باطلا

Arabic

Root
ب ط ل (b-ṭ-l)

Etymology

Adverbial accusative of بَاطِل (bāṭil, “vain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baː.tˤi.lan/

Adverb

بَاطِلًا • (bāṭilan)

1. for no purpose, uselessly, for nothing, futilely
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:191:

     رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَـٰذَا بَـٰطِلًۭا

     Our Lord! You have not created ˹all of˺ this without purpose.

Synonyms

• عَبَثًا (ʕabaṯan)