عبثي
Arabic
editEtymology
editRelative adjective (nisba) composed of عَبَث (ʕabaṯ) + ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root ع ب ث (ʕ-b-ṯ).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editعَبَثِيّ • (ʕabaṯiyy) (feminine عَبَثِيَّة (ʕabaṯiyya), masculine plural عَبَثِيُّونَ (ʕabaṯiyyūna), feminine plural عَبَثِيَّات (ʕabaṯiyyāt))
- something done without a realistic or defined goal or objective, aimless, pointless, useless, purposeless, absurd, futile, needless
- حَرْبٌ عَبَثِيَّةٌ ― ḥarbun ʕabaṯiyyatun ― futile war
Declension
editDeclension of adjective عَبَثِيّ (ʕabaṯiyy)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | عَبَثِي ʕabaṯī |
الْعَبَثِي al-ʕabaṯī |
عَبَثِيَّة ʕabaṯiyya |
الْعَبَثِيَّة al-ʕabaṯiyya |
Nominative | عَبَثِيٌّ ʕabaṯiyyun |
الْعَبَثِيُّ al-ʕabaṯiyyu |
عَبَثِيَّةٌ ʕabaṯiyyatun |
الْعَبَثِيَّةُ al-ʕabaṯiyyatu |
Accusative | عَبَثِيًّا ʕabaṯiyyan |
الْعَبَثِيَّ al-ʕabaṯiyya |
عَبَثِيَّةً ʕabaṯiyyatan |
الْعَبَثِيَّةَ al-ʕabaṯiyyata |
Genitive | عَبَثِيٍّ ʕabaṯiyyin |
الْعَبَثِيِّ al-ʕabaṯiyyi |
عَبَثِيَّةٍ ʕabaṯiyyatin |
الْعَبَثِيَّةِ al-ʕabaṯiyyati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | عَبَثِيَّيْن ʕabaṯiyyayn |
الْعَبَثِيَّيْن al-ʕabaṯiyyayn |
عَبَثِيَّتَيْن ʕabaṯiyyatayn |
الْعَبَثِيَّتَيْن al-ʕabaṯiyyatayn |
Nominative | عَبَثِيَّانِ ʕabaṯiyyāni |
الْعَبَثِيَّانِ al-ʕabaṯiyyāni |
عَبَثِيَّتَانِ ʕabaṯiyyatāni |
الْعَبَثِيَّتَانِ al-ʕabaṯiyyatāni |
Accusative | عَبَثِيَّيْنِ ʕabaṯiyyayni |
الْعَبَثِيَّيْنِ al-ʕabaṯiyyayni |
عَبَثِيَّتَيْنِ ʕabaṯiyyatayni |
الْعَبَثِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʕabaṯiyyatayni |
Genitive | عَبَثِيَّيْنِ ʕabaṯiyyayni |
الْعَبَثِيَّيْنِ al-ʕabaṯiyyayni |
عَبَثِيَّتَيْنِ ʕabaṯiyyatayni |
الْعَبَثِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʕabaṯiyyatayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | عَبَثِيِّين ʕabaṯiyyīn |
الْعَبَثِيِّين al-ʕabaṯiyyīn |
عَبَثِيَّات ʕabaṯiyyāt |
الْعَبَثِيَّات al-ʕabaṯiyyāt |
Nominative | عَبَثِيُّونَ ʕabaṯiyyūna |
الْعَبَثِيُّونَ al-ʕabaṯiyyūna |
عَبَثِيَّاتٌ ʕabaṯiyyātun |
الْعَبَثِيَّاتُ al-ʕabaṯiyyātu |
Accusative | عَبَثِيِّينَ ʕabaṯiyyīna |
الْعَبَثِيِّينَ al-ʕabaṯiyyīna |
عَبَثِيَّاتٍ ʕabaṯiyyātin |
الْعَبَثِيَّاتِ al-ʕabaṯiyyāti |
Genitive | عَبَثِيِّينَ ʕabaṯiyyīna |
الْعَبَثِيِّينَ al-ʕabaṯiyyīna |
عَبَثِيَّاتٍ ʕabaṯiyyātin |
الْعَبَثِيَّاتِ al-ʕabaṯiyyāti |
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