تعطیل · تَعْطِيل — closed; a holiday (taʾtilāt 'vacation')
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Arabic
تَعْطِيل
taʿṭīl/taʕtˤiːl/
In Arabic
disruption, breakdown, putting out of action
Arabic says: عُطْلَة ʿuṭla
Persian
تعطیل
taʾtil/tæʔtil/
In Persian
closed; a holiday (taʾtilāt 'vacation')
- Root
- ع ط ل
- Pattern
- تَفْعِيل
Note. Same root, different end of it: Arabic ʿuṭla is the holiday, taʿṭīl the breakdown. 'Closed' in Arabic is mughlaq.
Sources: Dehkhoda · Moʻin · Wehr