عبثي
Arabic
Etymology
Relative adjective (nisba) composed of عَبَث (ʕabaṯ) + ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root ع ب ث (ʕ b ṯ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʕa.ba.θijj/
Adjective
عَبَثِيّ • (ʕabaṯiyy) (feminine عَبَثِيَّة (ʕabaṯiyya), masculine plural عَبَثِيُّونَ (ʕabaṯiyyūna), feminine plural عَبَثِيَّات (ʕabaṯiyyāt))
- something done without a realistic or defined goal or objective, aimless, pointless, useless, purposeless, absurd, futile, needless
- حَرْبٌ عَبَثِيَّةٌ ― ḥarbun ʕabaṯiyyatun ― futile war
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | عَبَثِي ʕabaṯī |
الْعَبَثِي al-ʕabaṯī |
عَبَثِيَّة ʕabaṯiyya |
الْعَبَثِيَّة al-ʕabaṯiyya |
| nominative | عَبَثِيٌّ ʕabaṯiyyun |
الْعَبَثِيُّ al-ʕabaṯiyyu |
عَبَثِيَّةٌ ʕabaṯiyyatun |
الْعَبَثِيَّةُ al-ʕabaṯiyyatu |
| accusative | عَبَثِيًّا ʕabaṯiyyan |
الْعَبَثِيَّ al-ʕabaṯiyya |
عَبَثِيَّةً ʕabaṯiyyatan |
الْعَبَثِيَّةَ al-ʕabaṯiyyata |
| genitive | عَبَثِيٍّ ʕabaṯiyyin |
الْعَبَثِيِّ al-ʕabaṯiyyi |
عَبَثِيَّةٍ ʕabaṯiyyatin |
الْعَبَثِيَّةِ al-ʕabaṯiyyati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | عَبَثِيَّيْن ʕabaṯiyyayn |
الْعَبَثِيَّيْن al-ʕabaṯiyyayn |
عَبَثِيَّتَيْن ʕabaṯiyyatayn |
الْعَبَثِيَّتَيْن al-ʕabaṯiyyatayn |
| nominative | عَبَثِيَّانِ ʕabaṯiyyāni |
الْعَبَثِيَّانِ al-ʕabaṯiyyāni |
عَبَثِيَّتَانِ ʕabaṯiyyatāni |
الْعَبَثِيَّتَانِ al-ʕabaṯiyyatāni |
| accusative | عَبَثِيَّيْنِ ʕabaṯiyyayni |
الْعَبَثِيَّيْنِ al-ʕabaṯiyyayni |
عَبَثِيَّتَيْنِ ʕabaṯiyyatayni |
الْعَبَثِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʕabaṯiyyatayni |
| genitive | عَبَثِيَّيْنِ ʕabaṯiyyayni |
الْعَبَثِيَّيْنِ al-ʕabaṯiyyayni |
عَبَثِيَّتَيْنِ ʕabaṯiyyatayni |
الْعَبَثِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʕabaṯiyyatayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | عَبَثِيِّين ʕabaṯiyyīn |
الْعَبَثِيِّين al-ʕabaṯiyyīn |
عَبَثِيَّات ʕabaṯiyyāt |
الْعَبَثِيَّات al-ʕabaṯiyyāt |
| nominative | عَبَثِيُّونَ ʕabaṯiyyūna |
الْعَبَثِيُّونَ al-ʕabaṯiyyūna |
عَبَثِيَّاتٌ ʕabaṯiyyātun |
الْعَبَثِيَّاتُ al-ʕabaṯiyyātu |
| accusative | عَبَثِيِّينَ ʕabaṯiyyīna |
الْعَبَثِيِّينَ al-ʕabaṯiyyīna |
عَبَثِيَّاتٍ ʕabaṯiyyātin |
الْعَبَثِيَّاتِ al-ʕabaṯiyyāti |
| genitive | عَبَثِيِّينَ ʕabaṯiyyīna |
الْعَبَثِيِّينَ al-ʕabaṯiyyīna |
عَبَثِيَّاتٍ ʕabaṯiyyātin |
الْعَبَثِيَّاتِ al-ʕabaṯiyyāti |