بتول

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ب ت ل (b-t-l), from Proto-Semitic *batūl-. Compare Hebrew בְּתוּלָה (betulá, chaste (woman)), Ugaritic 𐎁𐎚𐎍𐎚 (btlt), Aramaic בְּתוּלְתָּא (bəṯūltā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.tuːl/

Noun

بَتُول (batūl) f (dual بَتُولَان (batūlān), plural بَتُولَات (batūlāt))

  1. A female given name.
  2. (defined) Mary Mother of Jesus.
  3. (defined) Fatima daughter of Muhammad.

Declension

Adjective

بَتُول (batūl) (feminine بَتُول (batūl), common plural بُتُل (butul), feminine plural بَتُولَات (batūlāt))

  1. chaste, virgin
    Synonyms: عَذْرَاء (ʕaḏrāʔ), بِكْر (bikr)
  2. pure
    Synonym: عَفِيف (ʕafīf)

Usage notes

Although using the adjective for men is correct, it is rarely used for this purpose, and such usage might be strange. A more appropriate term for men is عَفِيف (ʕafīf).

Declension

Proper noun

بَتُول (batūl) f

  1. a female given name

Declension

Malay

Adjective

بتول

  1. Jawi spelling of betul
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