بطيء

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ب ط ء‎ (b-ṭ-ʾ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.tˤiːʔ/

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Adjective

بَطِيء • (baṭīʾ) (common plural بِطَاء‎ (biṭāʾ), masculine plural بَطِيئُونَ‎ (baṭīʾūna), feminine plural بَطِيئَات‎ (baṭīʾāt), elative أَبْطَأ‎ (ʾabṭaʾ))

1. slow, late, backward

Declension

Declension of adjective بَطِيء (baṭīʾ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَطِيء baṭīʾ	الْبَطِيء‎ al-baṭīʾ	بَطِيئَة‎ baṭīʾa	الْبَطِيئَة‎ al-baṭīʾa
Nominative	بَطِيءٌ baṭīʾun	الْبَطِيءُ‎ al-baṭīʾu	بَطِيئَةٌ‎ baṭīʾatun	الْبَطِيئَةُ‎ al-baṭīʾatu
Accusative	بَطِيئًا‎ baṭīʾan	الْبَطِيءَ‎ al-baṭīʾa	بَطِيئَةً‎ baṭīʾatan	الْبَطِيئَةَ‎ al-baṭīʾata
Genitive	بَطِيءٍ baṭīʾin	الْبَطِيءِ‎ al-baṭīʾi	بَطِيئَةٍ‎ baṭīʾatin	الْبَطِيئَةِ‎ al-baṭīʾati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَطِيئَيْن‎ baṭīʾayn	الْبَطِيئَيْن‎ al-baṭīʾayn	بَطِيئَتَيْن‎ baṭīʾatayn	الْبَطِيئَتَيْن‎ al-baṭīʾatayn
Nominative	بَطِيئَانِ‎ baṭīʾāni	الْبَطِيئَانِ‎ al-baṭīʾāni	بَطِيئَتَانِ‎ baṭīʾatāni	الْبَطِيئَتَانِ‎ al-baṭīʾatāni
Accusative	بَطِيئَيْنِ‎ baṭīʾayni	الْبَطِيئَيْنِ‎ al-baṭīʾayni	بَطِيئَتَيْنِ‎ baṭīʾatayni	الْبَطِيئَتَيْنِ‎ al-baṭīʾatayni
Genitive	بَطِيئَيْنِ‎ baṭīʾayni	الْبَطِيئَيْنِ‎ al-baṭīʾayni	بَطِيئَتَيْنِ‎ baṭīʾatayni	الْبَطِيئَتَيْنِ‎ al-baṭīʾatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَطِيئِين‎‎; بِطَاء‎ baṭīʾīn‎; biṭāʾ	الْبَطِيئِين‎‎; الْبِطَاء‎ al-baṭīʾīn‎; al-biṭāʾ	بَطِيئَات‎‎; بِطَاء‎ baṭīʾāt‎; biṭāʾ	الْبَطِيئَات‎‎; الْبِطَاء‎ al-baṭīʾāt‎; al-biṭāʾ
Nominative	بَطِيئُونَ‎‎/بَطِيؤُونَ‎‎; بِطَاءٌ‎ baṭīʾūna‎; biṭāʾun	الْبَطِيئُونَ‎‎/الْبَطِيؤُونَ‎‎; الْبِطَاءُ‎ al-baṭīʾūna‎; al-biṭāʾu	بَطِيئَاتٌ‎‎; بِطَاءٌ‎ baṭīʾātun‎; biṭāʾun	الْبَطِيئَاتُ‎‎; الْبِطَاءُ‎ al-baṭīʾātu‎; al-biṭāʾu
Accusative	بَطِيئِينَ‎‎; بِطَاءً‎ baṭīʾīna‎; biṭāʾan	الْبَطِيئِينَ‎‎; الْبِطَاءَ‎ al-baṭīʾīna‎; al-biṭāʾa	بَطِيئَاتٍ‎‎; بِطَاءً‎ baṭīʾātin‎; biṭāʾan	الْبَطِيئَاتِ‎‎; الْبِطَاءَ‎ al-baṭīʾāti‎; al-biṭāʾa
Genitive	بَطِيئِينَ‎‎; بِطَاءٍ‎ baṭīʾīna‎; biṭāʾin	الْبَطِيئِينَ‎‎; الْبِطَاءِ‎ al-baṭīʾīna‎; al-biṭāʾi	بَطِيئَاتٍ‎‎; بِطَاءٍ‎ baṭīʾātin‎; biṭāʾin	الْبَطِيئَاتِ‎‎; الْبِطَاءِ‎ al-baṭīʾāti‎; al-biṭāʾi

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863), “بطيء”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب ط ء‎

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic بَطِيء‎ (baṭīʾ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.tˤiːʔ/, [bɑˈtˤiːʔ]

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Adjective

بطيء • (baṭīʔ) (feminine بطيئة‎ (baṭīʔa))

1. slow

   Antonym: سريع‎ (sarīʕ)