باطني

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Arabic

Root
ب ط ن (b ṭ n)
15 terms

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of بَاطِن (bāṭin, inner, hidden) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

Adjective

بَاطِنِيّ (bāṭiniyy) (feminine بَاطِنِيَّة (bāṭiniyya), masculine plural بَاطِنِيُّونَ (bāṭiniyyūna), feminine plural بَاطِنِيَّات (bāṭiniyyāt))

  1. internal
  2. Used to refer to Muslim sects such as Ismailis who attribute esoteric meanings to Islamic scripture

Declension

Descendants

  • Ottoman Turkish: باطنی (bâtınî)

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “بطن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN