ابن
Arabic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *bin-. Compare Hebrew בֵּן.
Pronunciation
Noun
اِبْن • (ibn) m (plural أَبْنَاء (ʔabnāʔ) or بَنُون (banūn) or بَنَات (banāt), feminine اِبْنَة (ibna) or بِنْت (bint))
- son, ibn
- بُنَيَّ ― bunayya ― my little son (diminutive)
- اِبْنُ آدَمَ ― ibnu ʔādama ― human (literally, “son of Adam”)
- descendant, scion
- offspring, son of the fatherland
- member (of a group or set of people or things)
Usage notes
- The plural بَنَات (banāt) is used as the plural of اِبْن (ibn) if and only if the referents are things or non-human animals.
Declension
Declension of noun اِبْن (ibn)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | اِبْن ibn |
الِابْن al-ibn |
اِبْن ibn |
Nominative | اِبْنٌ ibnun |
الِابْنُ al-ibnu |
اِبْنُ ibnu |
Accusative | اِبْنًا ibnan |
الِابْنَ al-ibna |
اِبْنَ ibna |
Genitive | اِبْنٍ ibnin |
الِابْنِ al-ibni |
اِبْنِ ibni |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | اِبْنَيْن ibnayn |
الِابْنَيْن al-ibnayn |
اِبْنَيْ ibnay |
Nominative | اِبْنَانِ ibnāni |
الِابْنَانِ al-ibnāni |
اِبْنَا ibnā |
Accusative | اِبْنَيْنِ ibnayni |
الِابْنَيْنِ al-ibnayni |
اِبْنَيْ ibnay |
Genitive | اِبْنَيْنِ ibnayni |
الِابْنَيْنِ al-ibnayni |
اِبْنَيْ ibnay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote; sound masculine plural; sound feminine plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَبْنَاء; بَنِين; بَنَات ʔabnāʔ; banīn; banāt |
الْأَبْنَاء; الْبَنِين; الْبَنَات al-ʔabnāʔ; al-banīn; al-banāt |
أَبْنَاء; بَنِي; بَنَات ʔabnāʔ; banī; banāt |
Nominative | أَبْنَاءٌ; بَنُونَ; بَنَاتٌ ʔabnāʔun; banūna; banātun |
الْأَبْنَاءُ; الْبَنُونَ; الْبَنَاتُ al-ʔabnāʔu; al-banūna; al-banātu |
أَبْنَاءُ; بَنُو; بَنَاتُ ʔabnāʔu; banū; banātu |
Accusative | أَبْنَاءً; بَنِينَ; بَنَاتٍ ʔabnāʔan; banīna; banātin |
الْأَبْنَاءَ; الْبَنِينَ; الْبَنَاتِ al-ʔabnāʔa; al-banīna; al-banāti |
أَبْنَاءَ; بَنِي; بَنَاتِ ʔabnāʔa; banī; banāti |
Genitive | أَبْنَاءٍ; بَنِينَ; بَنَاتٍ ʔabnāʔin; banīna; banātin |
الْأَبْنَاءِ; الْبَنِينَ; الْبَنَاتِ al-ʔabnāʔi; al-banīna; al-banāti |
أَبْنَاءِ; بَنِي; بَنَاتِ ʔabnāʔi; banī; banāti |
Alternative forms
- ٱبْن (ibn)
- بْن (bn)
Related terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
- second-person masculine singular active imperative of بَنَى (banā)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “بن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Himyaritic
Noun
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References
- Kees Versteegh, Mushira Eid, Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics (2007, →ISBN, page 694
North Levantine Arabic
Etymology
Noun
ابن • (ibin) m (plural ولاد (wlēd) or صبيان (ṣibyān, ṣubyān))
Usage notes
- The plural ولاد (wlēd) can mean “sons” specifically, but also “children” in general. The alternative plural is used to explicitly specify the masculine.
See also
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