عاطفي

Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of عَاطِفَة (ʿāṭifa, emotion, compassion) + ـِيّ (-iyy).

Adjective

عَاطِفِيّ (ʿāṭifiyy) m, fem عَاطِفِيَّة (ʿāṭifiyya), masc pl عَاطِفِيُّون (ʿāṭifiyyūn), fem pl عَاطِفِيَّات (ʿāṭifiyyāt)

  1. emotional
  2. sentimental
  3. affectionate
  4. passionate
  5. romantic

Declension

References

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