"عبثا" meaning in Arabic

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Adverb

IPA: /ʕa.ba.θan/ Forms: عَبَثًا [canonical], ʕabaṯan [romanization]
Etymology: Adverbial accusative of عَبَث (ʕabaṯ, “vain”). Etymology templates: {{adverbial accusative|ar|عَبَث|t=vain}} Adverbial accusative of عَبَث (ʕabaṯ, “vain”) Head templates: {{ar-adv|عَبَثًا}} عَبَثًا • (ʕabaṯan)
  1. for no purpose, in play, uselessly, for nothing, futilely Synonyms: بَاطِلًا (bāṭilan)

Download JSON data for عبثا meaning in Arabic (1.8kB)

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