معطى

Arabic

Root
ع ط و (ʕ-ṭ-w)

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of the verb أَعْطَى (ʔaʕṭā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muʕ.tˤan/

Noun

مُعْطًى • (muʕṭan) m (construct state مُعْطَى (muʕṭā), dual مُعْطَيَانِ (muʕṭayāni), plural مُعْطَيَات (muʕṭayāt))

  1. given
  2. (mathematics) given quantity; data

Declension

Descendants

  • Ottoman Turkish: معطی (muta)

References

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