بتول

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ب ت ل (b-t-l), from Proto-Semitic *batūl-. Compare Hebrew בְּתוּלָה (bəṯulá, chaste (woman)), Ugaritic 𐎁𐎚𐎍𐎚 (btlt), Aramaic בְּתוּלְתָּא (bəṯūltā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.tuːl/

Noun

بَتُول • (batūl) f (dual بَتُولَان (batūlān), plural بَتُولَات (batūlāt))

  1. A female given name.
  2. (defined) Mary Mother of Jesus.
  3. (defined) Fatima daughter of Muhammad.

Declension

Adjective

بَتُول • (batūl) (feminine بَتُول (batūl), common plural بُتُل (butul), feminine plural بَتُولَات (batūlāt))

  1. chaste, virgin
    Synonyms: عَذْرَاء (ʕaḏrāʔ), بِكْر (bikr)
  2. pure
    Synonym: عَفِيف (ʕafīf)

Usage notes

Although using the adjective for men is correct, it is rarely used for this purpose, and such usage might be strange. A more appropriate term for men is عَفِيف (ʕafīf).

Declension

Proper noun

بَتُول • (batūl) f

  1. a female given name

Declension

Malay

Adjective

بتول

  1. Jawi spelling of betul
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