ʿ ṭ r
20 lemmas · 7 languages
soundAll three consonants are regularT Num.32.34
Themes:perfume·7vapour·2vapor·2fume·2scent·2
POS shape:noun·12verb·6adj·2
This root is attested across 7 Semitic languages in our index. Each section below shows representative lemmas; attested means a Wiktionary editor explicitly tagged the root, inferredmeans we derived it mechanically from the word's consonantal skeleton.
Etymology treehow this root diverged from Proto-Semitic through the family
*ʿ-ṭ-rProto-Semitic
West Semitic
Central Semitic
Northwest Semitic
Canaanite
Hebrewעֲטָרָהע ט ר— diadem, wreath
Aramaic
Imperial Aramaicעטראע ט ר— vapour/vapor, fume
Syriacܥܛܪܐܥ ܛ ܪ— vapor/vapour, fume, steam
Assyrian NAܥܸܛܪܵܐܥ ܛ ܪ— perfume, fragrance, scent
Arabic
Arabicعِطْرع ط ر— perfume, scent
South Semitic
Ethio-Semitic
Amharicእጥርዐ ጠ ረ— fenced, enclosed in a hedge etc.
Tigrinyaዕጣርዐ ጠ ረ— wrinkle, ruga
Branch structure: Huehnergard (2005), Rubin (2010). The reconstructed Proto-Semitic form is computed on the fly from the cognate set's majority reflex pattern.
Imperial Aramaic
arc · 1 lemma- vapour/vapor, fume
Classical Syriac
syc · 2 lemmas- vapor/vapour, fume, steamFrom the root ܥ ܛ ܪ related to being emitted. Compare Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr) and Hebrew עֲתַר (ʿăṯar).
- emphatic plural of ܥܛܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
aii · 2 lemmas- perfume, fragrance, scentCompare Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr) and Hebrew עֲתַר ('atár). The latter is an occupational noun derived from the former, that of which is cognate to Arabic عَطَّار (ʕaṭṭār).
- perfumer, scentmakerCompare Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr) and Hebrew עֲתַר ('atár). The latter is an occupational noun derived from the former, that of which is cognate to Arabic عَطَّار (ʕaṭṭār).
Hebrew
he · 4 lemmas- diadem, wreath
- to decorate, adorn
- to crown
- singular construct state form of עֲטָרָה
Arabic
ar · 8 lemmas- perfume, scent
- perfumerOccupational noun from عِطْر (ʕiṭr, “perfume”).
- to perfume oneself, to use perfume
- to perfumeDenominal verb from عِطْر (ʕiṭr, “perfume”).
- fragrant, sweet-smelling, aromatic
- to perfume oneself
- verbal noun of تَعَطَّرَ (taʕaṭṭara) (form V)
Amharic
am · 2 lemmas- fenced, enclosed in a hedge etc.
- perfume, odoramentBorrowed from Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr).
Tigrinya
ti · 1 lemma- wrinkle, ruga