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North Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic عاطِل (ʕāṭil).
Adjective
عاطل • (ʕāṭil) (feminine عاطلة (ʕāṭla), common plural عاطلين (ʕāṭlīn) or عطل (ʕuṭṭal))
- bad, not good
- Antonym: منيح (mnīḥ)
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عاطِل (ʕāṭil)
Pronunciation
| Readings
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| Classical reading?
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ātil
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| Dari reading?
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ātil
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| Iranian reading?
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âtel
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| Tajik reading?
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otil
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Adjective
عاطل • ('âtil)
- idle
- vain, futile, useless
- Synonym: باطل (bâtil)
References
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “عاطل”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic عاطِل (ʕāṭil).
Adjective
عاطل • (ʕāṭil) (feminine عاطلة (ʕāṭla), common plural عاطلين (ʕāṭlīn) or عطل (ʕuṭṭal))
- bad, not good
- Antonym: منيح (mnīḥ)