عبث

Arabic

Root
ع ب ث (ʕ b ṯ)
3 terms

Verb

عَبِثَ • (ʕabiṯa) I (non-past يَعْبَثُ (yaʕbaṯu), verbal noun عَبَث (ʕabaṯ))

1. to play, to dally

Conjugation

    Conjugation of عَبِثَ (I, sound, i ~ a, no passive (?), verbal noun عَبَث)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						عَبَث ʕabaṯ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						عَابِث ʕābiṯ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	عَبِثْتُ ʕabiṯtu	عَبِثْتَ ʕabiṯta	عَبِثَ ʕabiṯa		عَبِثْتُمَا ʕabiṯtumā	عَبِثَا ʕabiṯā		عَبِثْنَا ʕabiṯnā	عَبِثْتُمْ ʕabiṯtum	عَبِثُوا ʕabiṯū
	f		عَبِثْتِ ʕabiṯti	عَبِثَتْ ʕabiṯat			عَبِثَتَا ʕabiṯatā			عَبِثْتُنَّ ʕabiṯtunna	عَبِثْنَ ʕabiṯna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَعْبَثُ ʔaʕbaṯu	تَعْبَثُ taʕbaṯu	يَعْبَثُ yaʕbaṯu		تَعْبَثَانِ taʕbaṯāni	يَعْبَثَانِ yaʕbaṯāni		نَعْبَثُ naʕbaṯu	تَعْبَثُونَ taʕbaṯūna	يَعْبَثُونَ yaʕbaṯūna
	f		تَعْبَثِينَ taʕbaṯīna	تَعْبَثُ taʕbaṯu			تَعْبَثَانِ taʕbaṯāni			تَعْبَثْنَ taʕbaṯna	يَعْبَثْنَ yaʕbaṯna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَعْبَثَ ʔaʕbaṯa	تَعْبَثَ taʕbaṯa	يَعْبَثَ yaʕbaṯa		تَعْبَثَا taʕbaṯā	يَعْبَثَا yaʕbaṯā		نَعْبَثَ naʕbaṯa	تَعْبَثُوا taʕbaṯū	يَعْبَثُوا yaʕbaṯū
	f		تَعْبَثِي taʕbaṯī	تَعْبَثَ taʕbaṯa			تَعْبَثَا taʕbaṯā			تَعْبَثْنَ taʕbaṯna	يَعْبَثْنَ yaʕbaṯna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَعْبَثْ ʔaʕbaṯ	تَعْبَثْ taʕbaṯ	يَعْبَثْ yaʕbaṯ		تَعْبَثَا taʕbaṯā	يَعْبَثَا yaʕbaṯā		نَعْبَثْ naʕbaṯ	تَعْبَثُوا taʕbaṯū	يَعْبَثُوا yaʕbaṯū
	f		تَعْبَثِي taʕbaṯī	تَعْبَثْ taʕbaṯ			تَعْبَثَا taʕbaṯā			تَعْبَثْنَ taʕbaṯna	يَعْبَثْنَ yaʕbaṯna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِعْبَثْ iʕbaṯ			اِعْبَثَا iʕbaṯā				اِعْبَثُوا iʕbaṯū
	f		اِعْبَثِي iʕbaṯī							اِعْبَثْنَ iʕbaṯna

Noun

عَبَث • (ʕabaṯ) m

1. verbal noun of عَبِثَ (ʕabiṯa) (form I)
2. uselessness

   عَبَثًا ― ʕabaṯan ― for no purpose, in play, for nothing

Declension

Declension of noun عَبَث (ʕabaṯ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَبَث ʕabaṯ	الْعَبَث al-ʕabaṯ	عَبَث ʕabaṯ
Nominative	عَبَثٌ ʕabaṯun	الْعَبَثُ al-ʕabaṯu	عَبَثُ ʕabaṯu
Accusative	عَبَثًا ʕabaṯan	الْعَبَثَ al-ʕabaṯa	عَبَثَ ʕabaṯa
Genitive	عَبَثٍ ʕabaṯin	الْعَبَثِ al-ʕabaṯi	عَبَثِ ʕabaṯi

References

• “عبث” in Almaany

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَبَث (ʕabaṯ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔa.ˈβas]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.bǽs]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.bǽs]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.bǽs]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.bǽs]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæ.bǽs]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.bǽs]

Readings
Classical reading?	aḇas
Dari reading?	abas
Iranian reading?	abas
Tajik reading?	abas

Noun

عبث • (abas)

1. absurdity, nonsense

Adjective

عبث • (abas)

1. in vain, futile, pointless

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “عبث”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim