باطل

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of the verb بَطَلَ (baṭala, “to be vain, to be false”), from the root ب ط ل (b-ṭ-l).

Adjective

بَاطِل • (bāṭil) (feminine بَاطِلَة (bāṭila))

1. false

   اِتِّهَامٌ بَاطِلٌ ― ittihāmun bāṭilun ― false accusation

   Antonyms: حَقٌّ (ḥaqqun), صَحِيحٌ (ṣaḥīḥun)

2. vain
3. useless
4. invalid

Declension

Declension of adjective بَاطِل (bāṭil)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَاطِل bāṭil	الْبَاطِل al-bāṭil	بَاطِلَة bāṭila	الْبَاطِلَة al-bāṭila
Nominative	بَاطِلٌ bāṭilun	الْبَاطِلُ al-bāṭilu	بَاطِلَةٌ bāṭilatun	الْبَاطِلَةُ al-bāṭilatu
Accusative	بَاطِلًا bāṭilan	الْبَاطِلَ al-bāṭila	بَاطِلَةً bāṭilatan	الْبَاطِلَةَ al-bāṭilata
Genitive	بَاطِلٍ bāṭilin	الْبَاطِلِ al-bāṭili	بَاطِلَةٍ bāṭilatin	الْبَاطِلَةِ al-bāṭilati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَاطِلَيْن bāṭilayn	الْبَاطِلَيْن al-bāṭilayn	بَاطِلَتَيْن bāṭilatayn	الْبَاطِلَتَيْن al-bāṭilatayn
Nominative	بَاطِلَانِ bāṭilāni	الْبَاطِلَانِ al-bāṭilāni	بَاطِلَتَانِ bāṭilatāni	الْبَاطِلَتَانِ al-bāṭilatāni
Accusative	بَاطِلَيْنِ bāṭilayni	الْبَاطِلَيْنِ al-bāṭilayni	بَاطِلَتَيْنِ bāṭilatayni	الْبَاطِلَتَيْنِ al-bāṭilatayni
Genitive	بَاطِلَيْنِ bāṭilayni	الْبَاطِلَيْنِ al-bāṭilayni	بَاطِلَتَيْنِ bāṭilatayni	الْبَاطِلَتَيْنِ al-bāṭilatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بُطُل buṭul	الْبُطُل al-buṭul	بَاطِلَات bāṭilāt	الْبَاطِلَات al-bāṭilāt
Nominative	بُطُلٌ buṭulun	الْبُطُلُ al-buṭulu	بَاطِلَاتٌ bāṭilātun	الْبَاطِلَاتُ al-bāṭilātu
Accusative	بُطُلًا buṭulan	الْبُطُلَ al-buṭula	بَاطِلَاتٍ bāṭilātin	الْبَاطِلَاتِ al-bāṭilāti
Genitive	بُطُلٍ buṭulin	الْبُطُلِ al-buṭuli	بَاطِلَاتٍ bāṭilātin	الْبَاطِلَاتِ al-bāṭilāti

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “باطل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Noun

بَاطِل • (bāṭil) m (plural أَبَاطِيل (ʔabāṭīl) or بُطُل (buṭul) or بَوَاطِل (bawāṭil))

1. falsehood

   Antonym: حَقٌّ (ḥaqqun)

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 17:81:

     جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ الْبَاطِلُ إِنَّ الْبَاطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقًا

     jāʾa l-ḥaqqu wazahaqa l-bāṭilu ʾinna l-bāṭila kāna zahūqan

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of noun بَاطِل (bāṭil)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَاطِل bāṭil	الْبَاطِل al-bāṭil	بَاطِل bāṭil
Nominative	بَاطِلٌ bāṭilun	الْبَاطِلُ al-bāṭilu	بَاطِلُ bāṭilu
Accusative	بَاطِلًا bāṭilan	الْبَاطِلَ al-bāṭila	بَاطِلَ bāṭila
Genitive	بَاطِلٍ bāṭilin	الْبَاطِلِ al-bāṭili	بَاطِلِ bāṭili
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَاطِلَيْن bāṭilayn	الْبَاطِلَيْن al-bāṭilayn	بَاطِلَيْ bāṭilay
Nominative	بَاطِلَانِ bāṭilāni	الْبَاطِلَانِ al-bāṭilāni	بَاطِلَا bāṭilā
Accusative	بَاطِلَيْنِ bāṭilayni	الْبَاطِلَيْنِ al-bāṭilayni	بَاطِلَيْ bāṭilay
Genitive	بَاطِلَيْنِ bāṭilayni	الْبَاطِلَيْنِ al-bāṭilayni	بَاطِلَيْ bāṭilay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَبَاطِيل‎; بُطُل‎; بَوَاطِل ʔabāṭīl‎; buṭul‎; bawāṭil	الْأَبَاطِيل‎; الْبُطُل‎; الْبَوَاطِل al-ʔabāṭīl‎; al-buṭul‎; al-bawāṭil	أَبَاطِيل‎; بُطُل‎; بَوَاطِل ʔabāṭīl‎; buṭul‎; bawāṭil
Nominative	أَبَاطِيلُ‎; بُطُلٌ‎; بَوَاطِلُ ʔabāṭīlu‎; buṭulun‎; bawāṭilu	الْأَبَاطِيلُ‎; الْبُطُلُ‎; الْبَوَاطِلُ al-ʔabāṭīlu‎; al-buṭulu‎; al-bawāṭilu	أَبَاطِيلُ‎; بُطُلُ‎; بَوَاطِلُ ʔabāṭīlu‎; buṭulu‎; bawāṭilu
Accusative	أَبَاطِيلَ‎; بُطُلًا‎; بَوَاطِلَ ʔabāṭīla‎; buṭulan‎; bawāṭila	الْأَبَاطِيلَ‎; الْبُطُلَ‎; الْبَوَاطِلَ al-ʔabāṭīla‎; al-buṭula‎; al-bawāṭila	أَبَاطِيلَ‎; بُطُلَ‎; بَوَاطِلَ ʔabāṭīla‎; buṭula‎; bawāṭila
Genitive	أَبَاطِيلَ‎; بُطُلٍ‎; بَوَاطِلَ ʔabāṭīla‎; buṭulin‎; bawāṭila	الْأَبَاطِيلِ‎; الْبُطُلِ‎; الْبَوَاطِلِ al-ʔabāṭīli‎; al-buṭuli‎; al-bawāṭili	أَبَاطِيلِ‎; بُطُلِ‎; بَوَاطِلِ ʔabāṭīli‎; buṭuli‎; bawāṭili

Derived terms

• لِلْبَاطِلِ جَوْلَةٌ ثُمَّ يَضْمَحِلُّ (lilbāṭili jawlatun ṯumma yaḍmaḥillu, proverb)