عَاطِفَةٌ

[(assumed tropical:) A bias, or cause of inclining: plural عَوَاطِفُ]. One says, مَا يَثْنِينِى عَلَيْكَ عَاطِفَةٌ مِنْ رَحِمٍ and قَرَابَةٍ [(assumed tropical:) A bias of relationship does not incline me towards thee; or no bias of relationship inclines me towards thee]. (S, O, TA.)

[And hence, as being a cause of inclining,] العَاطِفَةُ signifies [also] Relationship [itself]; or the tie, or ties, thereof; synonym الرَّحِمُ: and epithet in which the quality of a substantive predominates. (TA.)

[And] (assumed tropical:) Affection, or kindness; mercy, pity, or compassion. (MA.)