ܒܛܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܛ ܠ (b ṭ l)
2 terms

From Aramaic בְּטַל (bəṭal), from Proto-Semitic *baṭal-; compare Hebrew בָּטַל (batál, to be idle, to be worthless), Akkadian 𒁀𒁕𒇻𒌝 (baṭālum, to cease, to come to an end), Arabic بَطَلَ (baṭala, to become null, to become void)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [bɑːtˤelː]

Verb

ܒܵܛܹܠ • (bāṭēl) (present participle ܒܛܵܠܵܐ (bṭālā), past participle ܒܛܝܼܠܵܐ (bṭīlā))

  1. (intransitive) to cease, to be idle
  2. (intransitive) to be invalid
  3. (intransitive) to quit, give up a habit
    ܡܵܨܹܝܬ ܒܵܛܠܹܬ ܥܵܒ݂ܕ݂ܹܬ ܠܵܗ̇؟ ܡܲܣܩܕܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇.māṣēt bāṭlēt ˁāḇḏēt lāh? masqdānītā ìlāh.Can you stop doing that? It’s annoying.
    ܥܝܵܕ݂ܵܐ ܒܝܼܫܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ، ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܒܵܛܠܹܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܟ̰ܝܼܓܵܪܹ̈ܐ.ˁyāḏā bīšā ìlēh, wālē d-bāṭlēn min čīgārē.It’s a bad habit, I have to quit smoking.

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