عاتق

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ت ق (ʕ-t-q). Has the form of an derived from the active participle but the verb عَتَقَ (ʕataqa, to mature, to be emancipated) does not fit the meaning.

Noun

عَاتِق • (ʕātiq) m (plural عَوَاتِق (ʕawātiq))

  1. shoulder

Declension

References

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