باطن

Arabic

Root
ب ط ن (b-ṭ-n)

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of بَطَنَ (baṭana, “to be hidden, to hide”), from the root ب ط ن (b-ṭ-n); compare بَطْن (baṭn, “stomach, womb, interior”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baː.tˤin/

Adjective

بَاطِن • (bāṭin) (masculine plural بَوَاطِن (bawāṭin))

1. interior, inner
2. intrinsic
3. secret

Declension

Declension of adjective بَاطِن (bāṭin)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَاطِن bāṭin	الْبَاطِن al-bāṭin	بَاطِنَة bāṭina	الْبَاطِنَة al-bāṭina
Nominative	بَاطِنٌ bāṭinun	الْبَاطِنُ al-bāṭinu	بَاطِنَةٌ bāṭinatun	الْبَاطِنَةُ al-bāṭinatu
Accusative	بَاطِنًا bāṭinan	الْبَاطِنَ al-bāṭina	بَاطِنَةً bāṭinatan	الْبَاطِنَةَ al-bāṭinata
Genitive	بَاطِنٍ bāṭinin	الْبَاطِنِ al-bāṭini	بَاطِنَةٍ bāṭinatin	الْبَاطِنَةِ al-bāṭinati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَاطِنَيْن bāṭinayn	الْبَاطِنَيْن al-bāṭinayn	بَاطِنَتَيْن bāṭinatayn	الْبَاطِنَتَيْن al-bāṭinatayn
Nominative	بَاطِنَانِ bāṭināni	الْبَاطِنَانِ al-bāṭināni	بَاطِنَتَانِ bāṭinatāni	الْبَاطِنَتَانِ al-bāṭinatāni
Accusative	بَاطِنَيْنِ bāṭinayni	الْبَاطِنَيْنِ al-bāṭinayni	بَاطِنَتَيْنِ bāṭinatayni	الْبَاطِنَتَيْنِ al-bāṭinatayni
Genitive	بَاطِنَيْنِ bāṭinayni	الْبَاطِنَيْنِ al-bāṭinayni	بَاطِنَتَيْنِ bāṭinatayni	الْبَاطِنَتَيْنِ al-bāṭinatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَوَاطِن bawāṭin	الْبَوَاطِن al-bawāṭin	بَاطِنَات bāṭināt	الْبَاطِنَات al-bāṭināt
Nominative	بَوَاطِنُ bawāṭinu	الْبَوَاطِنُ al-bawāṭinu	بَاطِنَاتٌ bāṭinātun	الْبَاطِنَاتُ al-bāṭinātu
Accusative	بَوَاطِنَ bawāṭina	الْبَوَاطِنَ al-bawāṭina	بَاطِنَاتٍ bāṭinātin	الْبَاطِنَاتِ al-bāṭināti
Genitive	بَوَاطِنَ bawāṭina	الْبَوَاطِنِ al-bawāṭini	بَاطِنَاتٍ bāṭinātin	الْبَاطِنَاتِ al-bāṭināti

Antonyms

• ظَاهِر (ẓāhir)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “بطن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN