Arabic edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

أَبْتَر (ʔabtar) (feminine بَتْرَاء (batrāʔ), common plural بُتْر (butr))

  1. tailless
  2. childless, offspringless
    • 7th Century CE, Quran, 108:3
      إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الْأَبْتَرُ
      ʔinna šāniʔaka huwa al-ʔabtaru
      Surely your antagonist is he who is without offspring.

Declension edit