عطل

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عطل^¹

verb عَطِلَ · ʕaṭila · يَعْطَلُ · عَطَل · عُطُول

to lack (مِن (min) something)
to be unemployed, to be idle
to be unadorned

verb عَطِلَ · ʕaṭila · يَعْطَلُ · عَطَل · -

to be tall
modern to be spoiled, to be no longer of use

عطل^²

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Causative of عَطِلَ (ʕaṭila).

verb عَطَّلَ · ʕaṭṭala · يُعَطِّلُ · تَعْطِيل · مُعَطِّل

to neglect
to make unemployed, to leave idle
to damage, to destroy, to devastate, to ruin, to render inoperable
to deprive of one's property
to deprive of adornments
to empty
to free
to hinder
to obstruct
to interrupt
to suspend (a publication)
to turn off (an engine, etc.)
to close (a store, an office, etc.)
modern to injure, to cause loss (عَلَى (ʕalā) to)
modern to lend at interest

عطل^³

noun عَطَل · عَطْل · ʕaṭal · ʕaṭl

noun from verb verbal noun of عَطِلَ (ʕaṭila, “to lack, to be unemployed, to be unadorned, etc.”) (form I)
unemployment
inactivity
inefficiency
lack
absence of adornment, simplicity

عطل^⁴

noun عُطْل · ʕuṭl · الْعُطْل · عُطْلٌ

holiday, vacation
malfunction, breakdown, failure, damage

In English

damage abstract measure of something not being intact; harm
holiday day declared free from work by the government
failure termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function

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"عطل." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%B7%D9%84. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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عطل. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%B7%D9%84

Chicago

"عطل." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%B7%D9%84.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {عطل},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%B7%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

عطل