Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

التَّبْطِيلُ

Root: بطل

Form: 2

Full Definition

التَّبْطِيلُII [Verbal.Noun of بطّل] signifies فِعْلُ البطالهِ , [in which the latter word is written in the TA without any indication of the vowel of the ب,] i. e. The pursuit of vain, or frivolous, diversion or sport, and foolish, or ignorant, conduct. [See بِطَالَةٌ, above, and the phrase next following it.]

def.2 See also 4.


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