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1 أَتَا ذ , aor. يَأْتُو; (Msb;) and أَتَوْتُهُ, (T, S, M, K,) aor. آتُوهُ; (S;) inf. n. أَتْوٌ, (M, Msb,) or أَتْوَةٌ, (S,) or the latter is an inf. n. of un.; (T, TA;) He came; (Msb;) and I came to him, or it; (S;) the former a dial. var. of أَتَى, aor. يَأْتِى; (Msb;) and the latter, of أَتَيْتُهُ. (T, S, M, K.) [See art. اتى, to which, as well as to the present art., belong several words mentioned in this.] -A2- أَتَا, aor. as above, (TK,) inf. n. أَتْوٌ, (M, K, TK,) also signifies He pursued a right, direct, straight, or even, course, in going, or pace. (M, K, TK.) ― -b2- And He (a man, TK) hastened, made haste, or sped; or he was quick, hasty, speedy, rapid, swift, or fleet. (M, K, TK.) ― -b3- And أَتَتِ النَاقَةُ, inf. n. as above, The she-camel returned her fore legs, [drawing the feet back towards the body, and lifting them high,] in her going. (M.) You say, مَا أَحْسَنَ أَتْوَ يَدَىْ هذِهِ النَّاقَةِ, and أَتْىَ يَدَيْهَا, How good, or beautiful, is this she-camel's returning of her fore legs in her going! i. e. رَجْعَ يَدَيْهَا فِى سَيْرِهَا. (T, * S, M.) ― -b4- And أَتْوٌ signifies also The act of impelling, or propelling; particularly, of an arrow from a bow. (TA.) See also this word below. -A3- أَتَوْتُهُ, (S, M, Msb, K,) aor. آتُوهُ, (S, Msb,) inf. n. إِِتَاوَةٌ, (S, M, Msb, K,) so accord. to A'Obeyd, (M,) and mentioned by Sgh on the authority of AZ, (TA,) and أَتْوٌ, (S, TA,) [I gave him what is termed إِِتَاوَة, as meaning the tax called خَرَاج: this is the signification which seems to be indicated in the S: or] I bribed him; gave him a bribe. (M, Msb, K.) [See also إِِتَاوَةٌ below.] -A4- أَتَتِ النَّخْلَةُ, (T, S, M, K,) and الشَّجَرَةُ, (M, K,) aor. تَأْتُو, (S,) inf. n. إِِتَآءٌ, with kesr, (Kr, M, K,) [in a copy of the T, and in two copies of the S, أَتَآءٌ, but this is said in the M to be a subst.,] and أَتْوٌ; (M, K;) and النخلة ↓ آتَتِ , inf. n. إِِيتَآءٌ; (T;) The palm-tree [and the tree] bore: (S:) or put forth its fruit: or showed its being in a good state: (M, K:) or bore much: (T, M, K:) and اتآء signifies also the increasing, or thriving, of seed-produce. (T.) ― -b2- And أَتَتِ المَاشِيَةٌ, inf. n. إِِتَآءٌ, [in a copy of the M أَتَآءٌ,] The cattle, or camels &c., increased, or yielded increase. (M, K. [In the CK, immediately before this phrase, والثِّمارِ is erroneously put for وَالنَّمَآءُ.]) -A5- تَأْتَى for تأْتَوِى: see 1 in art. اوى.
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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