عتيرة
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ع ت ر (ʿ-t-r).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʕa.tiː.ra/
Noun
عَتِيرَة • (ʿatīra) f (plural عَتَائِر (ʿatāʾir))
- goat or sheep destined for sacrifice
- 7th century CE, Sunan an-Nasāʾiyy, 41:5:
- فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ «يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ الْعَتَائِرُ وَٱلْفَرَائِعُ؟» قَالَ «مَنْ شَاءَ عَتَرَ وَمَنْ شَاءَ لَمْ يَعْتِرْ وَمَنْ شَاءَ فَرَّعَ وَمَنْ شَاءَ لَمْ يُفَرِّعْ فِي الْغَنَمِ أُضْحِيَتُهَا»
- fa-qāla rajulun mina n-nāsi “yā rasūla llāhi l-ʿatāʾiru wa-l-farāʾiʿu?” qāla “man šāʾa ʿatara wa-man šāʾa lam yaʿtir wa-man šāʾa farraʿa wa-man šāʾa lam yufarriʿ fī l-ḡanami ʾuḍḥiyatuhā”
- Then a man among the people said: “O Messenger of Allah, what about the goat slaughter and goat firstling slaughter?” He said: “Whoso wishes to offer a goat may do so, and whoso does not wish to may not. Whoso wishes to offer a firstling may do so, and whoso does not wish to may not. And with regard to sheep, a sacrifice should be made.”
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Declension
Declension of noun عَتِيرَة (ʿatīra)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | عَتِيرَة ʿatīra | الْعَتِيرَة al-ʿatīra | عَتِيرَة ʿatīrat |
| Nominative | عَتِيرَةٌ ʿatīratun | الْعَتِيرَةُ al-ʿatīratu | عَتِيرَةُ ʿatīratu |
| Accusative | عَتِيرَةً ʿatīratan | الْعَتِيرَةَ al-ʿatīrata | عَتِيرَةَ ʿatīrata |
| Genitive | عَتِيرَةٍ ʿatīratin | الْعَتِيرَةِ al-ʿatīrati | عَتِيرَةِ ʿatīrati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | عَتِيرَتَيْن ʿatīratayn | الْعَتِيرَتَيْن al-ʿatīratayn | عَتِيرَتَيْ ʿatīratay |
| Nominative | عَتِيرَتَانِ ʿatīratāni | الْعَتِيرَتَانِ al-ʿatīratāni | عَتِيرَتَا ʿatīratā |
| Accusative | عَتِيرَتَيْنِ ʿatīratayni | الْعَتِيرَتَيْنِ al-ʿatīratayni | عَتِيرَتَيْ ʿatīratay |
| Genitive | عَتِيرَتَيْنِ ʿatīratayni | الْعَتِيرَتَيْنِ al-ʿatīratayni | عَتِيرَتَيْ ʿatīratay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | عَتَائِر ʿatāʾir | الْعَتَائِر al-ʿatāʾir | عَتَائِر ʿatāʾir |
| Nominative | عَتَائِرُ ʿatāʾiru | الْعَتَائِرُ al-ʿatāʾiru | عَتَائِرُ ʿatāʾiru |
| Accusative | عَتَائِرَ ʿatāʾira | الْعَتَائِرَ al-ʿatāʾira | عَتَائِرَ ʿatāʾira |
| Genitive | عَتَائِرَ ʿatāʾira | الْعَتَائِرِ al-ʿatāʾiri | عَتَائِرِ ʿatāʾiri |
References
- Freytag, Georg (1835), “عتيرة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 103
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “عتيرة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1946