ܒܛܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܛ ܠ (b ṭ l)
4 terms

From Aramaic בְּטַל (bəṭal), from Proto-Semitic *baṭal-; compare Hebrew בָּטַל (batál, “to be idle, to be worthless”), Akkadian 𒁀𒁕𒇻𒌝 (baṭālum, “to cease, to come to an end”), Arabic بَطَلَ (baṭala, “to become null, to become void”)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [bɑːtˤelː]

Verb

ܒܵܛܹܠ • (bāṭēl) (present participle ܒܛܵܠܵܐ (bṭālā), past participle ܒܛܝܼܠܵܐ (bṭīlā))

1. (intransitive) to cease, to be idle
2. (intransitive) to be invalid
3. (intransitive) to quit, give up a habit

   ܡܵܨܹܝܬ ܒܵܛܠܹܬ ܥܵܒ݂ܕ݂ܹܬ ܠܵܗ̇؟ ܡܲܣܩܕܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇. ― māṣēt bāṭlēt ˁāḇḏēt lāh? masqdānītā ìlāh. ― Can you stop doing that? It’s annoying.

   ܥܝܵܕ݂ܵܐ ܒܝܼܫܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ، ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܒܵܛܠܹܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܟ̰ܝܼܓܵܪܹ̈ܐ. ― ˁyāḏā bīšā ìlēh, wālē d-bāṭlēn min čīgārē. ― It’s a bad habit, I have to quit smoking.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܒܵܛܹܠ (bāṭēl)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܒܛܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ (bṭīl lī)	ܒܛܝܼܠ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (bṭīl lūḵ)	ܒܛܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ (bṭīl lēh)	ܒܛܝܼܠ ܠܲܢ (bṭīl lan)	ܒܛܝܼܠ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bṭīl lāwḵōn)	ܒܛܝܼܠ ܠܗܘܿܢ (bṭīl lhōn)
	f		ܒܛܝܼܠ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (bṭīl lāḵ)	ܒܛܝܼܠ ܠܵܗ̇ (bṭīl lāh)
non-past	m	ܒܵܛܠܹܢ (bāṭlēn)	ܒܵܛܠܹܬ (bāṭlēt)	ܒܵܛܹܠ (bāṭēl)	ܒܵܛܠܲܚ (bāṭlaḥ)	ܒܵܛܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ (bāṭlītōn)	ܒܵܛܠܝܼ (bāṭlī)
	f	ܒܵܛܠܵܢ (bāṭlān)	ܒܵܛܠܵܬܝ (bāṭlāt)	ܒܵܛܠܵܐ (bāṭlā)
imperative	m		ܒܛܘܿܠ (bṭōl)			ܒܛܘܿܠܘܼܢ (bṭōlūn)
	f		ܒܛܘܿܠܝ (bṭōl)

Derived terms

• ܡܒܲܛܸܠ (mbaṭṭil)