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تَعاطَى
to deal with; to handle (a matter) /taʕaːˈtˤaː/
verbB2#3230 most common
Also: to take, use, or consume (a drug), to engage in; to take up, to have dealings with one another
Example sentences
هو يتعاطى الدواء يوميًا.
He takes the medicine daily.
لا تتعاطَ المخدرات، فهي تدمر صحتك.
Don't use drugs, they destroy your health.
تتعاطى الحكومة مع الأزمة الاقتصادية بحذر.
The government is handling the economic crisis carefully.
ازداد عدد الشباب الذين يتعاطون الكحول في المدن الكبرى.
The number of young people who consume alcohol in big cities has grown.
يجب أن نتعاطى مع هذه القضية بمسؤولية وشفافية أكبر.
We must deal with this issue with greater responsibility and transparency.
تعاطى الكاتب في مقالاته مع قضايا الهوية والانتماء بعمق فلسفي لافت.
In his articles, the writer engaged with questions of identity and belonging with striking philosophical depth.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَتَعاطى | تَعاطَيْتُ | سَأَتَعاطى |
| 2sg | تَتَعاطى | تَعاطَيْتَ | سَتَتَعاطى |
| 3sg | يَتَعاطى | تَعاطى | سَيَتَعاطى |
| 1pl | نَتَعاطى | تَعاطَيْنا | سَنَتَعاطى |
| 2pl | تَتَعاطَوْنَ | تَعاطَيْتُم | سَتَتَعاطَوْنَ |
| 3pl | يَتَعاطَوْنَ | تَعاطَوْا | سَيَتَعاطَوْنَ |
Word family
أَعْطَىto give
تَعاطٍ / تَعاطيuse, handling, dealing (in); the verbal noun of تعاطى
مُتَعاطٍuser (e.g. of drugs); one who deals with something
عَطاءgiving, grant, gift
عَطِيَّةgift, donation
Etymology
تَعاطَى is a Form VI verb (تَفاعَلَ pattern) built on the triliteral root ع-ط-و, which underlies عَطَا and أَعْطَى, meaning to give or hand over. Form VI often marks mutual or reciprocal action, so the base sense was close to giving something to one another or taking something up between two parties. Over time the meaning widened from exchange to simply taking up, handling, or consuming something, which is why modern Arabic uses it for taking drugs and for dealing with an issue.
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