Arabic edit

Root
ب ط ل (b-ṭ-l)

Etymology edit

Derived from the active participle of أَبْطَلَ (ʔabṭala, to invalidate).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

مُبْطِل (mubṭil) (feminine مُبْطِلَة (mubṭila), masculine plural مُبْطِلُونَ (mubṭilūna), feminine plural مُبْطِلَات (mubṭilāt))

  1. active participle of أَبْطَلَ (ʔabṭala)
  2. asserting a falsehood, having a false belief
    Antonym: مُحِقّ (muḥiqq)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 40:78:
      فَإِذَا جَاءَ أَمْرُ اللَّهِ قُضِيَ بِالْحَقِّ وَخَسِرَ هُنَالِكَ الْمُبْطِلُونَ
      faʔiḏā jāʔa ʔamru l-lahi quḍiya bi-l-ḥaqqi waḵasira hunālika al-mubṭilūna
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  3. invalidate
    التَدْخِين مُبْطِلٌ لِلصِّيَامSmoking invalidate the fast.

Declension edit