أبتر

أبتر

Arabic

Etymology

Color or defect adjective from the root ب ت ر‎ (b-t-r). Compare بَتَرَ‎ (batara, “to cut off”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔab.tar/

Adjective

أَبْتَر • (ʾabtar) (feminine بَتْرَاء‎ (batrāʾ), common plural بُتْر‎ (butr))

1. tailless
2. childless, offspringless
   • 7th Century CE, Quran, 108:3

     ‏إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الْأَبْتَرُ‎‎

     ʾinna šāniʾaka huwa l-ʾabtaru

     Surely your antagonist is he who is without offspring.

Declension

Declension of adjective أَبْتَر (ʾabtar)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَبْتَر ʾabtar	الْأَبْتَر‎ al-ʾabtar	بَتْرَاء‎ batrāʾ	الْبَتْرَاء‎ al-batrāʾ
Nominative	أَبْتَرُ ʾabtaru	الْأَبْتَرُ‎ al-ʾabtaru	بَتْرَاءُ‎ batrāʾu	الْبَتْرَاءُ‎ al-batrāʾu
Accusative	أَبْتَرَ ʾabtara	الْأَبْتَرَ‎ al-ʾabtara	بَتْرَاءَ‎ batrāʾa	الْبَتْرَاءَ‎ al-batrāʾa
Genitive	أَبْتَرَ ʾabtara	الْأَبْتَرِ‎ al-ʾabtari	بَتْرَاءَ‎ batrāʾa	الْبَتْرَاءِ‎ al-batrāʾi
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَبْتَرَيْن‎ ʾabtarayn	الْأَبْتَرَيْن‎ al-ʾabtarayn	بَتْرَاوَيْن‎ batrāwayn	الْبَتْرَاوَيْن‎ al-batrāwayn
Nominative	أَبْتَرَانِ‎ ʾabtarāni	الْأَبْتَرَانِ‎ al-ʾabtarāni	بَتْرَاوَانِ‎ batrāwāni	الْبَتْرَاوَانِ‎ al-batrāwāni
Accusative	أَبْتَرَيْنِ‎ ʾabtarayni	الْأَبْتَرَيْنِ‎ al-ʾabtarayni	بَتْرَاوَيْنِ‎ batrāwayni	الْبَتْرَاوَيْنِ‎ al-batrāwayni
Genitive	أَبْتَرَيْنِ‎ ʾabtarayni	الْأَبْتَرَيْنِ‎ al-ʾabtarayni	بَتْرَاوَيْنِ‎ batrāwayni	الْبَتْرَاوَيْنِ‎ al-batrāwayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بُتْر‎ butr	الْبُتْر‎ al-butr	بُتْر‎ butr	الْبُتْر‎ al-butr
Nominative	بُتْرٌ‎ butrun	الْبُتْرُ‎ al-butru	بُتْرٌ‎ butrun	الْبُتْرُ‎ al-butru
Accusative	بُتْرًا‎ butran	الْبُتْرَ‎ al-butra	بُتْرًا‎ butran	الْبُتْرَ‎ al-butra
Genitive	بُتْرٍ‎ butrin	الْبُتْرِ‎ al-butri	بُتْرٍ‎ butrin	الْبُتْرِ‎ al-butri