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باطِل

bāṭilan

(in) vain

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Root letters: ب ط لAppears 26 times in the Qur'an#410 most frequentActive participle (ism fāʿil)Masculine (mudhakkar)Verb form I
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About this word

Active participle (ism fāʿil)Masculine (mudhakkar)Verb form IRoot letters: ب ط ل

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)بَـٰطِلًۭا26 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • بِٱلْبَـٰطِلِwith [the] falsehoodbil-bāṭili · 8 times
  • ٱلْبَـٰطِلَthe falsehoodl-bāṭila · 4 times
  • ٱلْبَـٰطِلُ(is) the falsehoodl-bāṭilu · 4 times
  • وَبَـٰطِلٌۭand vainwabāṭilun · 2 times
  • أَفَبِٱلْبَـٰطِلِThen in falsehood doafabil-bāṭili · 2 times
  • بَـٰطِلًۭا(in) vainbāṭilan · 1 times

Opposite words

Words from the same root

More words from the root ب ط ل — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

That He should establish the truth and abolish falsehood, even if the criminals disliked it.

Surah 8:8 — Read full ayah

And do not mix the truth with falsehood or conceal the truth while you know [it].

Surah 2:42 — Read full ayah

Say, "The truth has come, and falsehood can neither begin [anything] nor repeat [it]."

Surah 34:49 — Read full ayah