أبتر

Arabic

Etymology

Color or defect adjective from the root ب ت ر (b-t-r). Compare بَتَرَ (batara, “to cut off”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔab.tar/

Adjective

أَبْتَر • (ʔabtar) (feminine بَتْرَاء (batrāʔ), common plural بُتْر (butr))

1. tailless
2. childless, offspringless
   • 7th Century CE, Quran, 108:3

     إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الْأَبْتَرُ

     ʔinna šāniʔaka huwa al-ʔabtaru

     Surely your antagonist is he who is without offspring.

Declension

Declension of adjective أَبْتَر (ʔabtar)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَبْتَر ʔabtar	الْأَبْتَر al-ʔabtar	بَتْرَاء batrāʔ	الْبَتْرَاء al-batrāʔ
Nominative	أَبْتَرُ ʔabtaru	الْأَبْتَرُ al-ʔabtaru	بَتْرَاءُ batrāʔu	الْبَتْرَاءُ al-batrāʔu
Accusative	أَبْتَرَ ʔabtara	الْأَبْتَرَ al-ʔabtara	بَتْرَاءَ batrāʔa	الْبَتْرَاءَ al-batrāʔa
Genitive	أَبْتَرَ ʔabtara	الْأَبْتَرِ al-ʔabtari	بَتْرَاءَ batrāʔa	الْبَتْرَاءِ al-batrāʔi
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَبْتَرَيْن ʔabtarayn	الْأَبْتَرَيْن al-ʔabtarayn	بَتْرَاوَيْن batrāwayn	الْبَتْرَاوَيْن al-batrāwayn
Nominative	أَبْتَرَانِ ʔabtarāni	الْأَبْتَرَانِ al-ʔabtarāni	بَتْرَاوَانِ batrāwāni	الْبَتْرَاوَانِ al-batrāwāni
Accusative	أَبْتَرَيْنِ ʔabtarayni	الْأَبْتَرَيْنِ al-ʔabtarayni	بَتْرَاوَيْنِ batrāwayni	الْبَتْرَاوَيْنِ al-batrāwayni
Genitive	أَبْتَرَيْنِ ʔabtarayni	الْأَبْتَرَيْنِ al-ʔabtarayni	بَتْرَاوَيْنِ batrāwayni	الْبَتْرَاوَيْنِ al-batrāwayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بُتْر butr	الْبُتْر al-butr	بُتْر butr	الْبُتْر al-butr
Nominative	بُتْرٌ butrun	الْبُتْرُ al-butru	بُتْرٌ butrun	الْبُتْرُ al-butru
Accusative	بُتْرًا butran	الْبُتْرَ al-butra	بُتْرًا butran	الْبُتْرَ al-butra
Genitive	بُتْرٍ butrin	الْبُتْرِ al-butri	بُتْرٍ butrin	الْبُتْرِ al-butri