باطن

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Arabic

Root
ب ط ن (b ṭ n)
5 terms

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of بَطَنَ (baṭana, to be hidden, to hide), from the root ب ط ن (b-ṭ-n); compare بَطْن (baṭn, stomach, womb, interior).

Pronunciation

Adjective

بَاطِن (bāṭin) (masculine plural بَوَاطِن (bawāṭin))

  1. interior, inner
  2. intrinsic
  3. secret

Declension

Antonyms

References

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

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَاطِن (bāṭin).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? bātin
Dari reading? bātin
Iranian reading? bâten
Tajik reading? botin
Dari باطن
Iranian Persian
Tajik ботин

Noun

باطن (bâten)

  1. interior, inside
  2. mind, heart
  3. conscience
  4. secret

References

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “باطن”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim