[He said: My Lord, how shall I have a son] - From where shall I have a child [when I have reached the extreme of old age]? Meaning: (dryness/brittleness).
Muhammad said: It is said of everything that has become dry: 'ata, ya'tu, 'utiyyan, and 'utuwwan.
﴿قَالَ رَبِّ أَنَّى يَكُونُ لِي غُلَام﴾ مِنْ أَيْنَ يَكُونُ لِي وَلَدٌ ﴿وَقَدْ بَلَغْتُ مِنَ الْكِبَرِ عِتِيًّا﴾ أَيْ: (يُبْسًا).
قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ: يُقَالُ لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدْ يَبُسَ: عَتَا يعتو عتيا، وعتوا.
