بطل

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of falsehood, invalidity, and the opposite of truth. It also extends to the idea of bravery and heroism, and conversely, idleness or unemployment.

Derived headwords

الباطلnoun

1.
the opposite of truthboth
the opposite of truth

أباطيلnoun

1.
irregular pluralboth
irregular plural

بَطَلَverb

1.
from the verb class of 'to enter'both
from the verb class of 'to enter'
2.
from the verb class of 'to be easy' and 'to be elegant', meaning he became braveboth
from the verb class of 'to be easy' and 'to be elegant', meaning he became brave
3.
he became idle (verb form with 'ḍamma' for the present tense, 'baṭāla' with 'fatḥa' for the verbal noun): meaning he became unemployedboth
he became idle (verb form with 'ḍamma' for the present tense, 'baṭāla' with 'fatḥa' for the verbal noun): meaning he became unemployed

أَبْطَلَverb

1.
To nullifyboth
To make something invalid, void, or ineffective. To cancel or abolish something.

بَطَلاًnoun

1.
on the pattern of 'to reconcile'both
on the pattern of 'to reconcile'

البطلnoun

1.
the brave oneboth
the brave one

بَطَلَةnoun

1.
the woman (brave)both
the woman (brave)

بَطُلَverb

1.
from the verb class of 'to enter'both
from the verb class of 'to enter'
2.
from the verb class of 'to be easy' and 'to be elegant', meaning he became braveboth
from the verb class of 'to be easy' and 'to be elegant', meaning he became brave
3.
he became idle (verb form with 'ḍamma' for the present tense, 'baṭāla' with 'fatḥa' for the verbal noun): meaning he became unemployedboth
he became idle (verb form with 'ḍamma' for the present tense, 'baṭāla' with 'fatḥa' for the verbal noun): meaning he became unemployed

بُطولةnoun

1.
Braveryboth
The quality of being heroic, courageous, and valiant.

بَطالةnoun

1.
Idlenessboth
The state of being unemployed or inactive; idleness.
2.
Unemploymentmodern
The condition of being without a job or employment.

بَطَّالadjective

1.
so he is idle/unemployedboth
so he is idle/unemployed

Parallel reading

الباطل: ضد الحق

Falsehood: the opposite of truth.

والجمع أباطيل على غير قياس

And its plural is 'abāṭīl', irregularly formed.

وقد بطل الشئ يبطل بطلا وبطولا وبطانا

And a thing may become invalid, becoming invalid (batalan, buṭūlan, wa baṭānan).

وأبطله غيره

And another person nullified it.

ويقال: ذهب دمه بطلا

And it is said: his blood went in vain.

أي هدرا

Meaning, wasted.

والبطل: الشجاع

And the hero: the brave one.

والمرأة بطلة

And the woman is a heroine.

وقد بطل الرجل بالضم يبطل بطولة

And a man may become brave (buṭūlan), becoming brave (yabṭulu).

وبطل الأجير بالفتح بطالة

And the hired worker became idle (buṭālah) (with fatḥa).

أي تعطل

Meaning, he became unemployed.

فهو بطال

So he is idle/unemployed.