باطن

Arabic

Root
ب ط ن (b-ṭ-n)

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

  • IPA(key): /baː.tˤin/

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
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