عبثي

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Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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 عَبَثِيَّةٌḥarbun ʕabaṯiyyatunfutile war

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