uselessness
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Also written عبث: عَبَث (uselessness)
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عَبِثَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to play, to dally
Words from the root ع-ب-ث
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عَبَثًا
for no purpose
عَبَثِيّ
absurd
عَبِثَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | عَبِثْتُ | أَعْبَثُ | أَعْبَثَ | أَعْبَثْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | عَبِثْتَ | تَعْبَثُ | تَعْبَثَ | تَعْبَثْ | اِعْبَثْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | عَبِثْتِ | تَعْبَثِينَ | تَعْبَثِي | تَعْبَثِي | اِعْبَثِي |
| هُوَ he | عَبِثَ | يَعْبَثُ | يَعْبَثَ | يَعْبَثْ | — |
| هِيَ she | عَبِثَتْ | تَعْبَثُ | تَعْبَثَ | تَعْبَثْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | عَبِثْتُمَا | تَعْبَثَانِ | تَعْبَثَا | تَعْبَثَا | اِعْبَثَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | عَبِثَا | يَعْبَثَانِ | يَعْبَثَا | يَعْبَثَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | عَبِثَتَا | تَعْبَثَانِ | تَعْبَثَا | تَعْبَثَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | عَبِثْنَا | نَعْبَثُ | نَعْبَثَ | نَعْبَثْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | عَبِثْتُمْ | تَعْبَثُونَ | تَعْبَثُوا | تَعْبَثُوا | اِعْبَثُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | عَبِثْتُنَّ | تَعْبَثْنَ | تَعْبَثْنَ | تَعْبَثْنَ | اِعْبَثْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | عَبِثُوا | يَعْبَثُونَ | يَعْبَثُوا | يَعْبَثُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | عَبِثْنَ | يَعْبَثْنَ | يَعْبَثْنَ | يَعْبَثْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | عَبَث |
|---|---|
| Active participle | عَابِث، عَبِيث |
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