Arabic edit

Root
ع ط و (ʕ-ṭ-w)

Etymology edit

Instance noun from the verb أَعْطَى (ʔaʕṭā).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

عَطِيَّة (ʕaṭiyyaf (plural عَطِيَّات (ʕaṭiyyāt) or عَطَايَا (ʕaṭāyā))

  1. instance noun of غَطَسَ (ḡaṭasa) an instance of giving, a gift
  2. (Islam) what is given without expecting something in exchange
  3. (historical) a salary paid by the ruler to a scholar

Declension edit

Proper noun edit

عَطِيَّة (ʕaṭiyya)

  1. a surname