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).

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -il

Adjective

بَاطِل • (bāṭil) (feminine بَاطِلَة‎ (bāṭila))

false
‏اِتِّهَامٌ بَاطِلٌ‎‎ ― ittihāmun bāṭilun ― false accusation

Antonyms: حَقّ‎ (ḥaqq), صَحِيح‎ (ṣaḥīḥ)
vain
useless
invalid

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

References

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

Noun

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

falsehood
‏مَا أُسِّسَ عَلَى بَاطِلٍ فَهُوَ بَاطِلٌ.‎‎
mā ʔussisa ʕalā bāṭilin fahuwa bāṭilun.
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Antonym: حَقّ‎ (ḥaqq)
- 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
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wrong, injustice
Antonym: حَقّ‎ (ḥaqq)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:188:
  ‏وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا أَمْوَالَكُمْ بَيْنَكُمْ بِالْبَاطِلِ وَتُدْلُوا بِهَا إِلَى الْحُكَّامِ لِتَأْكُلُوا فَرِيقًا مِنْ أَمْوَالِ النَّاسِ بِالْإِثْمِ وَأَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ‎
  walā taʔkulū ʔamwālakum baynakum bi-l-bāṭili watudlū bihā ʔilā l-ḥukkāmi litaʔkulū farīqan min ʔamwāli n-nāsi bi-l-ʔiṯmi waʔantum taʕlamūna
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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; بَوَاطِل‎‎; بُطُل‎ ʔabāṭīl‎; bawāṭil‎; buṭul	الْأَبَاطِيل‎‎; الْبَوَاطِل‎‎; الْبُطُل‎ al-ʔabāṭīl‎; al-bawāṭil‎; al-buṭul	أَبَاطِيل‎‎; بَوَاطِل‎‎; بُطُل‎ ʔabāṭīl‎; bawāṭil‎; buṭul
Nominative	أَبَاطِيلُ‎‎; بَوَاطِلُ‎‎; بُطُلٌ‎ ʔabāṭīlu‎; bawāṭilu‎; buṭulun	الْأَبَاطِيلُ‎‎; الْبَوَاطِلُ‎‎; الْبُطُلُ‎ al-ʔabāṭīlu‎; al-bawāṭilu‎; al-buṭulu	أَبَاطِيلُ‎‎; بَوَاطِلُ‎‎; بُطُلُ‎ ʔabāṭīlu‎; bawāṭilu‎; buṭulu
Accusative	أَبَاطِيلَ‎‎; بَوَاطِلَ‎‎; بُطُلًا‎ ʔabāṭīla‎; bawāṭila‎; buṭulan	الْأَبَاطِيلَ‎‎; الْبَوَاطِلَ‎‎; الْبُطُلَ‎ al-ʔabāṭīla‎; al-bawāṭila‎; al-buṭula	أَبَاطِيلَ‎‎; بَوَاطِلَ‎‎; بُطُلَ‎ ʔabāṭīla‎; bawāṭila‎; buṭula
Genitive	أَبَاطِيلَ‎‎; بَوَاطِلَ‎‎; بُطُلٍ‎ ʔabāṭīla‎; bawāṭila‎; buṭulin	الْأَبَاطِيلِ‎‎; الْبَوَاطِلِ‎‎; الْبُطُلِ‎ al-ʔabāṭīli‎; al-bawāṭili‎; al-buṭuli	أَبَاطِيلِ‎‎; بَوَاطِلِ‎‎; بُطُلِ‎ ʔabāṭīli‎; bawāṭili‎; buṭuli

Derived terms

لِلْبَاطِلِ جَوْلَةٌ ثُمَّ يَضْمَحِلُّ‎ (lilbāṭili jawlatun ṯumma yaḍmaḥillu, proverb)
كَلِمَةُ حَقٍّ يُرَادُ بِهَا بَاطِلٌ‎ (kalimatu ḥaqqin yurādu bihā bāṭilun)

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