Arabic edit

Root
ع ط و (ʕ-ṭ-w)

Etymology edit

Derived from the passive participle of the verb أَعْطَى (ʔaʕṭā).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

مُعْطًى (muʕṭanm (construct state مُعْطَى (muʕṭā), dual مُعْطَيَانِ (muʕṭayāni), plural مُعْطَيَات (muʕṭayāt))

  1. given
  2. (mathematics) given quantity; data

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Ottoman Turkish: معطی (muta)

References edit

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “ع ط و”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN