ܒܛܠ

From Aramaic בְּטַל‎ (bəṭal), from Proto-Semitic *baṭal-; compare Hebrew בָּטַל‎ (batál, “to be idle, to be worthless”), Akkadian 𒁀𒁕𒇻𒌝 (baṭālum, “to cease, to come to an end”), Arabic بَطَلَ‎ (baṭala, “to become null, to become void”)

• (standard) IPA^(key): [bɑːtˤelː]

ܒܵܛܹܠ • (bāṭēl) (present participle ܒܛܵܠܵܐ‎ (bṭālā), past participle ܒܛܝܼܠܵܐ‎ (bṭīlā))

1. (intransitive) to cease, to be idle
2. (intransitive) to be invalid
3. (intransitive) to quit, give up a habit

   ‏ܡܵܨܹܝܬ ܒܵܛܠܹܬ ܥܵܒ݂ܕܹܬ ܠܵܗ̇؟ ܡܲܣܩܕܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇.‎‎

   māṣēt bāṭlēt ˁāḇdēt lāh? masqdānītā ìlāh.

   Can you stop doing that? It’s annoying.

   ‏ܥܝܵܕܵܐ ܚܸܪܒܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ، ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܒܵܛܠܹܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܟ̰ܝܼܓܵܪܹ̈ܐ.‎‎

   ˁyādā ḥirbā ìlēh, wālē d-bāṭlēn min čīgārē.

   It’s a bad habit, I have to quit smoking.

• (standard) IPA^(key): [batˤ.tˤɪl.]

ܒܲܛܸܠ • (baṭṭil) (present participle ܒܲܛܘܼܠܹܐ‎ (baṭūlē), past participle ܒܘܼܛܠܵܐ‎ (buṭlā))

1. (transitive) to cancel (plans, a schedule, an event, or the like)

   ‏ܒܘܼܛܸܠ ܠܹܗ ܟܠܵܝܗܝ ܘܲܥܕܹ̈ܐ ܥܲܡ ܐܵܣܝܵܐ.‎‎

   būṭil lēh kullāyh waˁdē ˁam āsyā.

   He cancelled all his appointments with the doctor.

2. (transitive) to cancel, annul (a decision, a decree, or the like)