בטל

Aramaic

Etymology

The verb “to be invalid” is inherited from Proto-Semitic *baṭal-. For the geminate verb compare the same in Ge'ez በጠለ (bäṭṭälä) and Arabic بَطَّلَ‎ (baṭṭala).

Verb

בְּטַל • (bəṭal)

  1. (intransitive) to cease
  2. (intransitive) to be invalid

Verb

בַּטֵּל • (baṭṭēl)

  1. (transitive) to make cease, stop, cancel

Hebrew

Root
ב־ט־ל‎

Etymology

The verb “to be idle” is inherited from Proto-Semitic *baṭal-.

Verb

בָּטַל • (batál) (pa'al construction)

  1. to cease to exist
  2. to be idle

Adjective

בָּטֵל • (batél) (feminine בְּטֵלָה‎, masculine plural בְּטֵלִים‎, feminine plural בְּטֵלוֹת‎)

  1. worthless, valueless
  2. invalid, null, void
  3. (literary) unemployed

Adverb

בָּטֵל • (batél)

  1. idly, aimlessly, purposelessly

Verb

בִּטֵּל • (bitél) (pi'el construction)

  1. Defective spelling of ביטל‎

Verb

בֻּטַּל • (butál) (pu'al construction)

  1. Defective spelling of בוטל‎
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