  1. to perfume
    عَطَّرت الغُرفة
    ʕaṭṭart al-ḡurfa
    I perfumed the room
Conjugation edit
    Conjugation of عطر (ʕaṭṭar)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m عطرت (ʕaṭṭart) عطرت (ʕaṭṭart) عطر (ʕaṭṭar) عطرنا (ʕaṭṭarna) عطرتوا (ʕaṭṭartu) عطروا (ʕaṭṭaru)
f عطرتي (ʕaṭṭarti) عطرت (ʕaṭṭarat)
non-past m أعطر (ʔaʕaṭṭir) تعطر (tiʕaṭṭir) يعطر (yiʕaṭṭir) نعطر (niʕaṭṭir) تعطروا (tiʕaṭṭiru) يعطروا (yiʕaṭṭiru)
f تعطري (tiʕaṭṭiri) تعطر (tiʕaṭṭir)
imperative m عطر (ʕaṭṭir) عطروا (ʕaṭṭiru)
f عطري (ʕaṭṭiri)

Ottoman Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr).

Noun edit

عطر (ıtr or ıtır)

  1. perfume
  2. fragrant plant; rose geranium

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

References edit

Persian edit

 
Persian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fa

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? atr, itr
Dari reading? atr, itr
Iranian reading? atr, etr
Tajik reading? atr, itr

Noun edit

Dari عطر
Iranian Persian
Tajik атр, итр

عطر ('atr, 'itr)

  1. perfume
  2. odour
  3. scent

Descendants edit

Urdu edit

 
Urdu Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ur

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

عِطْر (itr, atrm (Hindi spelling इत्र)

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

Further reading edit

  • عطر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (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 ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.