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Form 1بَطَلَ9 senses · 2 main
muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُ·ـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarبُطْلٌ بُطُولٌ بَطَالَةٌ

Core sense — it became false, vain, or null; he was idle; he was courageousgenerated

1.1it (a thing) was, or became, false, untrue, unfounded, vain, null, of no account—بَاطِل

maṣdar بُطْلٌ, بُطُولٌ and بُطْلَانٌ, of which the last seems to be the most common.

The opposite of حَقّ: it went for nothing, as a thing of no account, or as a thing that had perished or become lost. Said of an assertion or allegation and the like, and of a deed.

[And what they were doing became vain, or null; or went for nothing, as a thing of no account]—وَ بَطَلَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ

Hence the saying in the Qur'ān 7:115.

his blood went for nothing, as a thing of no account—ذَهَبَ دَمُهُ بُطْلًا

That is, unretaliated, and uncompensated by blood-money.

he was slain without blood-revenge or blood-money being obtained for him—بَطَلَ دَمُهُ

Or this signifies the same as the phrase before it. Er-Rāghib.

1.1.1

See also the below, under بَطَّالٌ.

1.1.2[How false, wrong, or incorrect is the saying!]—لَبَطُلَ القَوْلُ

Said in wonder at what is بَاطِل.

1.1.3he (a hired man, or hireling) was, or became, idle, unoccupied, or without work—بَطَلَ

Also بَطَلَ مِنَ العَمَلِ.; maṣdar بَطَالَةٌ and بِطَالَةٌ, which is mentioned by one of the commentators on the Muʿallaqāt and said to be the more chaste. Sometimes one says بُطَالَةٌ, to make it match its opposite عُمَالَةٌ.

[a day of idleness; a holiday]—يَوْمُ بَطَالَةٍ
1.1.4being diverted from what would bring profit in this life or in the life to come—بِطَالَةٌ

With kesr.

1.1.5

See also form 2.

1.1.6he jested, or joked, or was not serious, in his talk—بَطَلَ فِى حَدِيثِهِ

so it seems to be from the context in the K, but correctly بَطِلَ, as in the Jm, and apparently بُطُولٌ also; see بَطَّالٌ.

Also ابطل.

1.2he (a man) was, or became, courageous, brave, or strong-hearted, in war or fight—بَطُلَ

maṣdar بَطَالَةٌ, بِطَالَةٌ, بُطَالَةٌ and بُطُولَةٌ.

Such as is termed بَطَلٌ.

Also تبطّل, or this last means he affected courage; he made himself, or forced himself to be, courageous; the same as تَشَجَّعَ.

1.2.1[How courageous is the man!]—لَبَطُلَ الرَّجُلُ

Said in wonder at التَّبَطُّل, that is, courage, or the affecting of courage.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1
7:118
فَوَقَعَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَبَطَلَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

Thus truth was confirmed, and all that they did was made of no effect.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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, (S, Msb, K,) aor. بَطُلَ , (S, Msb,) inf. n. بُطْلٌ and بُطُولٌ and بُطْلَانٌ , [of which the last seems to be the most common,] (S, Msb, K, KL, &c.,) It (a thing) was, or became, بَاطِل , as meaning contr. of حَقّ ; (S;) [i. e.,] it was, or became, false, untrue, wrong or incorrect, fictitious, spurious, unfounded, unsound, (KL,) vain, unreal, naught, futile, worthless, useless, unprofitable, (KL, PS,) devoid of virtue or efficacy, ineffectual, null, void, of no force, or of no account; (Msb;) it went for nothing, as a thing of no account, (S, Msb, K,) or as a thing that had perished or become lost. (K.) [It is said of an assertion or allegation and the like, and of a deed, &c.] Hence the saying in the Kur [vii. 115], وَ بَطَلَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ [And what they were doing became vain, or null; or went for nothing, as a thing of no account]. (TA.) And ذَهَبَ دَمُهُ بُطْلًا His blood went for nothing, [unretaliated, and uncompensated by a mulet,] as a thing of no account. (S, Msb.) And بَطَلَ دَمُهُ [signifies the same; or] He was slain without there being obtained for him either blood-revenge or blood-wit. (Er-Rághib, TA.) See also the inf. n. بُطُولٌ below, voce بَطَّالٌ . لَبَطُلَ القَوْلُ [How false, untrue, wrong or incorrect, &c., is the saying!] is said in wonder at that which is بَاطِل . (TA.) بَطَلَ , (S, K,) or بَطَلَ مِنَ العَمَلِ , (Msb,) aor. بَطُلَ , (TA,) inf. n. بَطَالَةٌ (S, Msb, K, KL) and بِطَالَةٌ , which is mentioned by one of the expositors of the Mo'allakát, and said to be the more chaste, and sometimes one says بُطَالَةٌ , to make it accord with its contr. عُمَالَةٌ , (Msb,) He (a hired man, or hireling,) was, or became, idle, unoccupied, or without work. (S, Msb, * K, KL. [See also 5.]) [Hence, يَوْمُ بَطَالَةٍ A day of idleness; a holiday.] بِطَالَةٌ , with kesr, also signifies The being diverted from that which would bring profit in the present life or in the life to come. (TA.) See also 2. بَطَلَ فِى حَدِيثِهِ , (K,) aor. بَطُلَ ; so it seems to be from the context in the K, but correctly بَطِلَ , aor. بَطَلَ , as in the Jm; (TA;) inf. n. بَطَالَةٌ (K) [and app. بُطُولٌ also; see بَطَّالٌ ]; He jested, or joked, or was not serious or in earnest, in his discourse; as also ابطل . (K.) بَطُلَ , aor. بَطُلَ , (Msb,) inf. n. بَطَالَةٌ (S, Msb, K, KL) and بِطَالَةٌ (Lth, Msb, TA) and بُطَالَةٌ (TA) and بُطُولَةٌ , (S, K, KL,) He (a man) was, or became, courageous, brave, or stronghearted, on the occasion of war, or fight; such as is termed بَطَلٌ , q. v.; (S, Msb, K, KL;) as also تبطّل : (K:) or this last signifies he affected courage, &c.; he made himself, or constrained himself to be, courageous, &c.; syn. تَشَجَّعَ . (TA.) لَبَطُلَ الرَّجُلُ [How courageous, &c., is the man!] is said in wonder at التَّبَطُّل [i. e. courage, &c., or the affecting of courage, &c.]. (TA.)
Form 2 · maṣdarالتَّبْطِيلُ2 senses

Core sense — the pursuit of vain diversion, and foolish conductgenerated

2.1the pursuit of vain, or frivolous, diversion or sport, and foolish, or ignorant, conduct—فِعْلُ البطالهِ

Maṣdar of بطّل.

The latter word is written in the TA without any indication of the vowel of the ب.

See بِطَالَةٌ above, and the phrase that follows it.

2.2

See also form 4.

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[inf. n. 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. (TA.) [See بِطَالَةٌ , above, and the phrase next following it.] See also 4.
Form 4ابطل3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — he spoke falsely; he made it null, he annulled itgenerated

4.1

He said, or spoke, what was false, or untrue; he lied. The opposite of أَحَقَّ.

He made a false, or vain, claim or demand; he claimed, or demanded, for himself what was not right, or just.

4.1.1

See also form 1.

4.2he made it false, null, void, of no force or account; he nullified it, annulled it, cancelled it—ابطلهُ

And vulgarly بطّلهُ.

That is, he made it بَاطِل: false, untrue, unfounded, unsound, vain, worthless, useless, ineffectual, of no account; and he proved it to be so; he made it go for nothing, as a thing of no account, or as a thing that had perished or become lost — whether it was true or false, valid or null.

he annulled his testimony—ابطل شَهَادَتَهُ

Mentioned in the TA under the root زور.

[that He might establish what is true and annul what is false]—لِيُحِقَّ الحَقَّ وَ يُيْطِلَ البَاطِلَ

Qur'ān 8:8.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 4 3 shown of 4
8:8
لِيُحِقَّ ٱلْحَقَّ وَيُبْطِلَ ٱلْبَـٰطِلَ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ

That He might justify Truth and prove Falsehood false, distasteful though it be to those in guilt.

10:81
فَلَمَّآ أَلْقَوْا۟ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ مَا جِئْتُم بِهِ ٱلسِّحْرُ ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَيُبْطِلُهُۥٓ ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُصْلِحُ عَمَلَ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ

When they had had their throw, Moses said: "What ye have brought is sorcery: Allah will surely make it of no effect: for Allah prospereth not the work of those who make mischief.

47:33
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ وَلَا تُبْطِلُوٓا۟ أَعْمَـٰلَكُمْ

O ye who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the messenger, and make not vain your deeds!

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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He said, or spoke, what was false, or untrue; (Mgh, Msb, K;) [contr. of أَحَقَّ ;] he lied: (Mgh:) he made a false, or vain, claim or demand; he claimed, or demanded, for himself that which was not right, or just. (Lth, TA.) See also 1. ابطلهُ [and vulgarly بطّلهُ ] He made it, or rendered it, [and he proved it to be,] بَاطِل , i. e. false, untrue, wrong or incorrect, fictitious, spurious, unfounded, unsound, vain, unreal, naught, futile, worthless, useless, unprofitable, (S, * L, K, TA,) devoid of virtue or efficacy, ineffectual, null, void, of no force, or of no account; (Msb, TA;) he nullified it, annulled it, abolished it, cancelled it; whether it was true or false, right or wrong, authentic or spurious, valid or null; (TA;) he made it to go for nothing, as a thing of no account, or as a thing that had perished or become lost. (K.) Hence, ابطل شَهَادَتَهُ He annulled his testimony. (TA in art. زور .) And لِيُحِقَّ الحَقَّ وَ يُيْطِلَ البَاطِلَ , in the Kur [viii. 8, meaning That He might establish that which is true, and annul that which is false]. (TA.)
Form 5تبطّلوا بَيْنَهُمْ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — they took it by turns to say or do what was falsegenerated

5.1they took it by turns to say, or to do, what was false, wrong, vain, or futile—تَدَالُوا البَاطِلَ
5.1.1apparently: he became unoccupied and lazy—تبطّل

Said in the Mgh to be from البَطَالَةُ; see بَطَلَ or بَطَلَ مِنَ العَمَلِ. This is what its ism fāʿil, under بَطَّالٌ, indicates.

5.2

See also form 1, near the end.

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They took it by turns to say, or to do, that which was false, wrong, vain, futile, or the like; syn. تَدَالُوا البَاطِلَ . (Az, K.) [ تبطّل , said in the Mgh to be from البَطَالَةُ , (see بَطَلَ , or بَطَلَ مِنَ العَمَلِ ,) app. signifies, as its part. n. (q. v. voce بَطَّالٌ ) indicates, He became unoccupied and lazy.] See also 1, near the end of the paragraph.

Derived nouns 11

Nounبُطْلٌ1 sense

Core sense — falsehood; what is false, vain, or of no accountgenerated

1

Originally a maṣdar of form 1, and mentioned with it in the first sentence: the same as بَاطِلٌ.

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[originally an inf. n. of 1, and mentioned therewith, first sentence:] i. q. بَاطِلٌ , q. v. (Ham p. 114.)
Nounبَطَلٌ1 sense

Core sense — courageous, brave, strong-hearted in war; a herogenerated

1courageous, brave, or strong-hearted, in war or fight—بَطَّالٌ

Said to be the only adjective of its measure except حَسَنٌ; mentioned under the root حسن.

courageous, brave, said of a woman—بَطَلَةٌ

Applied to a man: courageous, brave, or strong-hearted, in war or fight; commonly used as a noun, meaning a man of courage or valour, a brave man, a hero.

One whose wound goes for nothing, so that he does not care for it and it does not keep him from showing his courage; or one whose adversaries' blood goes for nothing with him, unrevenged; or he is called so because life is annulled, or made to go for nothing, on the occasion of encountering him, and severe misfortunes are annulled by him, or by his sword, and made to be of no account.

According to one of the commentators on the Ḥamāseh; but Abu Zeyd says that this is not allowable.

The plural of بَطَلٌ is أَبْطَالٌ.

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, said to be the only epithet of its measure except حَسَنٌ ; (TA in art. حسن ;) applied to a man, Courageous, brave, or strong-hearted, on the occasion of war, or fight; [commonly used as a subst., meaning a man of courage or valour, a brave man, a hero;] (S, Msb, K;) as also بَطَّالٌ ; (K;) one whose wound goes for nothing, so that he does not care for it, (Lth, K,) and it does not withhold him from the exercise of his courage; (Lth, TA;) or the blood of whose adversaries goes for nothing with him, (K,) unrevenged: (TA:) or for this reason he is thus called; (TA;) or because life is annulled, or made to go for nothing, on the occasion of encountering him, and severe misfortunes are annulled by him, (Msb,) or by his sword, and made to be of no account: (TA:) and so بَطَلَةٌ applied to a woman; (S, Msb, K;) accord. to one of the expositors of the Hamáseh; (Msb;) but AZ says that this is not allowable: (IDrd, TA:) the pl. of بَطَلٌ is أَبْطَالٌ . (Msb, K.)
Nounبَطَلَةٌ2 senses

Core sense — courageous, brave, said of a woman; also false, vaingenerated

1

See بَاطِلٌ.

2

And see also بَطَلٌ.

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: see بَاطِلٌ : and see also بَطَلٌ .
Nounبَطْلَانُ1 sense

Core sense — one whose powers have become weakgenerated

1

One whose powers have become weak.

This is a vulgar word.

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One whose powers have become weak: but this is a vulgar word. (TA.)
Nounبُطَّلَاتٌ1 sense

Core sense — false, or vain, things; unprofitable sayingsgenerated

1he uttered false, or vain, things—جَآءَ بِالبُطَّلَاتِ

Plural of بُطَّلٌ: false, or vain, things; or unprofitable sayings. Ibn-ʿAbbād.

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(pl. of بُطَّلٌ , TA) False, or vain, things; or unprofitable sayings. (Ibn-'Abbád, K.) You say, جَآءَ بِالبُطَّلَاتِ He uttered false, or vain, things; &c. (El-Moheet, TA.)
Nounبَطَّالٌ2 senses

Core sense — idle, unoccupied; one who jests in his talk; having a vain pursuitgenerated

1apparently: having a vain, or false, object or pursuit; showing that he has such an object or pursuit—بَيِّنٌ بَاطِلٍ ذُو البُطُولِ

Applied to a man.

Or, according to the explanation of ذو باطل given by Bd at 38:26, the same as مُبْطِلٌ and عَابِثٌ, that is, jesting, or joking, or saying what is untrue; and playing, or sporting, and doing what brings no profit; as also بَاطِلٌ.

One who jests, or jokes, in his talk; one who is diverted from what would bring profit in this life or in the life to come; idle, unoccupied; or exceedingly idle; or unoccupied and lazy, as also مُتَبَطِّلٌ.

[In the present day it is commonly used as meaning bad, worthless, and useless, applied to a man and to anything.]

Lane cites “Bd in xxxviii. 26” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
2

See also بَطَلٌ.

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, applied to a man, signifies بَيِّنٌ بَاطِلٍ ذُو البُطُولِ [app. meaning Having a vain, or false, object or pursuit; manifesting the having such an object or pursuit: or, accord. to an explanation of ذو باطل by Bd in xxxviii. 26, i. q. مُبْطِلٌ and عَابِثٌ , i. e. jesting, or joking; (see بَطَلَ فِى حَدِيثِهِ , or بَطِلَ ;) or saying what is untrue: and playing, or sporting, and doing that in which is no profit; as also بَاطِلٌ , q. v.]: (K:) one who jests, or jokes, in his discourse: one who is diverted from that which would bring profit in the present life or in that which is to come: (TA:) idle; unoccupied: (S, Msb:) or exceedingly, or extremely, idle: (KL:) or unoccupied and lazy; as also مُتَبَطِّلٌ . (Mgh.) [In the present day it is commonly used as signifying Bad, worthless, and useless; applied to a man and to anything.] See also بَطَلٌ .
Nounبَاطِلٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — false, untrue, vain, null; a falsehood; Ibleesgenerated

1[You have said a false, or vain, saying; a lie]—قَدْ قُلْتَ بَاطِلًا

The opposite of حَقٌّ: false, untrue, wrong or incorrect, fictitious, spurious, unfounded, unsound, vain, unreal, futile, worthless, useless, unprofitable, without virtue or efficacy, ineffectual, null, void, of no force or effect; what proves, when looked into, to be false, wrong, unfounded, or unestablished. It applies to a saying, and sometimes to a deed.

It goes for nothing, as a thing of no account, or as a thing that has perished or become lost; and it is often used as a noun, meaning a false, or vain, saying, assertion, or allegation, a lie, a falsehood; and a false, or vain, deed, action, affair, or thing.

بُطْلٌ has the same meaning, and so do أُبْطُولَةٌ and إِبْطَالَةٌ.

The plural of بَاطِلٌ is بَوَاطِلُ, and بُطُلٌ also occurs as a plural of it; or its plural is أَبَاطِيلُ, contrary to analogy, as though the singular were إِبْطِيلٌ. According to AHát, this is the plural of أُبْطُولَةٌ, or, as some say, of إِبْطَالَةٌ, or, according to As and AHát and IDrd, of both of these; and it means false, or vain, sayings and deeds. Mentioned under the root هتر.

Like as you say قَدْ قُلْتَ حَقًّا.

[They devour the possessions of men by false pretence]—يَأْكُلُونَ أَمْوَالَ النَّاسِ بِالبَاطِلِ
[Between them is false, or vain, speech]—بَيْنَهُمْ أُبْطُولَةٌ

Qur'ān 9:34.

Also إِبْطَالَةٌ, with the same meaning; the same as بَاطِلٌ.

Qur’ān 9:34 matched to Lane’s own quotation of it Lane cites “Kur ix. 34”
Qur’ān 9:34 Lane quotes this verse
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ ٱلْأَحْبَارِ وَٱلرُّهْبَانِ لَيَأْكُلُونَ أَمْوَٰلَ ٱلنَّاسِ بِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ وَيَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَٱلَّذِينَ يَكْنِزُونَ ٱلذَّهَبَ وَٱلْفِضَّةَ وَلَا يُنفِقُونَهَا فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

O ye who believe! there are indeed many among the priests and anchorites, who in Falsehood devour the substance of men and hinder (them) from the way of Allah. And there are those who bury gold and silver and spend it not in the way of Allah: announce unto them a most grievous penalty-Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

1.1

The belief in a plurality of gods: so explained where it occurs in the Qur'ān 42:23.

Qur’ān 42:24 approximate — somewhere between 42:20 and 42:53 Lane cites “Kur xlii. 23”
Qur’ān 42:24 the verse Lane’s citation points to, and it uses this root
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا ۖ فَإِن يَشَإِ ٱللَّهُ يَخْتِمْ عَلَىٰ قَلْبِكَ ۗ وَيَمْحُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْبَـٰطِلَ وَيُحِقُّ ٱلْحَقَّ بِكَلِمَـٰتِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِيمٌۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ

What! Do they say, "He has forged a falsehood against Allah"? But if Allah willed, He could seal up thy heart. And Allah blots out Vanity, and proves the Truth by His Words. For He knows well the secrets of all hearts.Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

1.2in play, or sport; acting unprofitably, or aiming at no profit—بَاطِلًا

See also بَطَّالٌ, in two places.

Lane cites “Jel in iii. 188” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
1.3Iblees—البَاطِلُ

So in the Qur'ān 34:48, where it is said مَا يُبْدِئُ ٱلْبَاطِلُ وَ مَا يُعِيدُ, which is explained under the root بدأ. Katādeh.

meaning, according to some, that Iblees shall not add to the Qur'ān nor take anything away from it—لَا يَأْتِيهِ ٱلْبَاطِلُ مِنْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَ لَا مِنْ خَلْفِهِ

And again at 41:42.

devils; or enchanters—بَطَلَةٌ

This is its plural.

Qur’ānic occurrences بَٰطِل 4 shown of 25
7:139
إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ مُتَبَّرٌ مَّا هُمْ فِيهِ وَبَـٰطِلٌ مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

"As to these folk,- the cult they are in is (but) a fragment of a ruin, and vain is the (worship) which they practise."

8:8
لِيُحِقَّ ٱلْحَقَّ وَيُبْطِلَ ٱلْبَـٰطِلَ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ

That He might justify Truth and prove Falsehood false, distasteful though it be to those in guilt.

17:81
وَقُلْ جَآءَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ ٱلْبَـٰطِلُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلْبَـٰطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقًا

And say: "Truth has (now) arrived, and Falsehood perished: for Falsehood is (by its nature) bound to perish."

34:49
قُلْ جَآءَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَمَا يُبْدِئُ ٱلْبَـٰطِلُ وَمَا يُعِيدُ

Say: "The Truth has arrived, and Falsehood neither creates anything new, nor restores anything."

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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contr. of حَقٌّ ; (S, K;) i. e. False, untrue, wrong or incorrect, fictitious, spurious, unfounded, unsound, (KL,) vain, unreal, naught, futile, worthless, useless, unprofitable, (KL, PS,) devoid of virtue or efficacy, ineffectual, null, void, of no force, or of no effect; (Msb;) that proves, when inquired into, or investigated, to be false, wrong, unfounded, unsound, or not established; applying to a saying, and [sometimes] to a deed: (TA:) [going for nothing, as a thing of no account, or as a thing that has perished or become lost: (see the verb, 1, first sentence:) often used as a subst., meaning a false, or vain, saying, or assertion, or allegation; a lie; a falsehood: and a false, or vain, deed, or action, or affair, or thing; &c.:] and بُطْلٌ is syn. therewith, (Ham p. 114,) and so are أُبْطُولَةٌ and إِبْطَالَةٌ : (K:) the pl. of بَاطِلٌ is بَوَاطِلُ ; (Msb;) and بُطُلٌ occurs as a pl. of the same; (Ham p. 360;) or its pl. is أَبَاطِيلُ , contr. to analogy, (S, Msb,) as though the sing. were إِبْطِيلٌ ; (S;) or, accord. to AHát, this is pl. of أُبْطُولَةٌ , or, as some say, of إِبْطَالَةٌ , (Msb,) or, accord. to As and AHát and IDrd, of both these; (TA;) and signifies false, or vain, sayings and actions or deeds. (K in art. هتر , &c.) You say, قَدْ قُلْتَ بَاطِلًا [Thou hast said a false, or vain, saying; a lie; a falsehood]; like as you say, قَدْ قُلْتَ حَقًّا . (Ham p. 360.) And يَأْكُلُونَ أَمْوَالَ النَّاسِ بِالبَاطِلِ [They devour the possessions of men by false pretence]. (Kur ix. 34.) And بَيْنَهُمْ أُبْطُولَةٌ and إِبْطَالَةٌ [Between them is false, or vain, speech, or discourse, &c.]; syn. بَاطِلٌ . (K.) The belief in a plurality of Gods: so explained as occurring in the Kur xlii. 23. (TA.) See also بَطَّالٌ , in two places. [Hence,] بَاطِلًا In play, or sport; acting unprofitably; or aiming at no profit. (Jel in iii. 188 and xxxviii. 26.) البَاطِلُ Iblees: so in the Kur [xxxiv. 48], where it is said, مَا يُبْدِئُ ٱلْبَاطِلُ وَ مَا يُعِيدُ [explained in art. بدأ ]: (Katádeh, K:) and again [xli. 42], where it is said, لَا يَأْتِيهِ ٱلْبَاطِلُ مِنْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَ لَا مِنْ خَلْفِهِ , [accord. to some,] meaning that Iblees shall not add to the Kur-án nor diminish therefrom: (TA:) بَطَلَةٌ [is its pl., and] signifies devils: (A, TA:) or enchanters. (O, K.)
Nounإِبْطَالَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a false, or vain, thing; a falsehoodgenerated

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See بَاطِلٌ, for each in three places.

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: see بَاطِلٌ ; for each in three places.
Nounأُبْطُولَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a false, or vain, thing; a falsehoodgenerated

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See بَاطِلٌ, for each in three places.

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: see بَاطِلٌ ; for each in three places.
Nounمُبْطِلٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who says, or does, what is false or vaingenerated

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Er-Rāghib: one who says a thing in which there is no truth, or reality.

One who embellishes speech with lies.

One who says, or does, false, or vain, things.

See also its verb, form 4.

Lane cites “Bd in xxx. 58” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
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One who says a thing in which is no truth, or reality: (Er-Rághib, TA:) one who embellishes speech with lies: (Bd in xxx. 58:) one who says, or does, false, or vain, things. (Jel ibid.] [See also its verb, 4.]
Nounمُتَبَطِّلٌ1 sense

Core sense — unoccupied and lazygenerated

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See بَطَّالٌ.

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: see بَطَّالٌ .