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ع ب ث (ʿayn bā thā) arabic root word meaning.


There are 2 words derived from this root in the Quran.
    The triliteral root ʿayn bā thā (ع ب ث) occurs 2 times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
    • 1 times as the form I verb taʿbathu (تَعْبَثُ)
    • 1 times as the noun ʿabath (عَبَث)



to play sport in a frivolous manner, amuse one's self, busy one's self about trifles, in vain/sport/play, nonsense, useless.

All words derived from ʿayn bā thā root word

WordMeaningArabic
(23:115:4) ʿabathan
uselessly		عَبَثًا
(26:128:5) taʿbathūna
amusing yourselves		تَعْبَثُونَ
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