# Ayn-Te-Be — عتب (Etb)

> Occurs in 5 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/Etb

- **Meaning:** To be angry, blame. Ist'ataba (vb. 10) - to seek to remove; blame, seek favour/pleasure, please, be allowed to make amends for his sins, accept any excuse in defence, take favour, be allowed to approach the threshold, be given leave to seek pleasure of, regard with favours, grant goodwill. A'taba - to satisfy. Ta'attab - to accuse anyone of a blameworthy action. Atabatun - threshold, hold of a door, step of a ladder, ascent of hill. Utba - favour granted. Itab - blame, reproof, complaint, charge.
- **Derived forms:** مُعْتَبِين (1) · يَسْتَعْتِبُ (4)

## Verses containing this root

### 16. Surah An-Nahl, Verse 84

- **Form in this verse:** يُسْتَعْتَبُونَ — yus'taʿtabūna · "will be asked to make amends"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · passive · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَيَوْمَ نَبْعَثُ مِنْ كُلِّ اُمَّةٍ شَه۪يداً ثُمَّ لَا يُؤْذَنُ لِلَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا وَلَا هُمْ يُسْتَعْتَبُونَ

Wayawma nabAAathu min kulli ommatinshaheedan thumma la yu/thanu lillatheenakafaroo wala hum yustaAAtaboon

And the day We raise up from every community a witness, then no leave will be given those who ignore warning nor will they be allowed to make amends.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nahl/verse-84.md_

### 30. Surah Ar-Rum, Verse 57

- **Form in this verse:** يُسْتَعْتَبُونَ — yus'taʿtabūna · "will be allowed to make amends"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · passive · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَا يَنْفَعُ الَّذ۪ينَ ظَلَمُوا مَعْذِرَتُهُمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُسْتَعْتَبُونَ

Fayawma-ithin la yanfaAAu allatheenathalamoo maAAthiratuhum wala humyustaAAtaboon

So, that day, their excuses will not profit those who do wrong, nor will they be allowed to make amends.

_https://quran.so/surah-ar-rum/verse-57.md_

### 41. Surah Fussilat, Verse 24

- **Form in this verse:** يَسْتَعْتِبُوا۟ — yastaʿtibū · "they ask for favor"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

فَاِنْ يَصْبِرُوا فَالنَّارُ مَثْوًى لَهُمْۚ وَاِنْ يَسْتَعْتِبُوا فَمَا هُمْ مِنَ الْمُعْتَب۪ينَ

Fa-in yasbiroo fannarumathwan lahum wa-in yastaAAtiboo fama hum minaalmuAAtabeen

And if they be patient, the Fire is a home for them; and if they seek to make amends, they will not be of those who might make amends.

_https://quran.so/surah-fussilat/verse-24.md_

### 41. Surah Fussilat, Verse 24

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْمُعْتَبِينَ — l-muʿ'tabīna · "those who receive favor"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of if'al · passive · masculine, plural · genitive case

فَاِنْ يَصْبِرُوا فَالنَّارُ مَثْوًى لَهُمْۚ وَاِنْ يَسْتَعْتِبُوا فَمَا هُمْ مِنَ الْمُعْتَب۪ينَ

Fa-in yasbiroo fannarumathwan lahum wa-in yastaAAtiboo fama hum minaalmuAAtabeen

And if they be patient, the Fire is a home for them; and if they seek to make amends, they will not be of those who might make amends.

_https://quran.so/surah-fussilat/verse-24.md_

### 45. Surah Al-Jathiyah, Verse 35

- **Form in this verse:** يُسْتَعْتَبُونَ — yus'taʿtabūna · "will be asked to appease"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of istif'al · passive · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

ذٰلِكُمْ بِاَنَّكُمُ اتَّخَذْتُمْ اٰيَاتِ اللّٰهِ هُزُواً وَغَرَّتْكُمُ الْحَيٰوةُ الدُّنْيَاۚ فَالْيَوْمَ لَا يُخْرَجُونَ مِنْهَا وَلَا هُمْ يُسْتَعْتَبُونَ

Thalikum bi-annakumu ittakhathtumayati Allahi huzuwan wagharratkumu alhayatuaddunya falyawma la yukhrajoonaminha wala hum yustaAAtaboon

“That is because you took the proofs of God in mockery, and the life of this world deluded you.” So, that day, they will not be brought forth therefrom, nor will they be allowed to make amends.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-jathiyah/verse-35.md_

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