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بطل

Root: بطل

4 entries for this word

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Entry 1

بطل baṯala u (buṯl, بطلان buṯlān) to be or become null, void, invalid, false, untenable, vain, futile, worthless; to be abolished, fall into disuse, become obsolete; to cease, stop, be discontinued; to be inactive. be oat of work II to thwart, foil, frustrate, make ineffective counteract, neutralize, nullify, invalidate (هـ s.th.); to abolish, cancel, annul, suppress (هـ s.th.) IV = II; to talk idly, prattle; to paralyze, immobilize, hold down, pin down (ه the opponent)

Entry 2

بطل buṯl nullity; uselessness, futility. vanity; falsity, falseness, untruth

Entry 3

بطل baṯula u (بطالة baṯāla, بطولة buṯūla) to be brave, be heroic, be a hero

Entry 4

بطل baṯal pl. ابطال abṯāl brave, heroic; hero; champion, pioneer; hero, protagonist (of a narrative, etc.), lead, star 63 (of a play); champion (athlet.)│ بطل العالم b. Al-‘alam world champion

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