عطن
Root: عطعط
3 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
عطن ‘aṭan i u (‘aṭn) to soak (الجلد al-jilda the skin or hide so as to remove the hair, in tanning); to macerate (الكتان al-kattāna the flax); -- ‘aṭina a (‘aṭan) to rot, decay, putrefy (skin, hide, in tanning) II = I ‘aṭana
Entry 2
عطن ‘aṭan resting place of camels near a waterhole │ ضيق العطن ḍayyiq al-‘a. narrow-minded, parochial; رحب العطن raḥb al-‘a. broad-minded
Entry 3
عطن ‘aṭin putrid, rotten, stinking
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