باطل

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of the verb بَطَلَ‎ (baṭala, “to be vain, to be false”), from the root ب ط ل‎ (b-ṭ-l).

Adjective

بَاطِل • (bāṭil) (feminine بَاطِلَة‎ (bāṭila), masculine plural بُطُل‎ (buṭul))

Declension

Declension of adjective بَاطِل (bāṭil)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَاطِل bāṭil	الْبَاطِل‎ al-bāṭil	بَاطِلَة‎ bāṭila	الْبَاطِلَة‎ al-bāṭila
Nominative	بَاطِلٌ bāṭilun	الْبَاطِلُ‎ al-bāṭilu	بَاطِلَةٌ‎ bāṭilatun	الْبَاطِلَةُ‎ al-bāṭilatu
Accusative	بَاطِلًا‎ bāṭilan	الْبَاطِلَ‎ al-bāṭila	بَاطِلَةً‎ bāṭilatan	الْبَاطِلَةَ‎ al-bāṭilata
Genitive	بَاطِلٍ bāṭilin	الْبَاطِلِ‎ al-bāṭili	بَاطِلَةٍ‎ bāṭilatin	الْبَاطِلَةِ‎ al-bāṭilati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَاطِلَيْن‎ bāṭilayn	الْبَاطِلَيْن‎ al-bāṭilayn	بَاطِلَتَيْن‎ bāṭilatayn	الْبَاطِلَتَيْن‎ al-bāṭilatayn
Nominative	بَاطِلَانِ‎ bāṭilāni	الْبَاطِلَانِ‎ al-bāṭilāni	بَاطِلَتَانِ‎ bāṭilatāni	الْبَاطِلَتَانِ‎ al-bāṭilatāni
Accusative	بَاطِلَيْنِ‎ bāṭilayni	الْبَاطِلَيْنِ‎ al-bāṭilayni	بَاطِلَتَيْنِ‎ bāṭilatayni	الْبَاطِلَتَيْنِ‎ al-bāṭilatayni
Genitive	بَاطِلَيْنِ‎ bāṭilayni	الْبَاطِلَيْنِ‎ al-bāṭilayni	بَاطِلَتَيْنِ‎ bāṭilatayni	الْبَاطِلَتَيْنِ‎ al-bāṭilatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بُطُل‎ buṭul	الْبُطُل‎ al-buṭul	بَاطِلَات‎ bāṭilāt	الْبَاطِلَات‎ al-bāṭilāt
Nominative	بُطُلٌ‎ buṭulun	الْبُطُلُ‎ al-buṭulu	بَاطِلَاتٌ‎ bāṭilātun	الْبَاطِلَاتُ‎ al-bāṭilātu
Accusative	بُطُلًا‎ buṭulan	الْبُطُلَ‎ al-buṭula	بَاطِلَاتٍ‎ bāṭilātin	الْبَاطِلَاتِ‎ al-bāṭilāti
Genitive	بُطُلٍ‎ buṭulin	الْبُطُلِ‎ al-buṭuli	بَاطِلَاتٍ‎ bāṭilātin	الْبَاطِلَاتِ‎ al-bāṭilāti

Antonyms

(false): حَقّ‎ (ḥaqq), صَحِيح‎ (ṣaḥīḥ)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “باطل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

Noun

بَاطِل • (bāṭil) m (plural أَبَاطِيل‎ (ʾabāṭīl) or بُطُل‎ (buṭul) or بَوَاطِل‎ (bawāṭil))

falsehood
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 17:81:
  
  ‏جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ الْبَاطِلُ إِنَّ الْبَاطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقًا‎
  jāʾa l-ḥaqqu wazahaqa l-bāṭilu ʾinna l-bāṭila kāna zahūqan
  (please add an English translation of this quote)

Declension

Declension of noun بَاطِل (bāṭil)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَاطِل bāṭil	الْبَاطِل‎ al-bāṭil	بَاطِل bāṭil
Nominative	بَاطِلٌ bāṭilun	الْبَاطِلُ‎ al-bāṭilu	بَاطِلُ bāṭilu
Accusative	بَاطِلًا‎ bāṭilan	الْبَاطِلَ‎ al-bāṭila	بَاطِلَ bāṭila
Genitive	بَاطِلٍ bāṭilin	الْبَاطِلِ‎ al-bāṭili	بَاطِلِ bāṭili
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَاطِلَيْن‎ bāṭilayn	الْبَاطِلَيْن‎ al-bāṭilayn	بَاطِلَيْ‎ bāṭilay
Nominative	بَاطِلَانِ‎ bāṭilāni	الْبَاطِلَانِ‎ al-bāṭilāni	بَاطِلَا‎ bāṭilā
Accusative	بَاطِلَيْنِ‎ bāṭilayni	الْبَاطِلَيْنِ‎ al-bāṭilayni	بَاطِلَيْ‎ bāṭilay
Genitive	بَاطِلَيْنِ‎ bāṭilayni	الْبَاطِلَيْنِ‎ al-bāṭilayni	بَاطِلَيْ‎ bāṭilay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَبَاطِيل‎‎; بُطُل‎‎; بَوَاطِل‎ ʾabāṭīl‎; buṭul‎; bawāṭil	الْأَبَاطِيل‎‎; الْبُطُل‎‎; الْبَوَاطِل‎ al-ʾabāṭīl‎; al-buṭul‎; al-bawāṭil	أَبَاطِيل‎‎; بُطُل‎‎; بَوَاطِل‎ ʾabāṭīl‎; buṭul‎; bawāṭil
Nominative	أَبَاطِيلُ‎‎; بُطُلٌ‎‎; بَوَاطِلُ‎ ʾabāṭīlu‎; buṭulun‎; bawāṭilu	الْأَبَاطِيلُ‎‎; الْبُطُلُ‎‎; الْبَوَاطِلُ‎ al-ʾabāṭīlu‎; al-buṭulu‎; al-bawāṭilu	أَبَاطِيلُ‎‎; بُطُلُ‎‎; بَوَاطِلُ‎ ʾabāṭīlu‎; buṭulu‎; bawāṭilu
Accusative	أَبَاطِيلَ‎‎; بُطُلًا‎‎; بَوَاطِلَ‎ ʾabāṭīla‎; buṭulan‎; bawāṭila	الْأَبَاطِيلَ‎‎; الْبُطُلَ‎‎; الْبَوَاطِلَ‎ al-ʾabāṭīla‎; al-buṭula‎; al-bawāṭila	أَبَاطِيلَ‎‎; بُطُلَ‎‎; بَوَاطِلَ‎ ʾabāṭīla‎; buṭula‎; bawāṭila
Genitive	أَبَاطِيلَ‎‎; بُطُلٍ‎‎; بَوَاطِلَ‎ ʾabāṭīla‎; buṭulin‎; bawāṭila	الْأَبَاطِيلِ‎‎; الْبُطُلِ‎‎; الْبَوَاطِلِ‎ al-ʾabāṭīli‎; al-buṭuli‎; al-bawāṭili	أَبَاطِيلِ‎‎; بُطُلِ‎‎; بَوَاطِلِ‎ ʾabāṭīli‎; buṭuli‎; bawāṭili

Antonyms

حَقّ‎ (ḥaqq)

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