عبثي
Arabic
Etymology
Relative adjective (nisba) composed of عَبَث (ʿabaṯ) + ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root ع ب ث (ʿ-b-ṯ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʕa.ba.θijj/
Adjective
عَبَثِيّ • (ʿabaṯiyy) (feminine عَبَثِيَّة (ʿabaṯiyya), masculine plural عَبَثِيُّون (ʿabaṯiyyūn), feminine plural عَبَثِيَّات (ʿabaṯiyyāt))
- something done without a realistic or defined goal or objective, aimless, pointless, useless, purposeless, absurd, futile, needless
- حَرْبٌ عَبَثِيَّةٌ ― ḥarbun ʿabaṯiyyatun ― futile war
Declension
Declension of adjective عَبَثِيّ (ʿabaṯiyy)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | عَبَثِي ʿabaṯī | الْعَبَثِي al-ʿabaṯī | عَبَثِيَّة ʿabaṯiyya | الْعَبَثِيَّة al-ʿabaṯiyya |
| Nominative | عَبَثِيٌّ ʿabaṯiyyun | الْعَبَثِيُّ al-ʿabaṯiyyu | عَبَثِيَّةٌ ʿabaṯiyyatun | الْعَبَثِيَّةُ al-ʿabaṯiyyatu |
| Accusative | عَبَثِيًّا ʿabaṯiyyan | الْعَبَثِيَّ al-ʿabaṯiyya | عَبَثِيَّةً ʿabaṯiyyatan | الْعَبَثِيَّةَ al-ʿabaṯiyyata |
| Genitive | عَبَثِيٍّ ʿabaṯiyyin | الْعَبَثِيِّ al-ʿabaṯiyyi | عَبَثِيَّةٍ ʿabaṯiyyatin | الْعَبَثِيَّةِ al-ʿabaṯiyyati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | عَبَثِيَّيْن ʿabaṯiyyayn | الْعَبَثِيَّيْن al-ʿabaṯiyyayn | عَبَثِيَّتَيْن ʿabaṯiyyatayn | الْعَبَثِيَّتَيْن al-ʿabaṯiyyatayn |
| Nominative | عَبَثِيَّانِ ʿabaṯiyyāni | الْعَبَثِيَّانِ al-ʿabaṯiyyāni | عَبَثِيَّتَانِ ʿabaṯiyyatāni | الْعَبَثِيَّتَانِ al-ʿabaṯiyyatāni |
| Accusative | عَبَثِيَّيْنِ ʿabaṯiyyayni | الْعَبَثِيَّيْنِ al-ʿabaṯiyyayni | عَبَثِيَّتَيْنِ ʿabaṯiyyatayni | الْعَبَثِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʿabaṯiyyatayni |
| Genitive | عَبَثِيَّيْنِ ʿabaṯiyyayni | الْعَبَثِيَّيْنِ al-ʿabaṯiyyayni | عَبَثِيَّتَيْنِ ʿabaṯiyyatayni | الْعَبَثِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʿabaṯiyyatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | عَبَثِيِّين ʿabaṯiyyīn | الْعَبَثِيِّين al-ʿabaṯiyyīn | عَبَثِيَّات ʿabaṯiyyāt | الْعَبَثِيَّات al-ʿabaṯiyyāt |
| Nominative | عَبَثِيُّونَ ʿabaṯiyyūna | الْعَبَثِيُّونَ al-ʿabaṯiyyūna | عَبَثِيَّاتٌ ʿabaṯiyyātun | الْعَبَثِيَّاتُ al-ʿabaṯiyyātu |
| Accusative | عَبَثِيِّينَ ʿabaṯiyyīna | الْعَبَثِيِّينَ al-ʿabaṯiyyīna | عَبَثِيَّاتٍ ʿabaṯiyyātin | الْعَبَثِيَّاتِ al-ʿabaṯiyyāti |
| Genitive | عَبَثِيِّينَ ʿabaṯiyyīna | الْعَبَثِيِّينَ al-ʿabaṯiyyīna | عَبَثِيَّاتٍ ʿabaṯiyyātin | الْعَبَثِيَّاتِ al-ʿabaṯiyyāti |