In al-Sihah, al-batul is the one devoted to God, cut off from the world; Ibn Faris: setting a thing apart.
Root
بتل
Name
Girl's name
Also written
Batul · Batoul · بتول
In the Quran
Al-Muzzammil 73:8
The story of the name, from the sources
1
Ibn Faris, in Maqayis al-Lugha, says this root means setting a thing apart from what is around it. Of palms, Lisan al-Arab says, al-batul is the young shoot cut off from its mother, no longer needing her.
“setting a thing apart from what is around it”
Ibn Faris
of palms, al-batul is “the young shoot cut off from its mother, and no longer needing her”
Maqayis al-Lugha · vol. 1, p. 195 · Lisan al-Arab · vol. 11, pp. 42–44
2
In al-Sihah, al-Jawhari writes: al-batul among women is the maiden who stays apart from husbands; and it is said: the one cut off from the world, devoted to God.
“al-batul among women: the maiden who stays apart from husbands”
“and it is said: the one cut off from the world, devoted to God”
al-Jawhari
al-Sihah · vol. 4, p. 1630
3
That is why, Ibn Faris says, Maryam the virgin, peace be upon her, is called al-Batul. And in Lisan al-Arab, Tha‘lab was asked why Fatima, may God be pleased with her, was called al-Batul. He said: because she stood apart from the women of her time.
البَتُول
“Maryam the virgin is called al-Batul”
Ibn Faris
Tha‘lab, asked why Fatima was called al-Batul: “because she stood apart from the women of her time”
Maqayis al-Lugha · vol. 1, p. 195 · Lisan al-Arab · vol. 11, pp. 42–44 · al-Qamus · vol. 1, p. 964
4
In the Quran, in Surah Al-Muzzammil, the word appears as a command: devote yourself to Him wholly. Mujahid explains it: be sincere.
﴿وَتَبَتَّلْ إِلَيْهِ تَبْتِيلًا﴾
Al-Muzzammil 73:8
Mujahid: “devote yourself sincerely”
Quran text: Tanzil Project · Sahih al-Bukhari · vol. 6, p. 161
In short
بَتُول
a young palm that stands on its own, one devoted to God, and a title of Maryam and Fatima
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Questions about the name Batool
What does the name Batool mean?
In al-Sihah, al-batul is the maiden apart from husbands, and it is said: the one devoted to God, cut off from the world; Ibn Faris gives the root as setting a thing apart, like a young palm that no longer needs its mother. In the film: a title of Maryam and of Fatima, each from its book, and al-Muzzammil 73:8.
How do you write Batool in Arabic?
Batool is written بتول in Arabic; also spelled Batul, Batoul.
What is the root of the name Batool?
In the Arabic dictionaries, Batool goes back to the root ب · ت · ل.
Is the name Batool in the Quran?
The word appears in the Quran: ﴿وَتَبَتَّلْ إِلَيْهِ تَبْتِيلًا﴾ (Al-Muzzammil 73:8).
How we researched it
18 books searched · 15 passages read
Maqayis al-Lugha
Lisan al-Arab
al-Sihah
al-Qamus al-Muhit
The Quran (Tanzil)
Sahih al-Bukhari
References, by volume and page
Maqayis al-Lugha · vol. 1, p. 195 · Lisan al-Arab · vol. 11, pp. 42–44
al-Sihah · vol. 4, p. 1630
Maqayis al-Lugha · vol. 1, p. 195 · Lisan al-Arab · vol. 11, pp. 42–44 · al-Qamus · vol. 1, p. 964
Quran text: Tanzil Project · Sahih al-Bukhari · vol. 6, p. 161
We never write “personality traits” of a name, luck or numerology: the dictionaries say nothing of the kind. We give the meaning as the book gives it, and name the book, volume and page.
