*baṭāl-: 'to cease; to be idle, useless'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *baṭāl- |
| Meaning | 'to cease; to be idle, useless' |
| Basis | project |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | baṭālu 'cease' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root bṭl | |
| Aramaic | BṬL (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. bṭl); bṭln (DNWSI 151) | Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. bṭl; DNWSI 151; Anderson–Moser 2024 root bṭl | gloss withheld |
| Geez | baṭala 'useless' (Dillmann 04170) | Dillmann 04170; Anderson–Moser 2024 root bṭl | |
| Hebrew | baṭel 'cease' (BDB 105) | BDB 105; Anderson–Moser 2024 root bṭl | |
| Tigre | baṭ(a)la (HALOT 121) | HALOT 121 | |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | blṭ (HALOT 121); bṭlt (SD 33) | HALOT 121; SD 33 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | bṭol (LGz. 113) | LGz. 113 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | bəṭel (LGz. 113); baṭṭāl (Payne Smith 42) | LGz. 113; Payne Smith 42 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | biṭil (LGz. 113) | LGz. 113 | |
| Amharic | bäṭṭälä (LGz. 113) | LGz. 113 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | abäṭäla (LGz. 113) | LGz. 113 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | baṭala; baṭala (mina l-ʿamali) (Lane 218); baṭṭāl; bāṭil (Lane 219); baṭala (HALOT 121); baṭala (LGz. 113) | Lane 218; Lane 219; HALOT 121; LGz. 113 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic bṭl (Al-Jallad 2026, 30) | Al-Jallad 2026 30 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | bṭl; pa. (HALOT 121) | HALOT 121 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 26 October 2026