بطء

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ب ط ء‎ (b-ṭ-ʾ)

Noun

بُطْء • (buṭʾ) m

verbal noun of بَطُؤَ‎ (baṭuʾa, “to be slow”) (form I)
laziness, indolence
slowness
Synonyms: بُطُوء‎ (buṭūʾ), بِطَاء‎ (biṭāʾ)

Declension

Declension of noun بُطْء (buṭʾ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُطْء buṭʾ	الْبُطْء‎ al-buṭʾ	بُطْء buṭʾ
Nominative	بُطْءٌ buṭʾun	الْبُطْءُ‎ al-buṭʾu	بُطْءُ buṭʾu
Accusative	بُطْءًا‎ buṭʾan	الْبُطْءَ‎ al-buṭʾa	بُطْءَ buṭʾa
Genitive	بُطْءٍ buṭʾin	الْبُطْءِ‎ al-buṭʾi	بُطْءِ buṭʾi

Related terms

إِبْطَاء‎ (ʾibṭāʾ, “delay, tardiness”)
بِبُطْءٍ‎ (bibuṭʾin, “slowly (ie, with slowness)”)

References

Lane, Edward William (1863), “بطء”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
Corriente, Federico (2005), “بطء”, in Diccionario avanzado árabe (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Herder, page 75
Al-Misbaah al-Muneer by al-Fayyumi (d. 1368 CE) المصباح المنير للفيّومي

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