Arabic

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Etymology

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Morphologically from the root ب ل و (b-l-w).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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اِبْتَلَى (ibtalā) VIII (non-past يَبْتَلِي (yabtalī), verbal noun اِبْتِلَاء (ibtilāʔ))

  1. (transitive) to test, to try
    Synonyms: اِمْتَحَنَ (imtaḥana), فَتَنَ (fatana), اِخْتَبَرَ (iḵtabara)
  2. (transitive) to afflict

Conjugation

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