ben

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See also Ben, bēn, běn, bèn, been, benn, -ben, and ben-

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology 1

Probably representing a North African pronunciation of Arabic بان (bān), “‘ben tree’”)

[edit] Noun

Singular
ben

Plural
bens

ben (plural bens)

  1. A tree, Moringa oleifera or horseradish tree of Arabia and India, which produces oil of ben.
  2. The winged seed of the ben tree.
  3. The oil of the ben seed.
[edit] Translations
ben tree
seed of the ben tree
oil of ben

[edit] Etymology 2

Arabic بن and Hebrew בן (ben), “‘son’”).

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[edit] Noun

Singular
ben

Plural
uncountable

ben (uncountable)

  1. (usually capitalised) Son of (used with Hebrew and Arabic surnames).
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son of
  • Arabic: بن (ben, bin) m., ابن (ibn, ibni) m.
  • Hebrew: בן (ben) m.

[edit] Etymology 3

From Gaelic beinn.

[edit] Noun

Singular
ben

Plural
bens

ben (plural bens)

  1. A Scottish or Irish mountain or high peak.

[edit] Etymology 4

Old English binnan (corresponding to by + in).

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ben (comparative benner, superlative benmost)

Positive
ben

Comparative
benner

Superlative
benmost
  1. Inner, interior.
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[edit] Noun

Singular
ben

Plural
bens

ben (plural bens)

  1. (Scottish, Northern England) Ben-room: The inner room of a two-room hut or shack (as opposed to the but).

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[edit] Bosnian

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Turkish ben.

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ben m (plural benovi)

  1. birthmark
  2. mole
  3. naevus

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[edit] Danish

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From Old Norse bein (“‘bone, leg’”).

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  • IPA: /beːn/, [b̥eːˀn]

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ben n. (singular definite benet, plural indefinite ben)

  1. leg
  2. bone

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    Inflection of “ben”
neuter gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative ben benet ben benene
genitive bens benets bens benenes

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ben

  1. The first-person singular present of zijn.
  2. The imperative of zijn.

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bien

[edit] Interjection

ben !

  1. Well; uh.

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ben

  1. Short form of bene.
    ben fatto — well done

[edit] Japanese

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ben (hiragana べん)

  1. 弁, 辯: speech
  2. 便: convenience, excreta
  3. 冕: crown

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ben

  1. string, rope

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[edit] Mandarin

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ben (Pinyin běn, traditional and simplified 本)

  1. (for books/periodicals/files/etc.)
    ni xiang mǎi na ben shu? "Which book do you want to buy?"
    na ben shu mài duoshao qian? (nà běn shū mài duōshao qián? 那本书卖多少钱?) — How much is that book?

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ben

  1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of three tones, bēn, běn, or bèn.

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English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

[edit] Manx

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From Old Irish ben < Proto-Celtic *benā < Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn

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[edit] Noun

ben f. (plural mraane)

  1. woman

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[edit] Noun

ben n. (definite singular benet; indefinite plural ben; definite plural bena/benene)

  1. leg, bone

[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology 1

Proto-Germanic *bōniz. Cognate with Old Norse bón.

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bēn f.

  1. prayer, praying
  2. request, entreaty
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Singular Plural
nominative bēn bēna, bēne
accusative bēn bēna, bēne
genitive bēne bēna
dative bēne bēnum
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  • Middle English: bene

[edit] Etymology 2

Akin to Old Norse bœn (Danish bøn, Nynorsk bøn, Bokmål bønn)

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ben

  1. leg, bone

[edit] Old Irish

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *benā < Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

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ben f.

  1. woman

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[edit] Scots

[edit] Etymology

Old English binnan.

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ben (plural bens)

Singular
ben

Plural
bens
  1. The inner room of a two-room hut or shack (as opposed to the but).
  2. A mountain or hill.

[edit] Swedish

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[edit] Noun

ben n.

Inflection for ben Singular Plural
neuter Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Base form ben benet ben benen
Possessive form bens benets bens benens
  1. (anatomy) Leg; a body part.
  2. Leg; part of trousers which covers the legs.
  3. The part of a piece furniture on which it stands.
  4. (anatomy) Bone; any of the components of an endoskeleton.
  5. (anatomy) Bone; the material of the endoskeleton

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[edit] Turkish

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[edit] Pronoun

ben

  1. I

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    declension of ben
singular plural
nominative ben biz
accusative beni bizi
dative bana bize
locative bende bizde
ablative benden bizden
genitive benim bizim
  • It is one of the two words which have irregular dative and genitive case declension. (the other word is "sen" and also "biz" has irregular genitive case declension)

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ben

  1. ego
  2. mole, birthmark

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    declension of ben
singular plural
absolute ben benler
definite accusative beni benleri
dative bene benlere
locative bende benlerde
ablative benden benlerden
definite genitive benin benlerin

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[edit] Volapük

[edit] Etymology

Ultimately from Latin bene.

[edit] Noun

ben

  1. grace
  2. well-being

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