أتى

See also: آتى, آتي, آبى, أبي, أتي, آتی, آبی, and أبى

Arabic

Root
ء ت ي (ʔ t y)
13 terms

Etymology

Cognate with Aramaic אֲתָא (ʾăṯā, “to come”), Ge'ez አተወ (ʾätäwä, “to go home”), Ugaritic 𐎀𐎚𐎆 (ảtw, “to come”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔa.taː/

Verb

أَتَى • (ʔatā) I (non-past يَأْتِي (yaʔtī), verbal noun إِتْيَان (ʔityān) or أَتْي (ʔaty) or مَأْتَاة (maʔtāh) or مَأْتًى (maʔtan))

(ambitransitive) to come
(transitive) to bring [with بِ (bi) ‘what’]
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 18:19:
  […] فَلْيَنْظُرْ أَيُّهَا أَزْكَى طَعَامًا فَلْيَأْتِكُمْ بِرِزْقٍ مِنْهُ وَلْيَتَلَطَّفْ وَلَا يُشْعِرَنَّ بِكُمْ أَحَدًا
  […] falyanẓur ʔayyuhā ʔazkā ṭaʕāman falyaʔtikum birizqin minhu walyatalaṭṭaf walā yušʕiranna bikum ʔaḥadan
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
to come up with, to bring forth, to create, to invent, to think of
(transitive) to do, to commit, to perpetrate
أَتَى جُرْمًا ― ʔatā jurman ― He has committed a crime.
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 65:1:
  يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ إِذَا طَلَّقْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ فَطَلِّقُوهُنَّ لِعِدَّتِهِنَّ وَأَحْصُوا الْعِدَّةَ وَٱتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ رَبَّكُمْ لَا تُخْرِجُوهُنَّ مِن بُيُوتِهِنَّ وَلَا يَخْرُجْنَ إِلَّا أَن يَأْتِينَ بِفٰحِشَةٍ مُّبَيِّنَةٍ
  yā ʔayyuhā n-nabiyyu ʔiḏā ṭallaqtumu n-nisāʔa faṭalliqūhunna liʕiddatihinna waʔaḥṣū l-ʕiddata wattaqū llāha rabbakum lā tuḵrijūhunna min buyūtihinna walā yaḵrujna ʔillā ʔan yaʔtīna bifāḥišatin mubayyinatin
  O Prophet, when you [Muslims] divorce women, divorce them for [the commencement of] their waiting period and keep count of the waiting period, and fear God, your Lord. Do not turn them out of their [husbands'] houses, nor should they [themselves] leave [during that period] unless they are committing a clear immorality.
- Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali
  لَا تَنْهَ عَنْ خُلُقٍ وَتَأْتِيَ مِثْلَهُ / عَارٌ عَلَيْكَ إِذَا فَعَلْتَ عَظِيمُ
  lā tanha ʕan ḵuluqin wataʔtiya miṯlahu / ʕārun ʕalayka ʔiḏā faʕalta ʕaẓīmu
  You shall not forbid proper things and do such / great shame upon you if you do things.
(euphemistic, transitive) to cohabit, to sleep with
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:222:
  فَإِذَا تَطَهَّرْنَ فَأْتُوهُنَّ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَمَرَكُمُ اللهُ
  faʔiḏā taṭahharna faʔtūhunna min ḥayṯu ʔamarakumu llāhu
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
to destroy [with عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘what’]
أَتَتِ النَّارُ عَلَى الْمَنْزِل
ʔatati an-nāru ʕalā l-manzil
The fire has destroyed the house.

Synonyms: see Thesaurus:أفنى
to come upon [with عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘what’]
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 51:42:
  مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَيْءٍ أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتْهُ كَٱلرَّمِيمِ
  mā taḏaru min šayʔin ʔatat ʕalayhi ʔillā jaʕalathu kar-ramīmi
  There was nothing it came upon that it did not reduce to ashes..

Conjugation

Conjugation of **أَتَى** (I, final-weak, a ~ i, full passive, verbal nouns *إِتْيَان*, *أَتْي*, *مَأْتَاة*, *مَأْتًى*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					إِتْيَان, أَتْي, مَأْتَاة, مَأْتًى ʔityān, ʔaty, maʔtāh, maʔtan
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					آتٍ ʔātin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَأْتِيّ maʔtiyy
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	أَتَيْتُ ʔataytu	أَتَيْتَ ʔatayta	أَتَى ʔatā	أَتَيْتُمَا ʔataytumā	أَتَيَا ʔatayā	أَتَيْنَا ʔataynā	أَتَيْتُمْ ʔataytum	أَتَوْا ʔataw
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	أَتَيْتُ ʔataytu	أَتَيْتِ ʔatayti	أَتَتْ ʔatat	أَتَيْتُمَا ʔataytumā	أَتَتَا ʔatatā	أَتَيْنَا ʔataynā	أَتَيْتُنَّ ʔataytunna	أَتَيْنَ ʔatayna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	آتِي ʔātī	تَأْتِي taʔtī	يَأْتِي yaʔtī	تَأْتِيَانِ taʔtiyāni	يَأْتِيَانِ yaʔtiyāni	نَأْتِي naʔtī	تَأْتُونَ taʔtūna	يَأْتُونَ yaʔtūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	آتِي ʔātī	تَأْتِينَ taʔtīna	تَأْتِي taʔtī	تَأْتِيَانِ taʔtiyāni	تَأْتِيَانِ taʔtiyāni	نَأْتِي naʔtī	تَأْتِينَ taʔtīna	يَأْتِينَ yaʔtīna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	آتِيَ ʔātiya	تَأْتِيَ taʔtiya	يَأْتِيَ yaʔtiya	تَأْتِيَا taʔtiyā	يَأْتِيَا yaʔtiyā	نَأْتِيَ naʔtiya	تَأْتُوا taʔtū	يَأْتُوا yaʔtū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	آتِيَ ʔātiya	تَأْتِي taʔtī	تَأْتِيَ taʔtiya	تَأْتِيَا taʔtiyā	تَأْتِيَا taʔtiyā	نَأْتِيَ naʔtiya	تَأْتِينَ taʔtīna	يَأْتِينَ yaʔtīna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	آتِ ʔāti	تَأْتِ taʔti	يَأْتِ yaʔti	تَأْتِيَا taʔtiyā	يَأْتِيَا yaʔtiyā	نَأْتِ naʔti	تَأْتُوا taʔtū	يَأْتُوا yaʔtū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	آتِ ʔāti	تَأْتِي taʔtī	تَأْتِ taʔti	تَأْتِيَا taʔtiyā	تَأْتِيَا taʔtiyā	نَأْتِ naʔti	تَأْتِينَ taʔtīna	يَأْتِينَ yaʔtīna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِئْتِ iʔti		اِئْتِيَا iʔtiyā			اِئْتُوا iʔtū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اِئْتِي iʔtī		اِئْتِيَا iʔtiyā			اِئْتِينَ iʔtīna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	أُتِيتُ ʔutītu	أُتِيتَ ʔutīta	أُتِيَ ʔutiya	أُتِيتُمَا ʔutītumā	أُتِيَا ʔutiyā	أُتِينَا ʔutīnā	أُتِيتُمْ ʔutītum	أُتُوا ʔutū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	أُتِيتُ ʔutītu	أُتِيتِ ʔutīti	أُتِيَتْ ʔutiyat	أُتِيتُمَا ʔutītumā	أُتِيَتَا ʔutiyatā	أُتِينَا ʔutīnā	أُتِيتُنَّ ʔutītunna	أُتِينَ ʔutīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُوتَى ʔūtā	تُؤْتَى tuʔtā	يُؤْتَى yuʔtā	تُؤْتَيَانِ tuʔtayāni	يُؤْتَيَانِ yuʔtayāni	نُؤْتَى nuʔtā	تُؤْتَوْنَ tuʔtawna	يُؤْتَوْنَ yuʔtawna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُوتَى ʔūtā	تُؤْتَيْنَ tuʔtayna	تُؤْتَى tuʔtā	تُؤْتَيَانِ tuʔtayāni	تُؤْتَيَانِ tuʔtayāni	نُؤْتَى nuʔtā	تُؤْتَيْنَ tuʔtayna	يُؤْتَيْنَ yuʔtayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُوتَى ʔūtā	تُؤْتَى tuʔtā	يُؤْتَى yuʔtā	تُؤْتَيَا tuʔtayā	يُؤْتَيَا yuʔtayā	نُؤْتَى nuʔtā	تُؤْتَوْا tuʔtaw	يُؤْتَوْا yuʔtaw
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُوتَى ʔūtā	تُؤْتَيْ tuʔtay	تُؤْتَى tuʔtā	تُؤْتَيَا tuʔtayā	تُؤْتَيَا tuʔtayā	نُؤْتَى nuʔtā	تُؤْتَيْنَ tuʔtayna	يُؤْتَيْنَ yuʔtayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُوتَ ʔūta	تُؤْتَ tuʔta	يُؤْتَ yuʔta	تُؤْتَيَا tuʔtayā	يُؤْتَيَا yuʔtayā	نُؤْتَ nuʔta	تُؤْتَوْا tuʔtaw	يُؤْتَوْا yuʔtaw
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُوتَ ʔūta	تُؤْتَيْ tuʔtay	تُؤْتَ tuʔta	تُؤْتَيَا tuʔtayā	تُؤْتَيَا tuʔtayā	نُؤْتَ nuʔta	تُؤْتَيْنَ tuʔtayna	يُؤْتَيْنَ yuʔtayna

Synonyms

جَاءَ (jāʔa)

References

Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “أتى”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 15–16.
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “أتى”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen, page 8
Wehr, Hans (1979) “ءتي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, pages 3–4