Arabic word sheet
بَاطِلٌ
False; falsehood
- Type
- adjective
- Root
- ب ط ل
Meaning and usage
False; falsehood
Said of a statement, a claim or a deed that rests on nothing true. Used as a noun, it is what is false, the contrary of what is true and right.
رَفَضَ الْقَاضِي اِتِّهَامًا بَاطِلًا.
The judge rejected a false accusation.
Null, void
Said of a deed, a contract or a decision that has no validity and produces no effect.
صَارَ الْعَقْدُ بَاطِلًا بَعْدَ شَهْرٍ.
The contract became void after a month.
Vain, wasted
Said of what comes to nothing, of an effort or a possession that goes to waste.
كَانَ تَعَبُ سَامِي بَاطِلًا.
Sami’s effort was in vain.
Plural
أَبَاطِيلُ
Word family
What the root means ب ط ل
The root carries the idea of what comes to nothing and is lost without effect. From it come “to become void”, “to annul”, “nullity”, “idle” and “unemployment”; the word for “hero” is attached to it as well.
to become void, to come to nothing
بَطَلَ
to annul
أَبْطَلَ
nullity, falseness
بُطْلَانٌ
idle, out of work
بَطَّالٌ
idleness, unemployment
بَطَالَةٌ
hero, brave man
بَطَلٌ
Synonyms
lie
كَذِبٌ
It is narrower: it is a statement contrary to the facts, whereas the headword also applies to deeds, contracts and groundless claims.
falsehood, false testimony
زُورٌ
It means falsehood dressed up to look true, especially in testimony.
Opposites
true, truth; right
حَقٌّ
valid, correct
صَحِيحٌ