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Etymology edit

From the root ع ط ف (ʕ-ṭ-f).

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Verb edit

عَطَفَ (ʕaṭafa) I, non-past يَعْطِفُ‎ (yaʕṭifu)

  1. to incline, to sympathize
  2. to be benevolent, to be favourable (+ عَلَى)

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