See also: عاطفی

Arabic

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Etymology

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of عَاطِفَة (ʕāṭifa, emotion, compassion) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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عَاطِفِيّ (ʕāṭifiyy) (feminine عَاطِفِيَّة (ʕāṭifiyya), masculine plural عَاطِفِيُّونَ (ʕāṭifiyyūna), feminine plural عَاطِفِيَّات (ʕāṭifiyyāt))

  1. emotional
  2. sentimental
  3. affectionate
  4. passionate
  5. romantic

Declension

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References

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