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Also written باطل: بَاطِل (falsehood)
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Most common words from the same root
بَاطِل in English
Adjective
- false
اِتِّهَامٌ بَاطِلٌfalse accusation
- vain
- useless
- invalid, null and void
- invalid
Word origin
Derived from the active participle of the verb بَطَلَ (baṭala, “to be vain, to be false”).
Words from the root ب-ط-ل
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
to be valiant, to be heroic
to be or become null, void, futile, worthless, pointless
to nullify, to invalidate, to render ineffective, to rescind, to repeal, to revoke
to prove false, to disprove; to nullify, to invalidate, to render ineffective, to rescind, to repeal, to revoke; to defuse, to shut down, to extinguish, to deactivate, to neutralize
to tell each other falsehoods; to be hero, brave; to be lazy
بَاطِل: plural and other forms
| Singular | بَاطِل |
|---|---|
| Feminine | بَاطِلَة |
بَاطِل in a sentence
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