First Adhān

Batūl

بَتُول

Say it ba-TOOL

Devoted wholly to Allah

At a glance

Gender
Girl
Arabic root
b-t-l
Origin
Arabic
Also spelled
Batool, Batul, Betul

Meaning & source

A woman devoted to Allah, apart from worldly life. Lisān records that Maryam was called al-Batūl.

  • والبَتُول مِنَ النِّسَاءِ: العَذْراء الْمُنْقَطِعَةُ مِنَ الأَزواج، وَيُقَالُ: هِيَ الْمُنْقَطِعَةُ إِلى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَنِ الدُّنْيَا

    Ibn Manẓūr, Lisān al-ʿArab, root b-t-l (vol. 11, p. 43)

Who carried this name

We have not recorded an early bearer of this name. The word is classical Arabic.

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