بطء

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ب ط ء‎ (b-ṭ-ʔ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /butˤʔ/
- (Hejazi) IPA^(key): /butˤʔ/, /butˤuʔ/

Noun

بُطْء • (buṭʔ) m

verbal noun of بَطُؤَ‎ (baṭuʔa, “to be slow”) (form I)
laziness, indolence
slowness
Synonyms: بُطُوء‎ (buṭūʔ), بِطَاء‎ (biṭāʔ)

Declension

Declension of noun بُطْء (buṭʔ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُطْء buṭʔ	الْبُطْء‎ al-buṭʔ	بُطْء buṭʔ
Nominative	بُطْءٌ buṭʔun	الْبُطْءُ‎ al-buṭʔu	بُطْءُ buṭʔu
Accusative	بُطْءًا‎ buṭʔan	الْبُطْءَ‎ al-buṭʔa	بُطْءَ buṭʔa
Genitive	بُطْءٍ buṭʔin	الْبُطْءِ‎ al-buṭʔi	بُطْءِ buṭʔi

Related terms

إِبْطَاء‎ (ʔibṭāʔ, “delay, tardiness”)
بِبُطْءٍ‎ (bibuṭʔin, “slowly (ie, with slowness)”)

References

Lane, Edward William (1863), “بطء”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
Corriente, Federico (2005), “بطء”, in Diccionario avanzado árabe (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Herder, page 75
Al-Misbaah al-Muneer by al-Fayyumi (d. 1368 CE) المصباح المنير للفيّومي

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