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Etymology 1 edit

Root
ب ط ل (b-ṭ-l)

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بُطُولَة (buṭūlaf (plural بُطُولَات (buṭūlāt))

  1. (uncountable) verbal noun of بَطُلَ (baṭula) (form I)
  2. bravery
  3. championship
  4. starring
    سَيُعْرَضُ فِيلْمُ كُومِيدْيَا بِبُطُولَةِ عَادِل إِمَام.
    sayuʕraḍu fīlmu kūmīdyā bibuṭūlati ʕādil ʔimām.
    There'll be a screening of a comedy movie starring Adel Imam.
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Etymology 2 edit

 
Closeup of a woman in Southern Iran wearing the battula

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بَطُّولَة (baṭṭūlaf (plural بَطُّولَات (baṭṭūlāt))

  1. (Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Southern Iran) a metallic-looking mask worn by women
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