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بتر

Root entry · 35 derived lemmas

The root 'بتر' primarily denotes cutting, severing, or shortening. This concept extends to various applications, including the cutting of tails, the description of sharp swords, and metaphorical meanings like being cut off from good or lacking offspring. It also appears in specialized contexts like prosody and descriptions of specific animals and places.

Derived headwords

بَتَرَ، يَبْتُرُ، بَتْرٌverb
  1. 1.
    to cut offboth

    To cut something off completely, before it is finished or complete.

  2. 2.
    to severboth

    To cut off a tail or similar appendage completely.

بَتْرٌnoun
  1. 1.
    cutting offboth

    The act of cutting off before completion.

  2. 2.
    severingboth

    The complete severance of something, like a tail.

سَيْفٌ بَتْرٌadjective
  1. 1.
    sharp swordboth

    A sword that is sharp and cuts effectively.

بَتَّارٌadjective
  1. 1.
    very sharpboth

    Extremely sharp, especially referring to a sword.

بَتُورٌadjective
  1. 1.
    very sharpboth

    Extremely sharp, especially referring to a sword.

بَاتِرٌadjective
  1. 1.
    cutting swordboth

    A sword that cuts effectively.

أَبْتَرُadjective
  1. 1.
    taillessboth

    Having a tail cut off, from any part of the animal.

  2. 2.
    without offspringboth

    Lacking descendants or progeny.

  3. 3.
    infertileboth

    Lacking children or descendants.

  4. 4.
    poorboth

    Destitute or lacking resources.

  5. 5.
    loserboth

    One who is defeated or suffers a loss.

  6. 6.
    cut off from goodboth

    Deprived of all good or blessings.

  7. 7.
    snakeclassical

    A malicious snake, often described as short-tailed and blue, whose sight causes miscarriage.

  8. 8.
    prosodic footclassical

    A specific metrical foot in Arabic prosody, particularly the fourth in al-Mutagārib and the second in al-Musaddas, characterized by specific cuts and elisions.

  9. 9.
    bag without a handleclassical

    A waterskin or bucket that lacks a handle or strap.

  10. 10.
    donkeyclassical

    A male donkey.

  11. 11.
    slaveclassical

    A male slave.

بَتَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    to be cut offboth

    To become severed or cut off.

أَبْتَرَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to make taillessboth

    To cause something to be cut off, especially a tail.

  2. 2.
    to make childlessboth

    To cause someone to be without offspring.

أَبْتَرُnoun
  1. 1.
    tailless animalboth

    An animal whose tail has been cut off.

  2. 2.
    childless personboth

    A person who has no children or descendants.

أَبَاتِرُadjective
  1. 1.
    shortclassical

    Short in stature, as if cut off from completeness.

أَبَاتِرُnoun
  1. 1.
    one without honeyclassical

    Someone who has no honey.

  2. 2.
    one who severs kinshipclassical

    One who cuts off or severs ties of kinship.

بَتْرَاءُadjective
  1. 1.
    decisive argumentclassical

    A decisive and conclusive argument or proof.

  2. 2.
    shortened sermonclassical

    A sermon or speech that omits mention of God's name or blessings upon the Prophet.

  3. 3.
    early morning sunclassical

    The sun at the beginning of the day, before its light is strong.

بَتْرَاءُnoun
  1. 1.
    shortened prayerclassical

    A prayer consisting of only one unit (rak'ah), or a prayer where the second unit is cut short.

  2. 2.
    shortened armorclassical

    A short tunic or coat of mail.

انْبِطَارٌnoun
  1. 1.
    severanceboth

    The act of being cut off or severed.

  2. 2.
    runningclassical

    The act of running or fleeing.

بَتْرَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    buttocksclassical

    The buttocks.

بِتْرَانُname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name, possibly a mountain or a location belonging to the tribe of Banu 'Amir ibn Sa'sa'ah.

بِتْرٌname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name in the region of al-Shiqaq, known for its sand dunes.

  2. 2.
    place nameclassical

    A place name in Al-Andalus.

بَتْرِيرٌname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A fortress in the region of Mersia in Al-Andalus.

بُتَيْرَةٌname
  1. 1.
    person's nameclassical

    A name, possibly referring to Butayrah ibn al-Harith ibn Fahr.

  2. 2.
    person's nameclassical

    A name, referring to Abu Mahdi 'Abd Allah ibn Butayri.

  3. 3.
    person's nameclassical

    A name, referring to Abu Muhammad Muslimah ibn Muhammad ibn al-Butayri.

مَبْتُورَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    taillessboth

    Having its tail cut off.

بَتَّرَ الرَّجُلُverb
  1. 1.
    to give and withholdclassical

    To give something and then withhold it, acting in opposition.

  2. 2.
    to pray Duha prayerclassical

    To perform the Duha (forenoon) prayer when the sun's rays lengthen.

أَبْتَرَ اللهُ الرَّجُلَverb
  1. 1.
    to make childlessboth

    To make a man childless or without descendants.

البَتْرَاءُname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place near a mosque of the Messenger of God on the road to Tabuk.

البُتَيْرَاءُnoun
  1. 1.
    early sunclassical

    The sun at the beginning of the day, before its light is fully strong.

التَّبَتُّرُnoun
  1. 1.
    severingboth

    The act of becoming cut off or severed.

تَبَتَّرَ لَحْمُهُverb
  1. 1.
    flesh separatedclassical

    His flesh became separated or distinct.

الأَبَاتِرُname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name.

البَتِيرُname
  1. 1.
    village nameclassical

    A village in the Levant, to which Abu Muhammad Salih was attributed.

البُتُورُname
  1. 1.
    proper nameclassical

    A proper name, possibly of a person.

البَتْرَاءُname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A village in Egypt.

أَبَاتِرُname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    Valleys or plateaus in Najd, in the lands of Ghani.

أَبْتَرُname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A region in Syria.

بُتَيْرَةٌname
  1. 1.
    nicknameclassical

    A nickname for Al-Harith ibn Malik ibn Nahd.

بَتْرُونname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A village in Jubayl, in the region of Tripoli, Syria.

Parallel reading

البتر: القطع قبل الإتمام
Al-Batr: Cutting before completion.
هو قطع الذنب ونحوه مستأصلا
It is the complete cutting off of a tail or the like.
وسيف بتر: قاطع
And a 'batr' sword: is one that cuts.
والأبتر: المقطوع الذنب من أي موضع كان من جميع الدواب
And the 'abtar': is the one whose tail is cut off from any place on any animal.
بتره يبتره بترا، من حد كتب، فبتر، كفرح، يبتر بترا
He cut it, he cuts it, with a cutting; from the pattern of 'kataba', so it was cut off, like 'fariha', it is cut off.
والأبتر: حية خبيثة
And the 'abtar': is a malicious snake.
أن الأبتر: هو القصير الذنب من الحيات
That the 'abtar': is the short-tailed among snakes.
والأبتر: البيت الرابع من المثمن في عروض المتقارب
And the 'abtar': is the fourth foot of the 'muthamma' in the meter al-Mutagārib.
إنما سمي بذالك لقصر ذنبه، كأنه بتر منه
It was named thus because of the shortness of its tail, as if it were cut off from it.
والأبتر: المعدم
And the 'abtar': is the destitute.
والأبتر: الذي لا عقب له
And the 'abtar': is one who has no offspring.
إن شانئك هو الابتر
Indeed, your enemy is the one cut off.
والأبتر: الخاسر
And the 'abtar': is the loser.
والأبتر: ما لا عروة له من المزاد والدلاء
And the 'abtar': is that which has no handle from waterskins and buckets.
كل أمر ذي بال لا يبدأ فيه بحمد الله فهو أبتر
Every important matter that does not begin with the praise of God is 'abtar' (cut off).
والأبتر: العير، والعبد، وهما الأبتران
And the 'abtar': is the donkey, and the slave, and they are the 'abtarān'.
أبتر الرجل: أعطى، ومنع
The man 'abtar': he gave, and he withheld.
أبتر، إذا صلى الضحى حين تقضب الشمس
He performed 'abtar', if he prayed the Duha prayer when the sun's rays stretched out.
حين تبهر البتيراء الأرض
When the 'batirā'' (early sun) dazzles the earth.
أبتر الله الرجل: جعله أبتر
Allah made the man 'abtar': He made him tailless (or childless).
والأباتر: القصير؛ كأنه بتر عن التمام
And the 'abāter': is the short one; as if he were cut off from completeness.
والأباتر أيضا: من يبتر رحمه ويقطعها، كالباتر
And the 'abāter' also: is one who severs his kinship and cuts it off, like the 'bāter'.
والبتراء: الحجة الماضية النافذة
And the 'batrā'': is the decisive, penetrating argument.
والبتراء: خطب زياد خطبته البتراء
And the 'batrā'': Ziyad delivered his 'batrā'' sermon.
طلعت البتيراء: الشمس أول النهار
The 'batirā'' rose: the sun at the beginning of the day.
والانبتار: الانقطاع
And 'al-inbitār': is the severance.
والانبتار: العدو
And 'al-inbitār': is the running.
والبترة: الاءتان، تصغيرها بتيرة
And 'al-batreh': are the buttocks, its diminutive is 'butayrah'.
وأبتر، بالضم فالسكون: أحبل، بالحاء المهملة، جمع حبل من الرمل
And 'Bater', with damma and sukun: is 'ahbal', with the unpointed ha, a collection of sand dunes.
نهى عن كل مبتورة
He prohibited every 'mabturah' (tailless animal).
نهى عن البتيراء؛ هو أن يوتر بركعة واحدة
He prohibited the 'batirā''; it is to perform the Witr prayer with one rak'ah.
كان لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم درع يقال لها البتراء؛ سميت بذالك لقصرها
The Messenger of God, peace be upon him, had a coat of mail called 'al-Batrā''; it was named so because of its shortness.
والتبتر: الانقطاع
And 'al-tabattur': is the severance.
وتبتر لحمه: انماز
And his flesh 'tabattara': it became distinct.