باطلا

Arabic

Root
ب ط ل (b ṭ l)
11 terms

Etymology

Adverbial accusative of بَاطِل (bāṭil, “vain”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baː.tˤi.lan/

Adverb

بَاطِلًا • (bāṭilan)

  1. for no purpose, uselessly, for nothing, futilely
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:191:
      رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَـٰذَا بَـٰطِلًۭا
      Our Lord! You have not created ˹all of˺ this without purpose.

Synonyms

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