Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
عتو
Parts of Speech
Noun (5×), Verb (5×)
Qur'an Occurrences
10 times across 7 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root عتو across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root عتو (Etw) signifies behaving proudly, being immoderate, or revolting from obedience.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ʿ-t-w
Listen: عَاتِيَةٍ 69:6
Root letters: ع — ت — و

Word Family Tree (9 forms)

All word forms derived from the root عتو as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun Verb

Concordance — 10 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root عتو appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (5) · Verb (5)

Noun (5 verses — showing first 5)

Mary 19:69 Noun
ثُمَّ لَنَنزِعَنَّ مِن كُلِّ شِیعَةٍ أَیُّهُمۡ أَشَدُّ عَلَى ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ عِتِیࣰّا ۝٦٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then We will surely extract from every sect those of them who were worst against the Most Merciful in insolence
Mary 19:8 Noun
قَالَ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ یَكُونُ لِی غُلَـٰمࣱ وَكَانَتِ ٱمۡرَأَتِی عَاقِرࣰا وَقَدۡ بَلَغۡتُ مِنَ ٱلۡكِبَرِ عِتِیࣰّا ۝٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): He said, "My Lord, how will I have a boy when my wife has been barren and I have reached extreme old age?"
The Criterion, The Standard 25:21 Noun
۞ وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِینَ لَا یَرۡجُونَ لِقَاۤءَنَا لَوۡلَاۤ أُنزِلَ عَلَیۡنَا ٱلۡمَلَـٰۤىِٕكَةُ أَوۡ نَرَىٰ رَبَّنَاۗ لَقَدِ ٱسۡتَكۡبَرُوا۟ فِیۤ أَنفُسِهِمۡ وَعَتَوۡ عُتُوࣰّا كَبِیرࣰا ۝٢١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And those who do not expect the meeting with Us say, "Why were not angels sent down to us, or [why] do we [not] see our Lord?" They have certainly become arrogant within themselves and [become] insolent with great insolence
The Sovereignty, Control, The Kingdom 67:21 Noun
أَمَّنۡ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِی یَرۡزُقُكُمۡ إِنۡ أَمۡسَكَ رِزۡقَهُۥۚ بَل لَّجُّوا۟ فِی عُتُوࣲّ وَنُفُورٍ ۝٢١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Or who is it that could provide for you if He withheld His provision? But they have persisted in insolence and aversion
The Reality, The Inevitable 69:6 Noun
وَأَمَّا عَادࣱ فَأُهۡلِكُوا۟ بِرِیحࣲ صَرۡصَرٍ عَاتِیَةࣲ ۝٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And as for 'Aad, they were destroyed by a screaming, violent win

Derived Forms (9)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
عِتِيًّا ʿitiyanā Noun
عَاتِيَةٍ ʿaātiyahin Noun
عُتُوٍّ ʿutuwin Noun
عَتَتْ ʿatat Verb
فَعَتَوْا۟ faʿatawā Verb
وَعَتَوْ waʿataw Verb
عُتُوًّا ʿutuwanā Noun
عَتَوْا۟ ʿatawā Verb
وَعَتَوْا۟ waʿatawā Verb