בטל

Aramaic

Etymology

The verb “to be invalid” is inherited from Proto-Semitic *baṭal-. For the geminate verb compare the same in Ge'ez በጠለ (bäṭṭälä) and Arabic بَطَّلَ (baṭṭala).

Verb

בְּטַל • (bəṭal)

1. (intransitive) to cease
2. (intransitive) to be invalid

Verb

בַּטֵּל • (baṭṭēl)

1. (transitive) to make cease, stop, cancel

Hebrew

Root
ב־ט־ל (b-ṭ-l)

Etymology

The verb “to be idle” is inherited from Proto-Semitic *baṭal-.

Verb

בָּטַל • (batál) (pa'al construction)

1. to cease to exist
2. to be idle

Conjugation

Conjugation of בָּטַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לבטול / לִבְטֹל action noun: — passive participle: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	בָּטַלְתִּי		בָּטַלְנוּ
	second	בָּטַלְתָּ	בָּטַלְתְּ	בְּטַלְתֶּם1	בְּטַלְתֶּן1
	third	בָּטַל	בָּטְלָה	בָּטְלוּ
present		בָּטֵל	בְּטֵלָה	בְּטֵלִים	בְּטֵלוֹת
future	first	אֶבְטַל		נִבְטַל
	second	תִּבְטַל	תִּבְטְלִי	תִּבְטְלוּ	תִּבְטַלְנָה2
	third	יִבְטַל	תִּבְטַל	יִבְטְלוּ	תִּבְטַלְנָה2
imperative		בְּטַל	בִּטְלִי	בִּטְלוּ	בְּטַלְנָה2
notes		Pronounced בָּטַלְתֶּם and בָּטַלְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Adjective

בָּטֵל • (batél) (feminine בְּטֵלָה, masculine plural בְּטֵלִים, feminine plural בְּטֵלוֹת)

1. worthless, valueless
2. invalid, null, void
3. (literary) unemployed

Derived terms

• דְּבָרִים בְּטֵלִים (dvarim btelim)

Adverb

בָּטֵל • (batél)

1. idly, aimlessly, purposelessly

Verb

בִּטֵּל • (bitél) (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of ביטל

Verb

בֻּטַּל • (butál) (pu'al construction)

1. defective spelling of בוטל