عبثي

Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of عَبَث (ʕabaṯ) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root ع ب ث (ʕ b ṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.ba.θijj/

Adjective

عَبَثِيّ • (ʕabaṯiyy) (feminine عَبَثِيَّة (ʕabaṯiyya), masculine plural عَبَثِيُّونَ (ʕabaṯiyyūna), feminine plural عَبَثِيَّات (ʕabaṯiyyāt))

1. something done without a realistic or defined goal or objective, aimless, pointless, useless, purposeless, absurd, futile, needless

   حَرْبٌ عَبَثِيَّةٌ ― ḥarbun ʕabaṯiyyatun ― futile war

Declension

Declension of adjective عَبَثِيّ (ʕabaṯiyy)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	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