בטל
Aramaic
Etymology
The verb “to be invalid” is inherited from Proto-Semitic *baṭal-. For the geminate verb compare the same in Ge'ez በጠለ (bäṭṭälä) and Arabic بَطَّلَ (baṭṭala).
Verb
בְּטַל • (bəṭal)
- (intransitive) to cease
- (intransitive) to be invalid
Verb
בַּטֵּל • (baṭṭēl)
- (transitive) to make cease, stop, cancel
Hebrew
| Root |
|---|
| ב־ט־ל |
Etymology
The verb “to be idle” is inherited from Proto-Semitic *baṭal-.
Verb
בָּטַל • (batál) (pa'al construction)
- to cease to exist
- to be idle
Adjective
בָּטֵל • (batél) (feminine בְּטֵלָה, masculine plural בְּטֵלִים, feminine plural בְּטֵלוֹת)
- worthless, valueless
- invalid, null, void
- (literary) unemployed
Adverb
בָּטֵל • (batél)
- idly, aimlessly, purposelessly
Verb
בִּטֵּל • (bitél) (pi'el construction)
- defective spelling of ביטל
Verb
בֻּטַּל • (butál) (pu'al construction)
- defective spelling of בוטל