بان

See also: پان‎ and ثان‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ب ي ن‎ (b-y-n).

Verb

بَانَ • (bāna) I, non-past يَبِينُ‎‎ (yabīnu)

1. to be or become evident, to come out
2. to be clear

Conjugation

Conjugation of

بَانَ

(form-I hollow, verbal noun بَيَان)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						بَيَان‎ bayān
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						بَائِن‎ bāʾin
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بِنْتُ‎ bintu	بِنْتَ‎ binta	بَانَ bāna		بِنْتُمَا‎ bintumā	بَانَا‎ bānā		بِنَّا‎ binnā	بِنْتُمْ‎ bintum	بَانُوا‎ bānū
	f		بِنْتِ‎ binti	بَانَتْ‎ bānat			بَانَتَا‎ bānatā			بِنْتُنَّ‎ bintunna	بِنَّ‎ binna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أَبِينُ‎ ʾabīnu	تَبِينُ‎ tabīnu	يَبِينُ‎ yabīnu		تَبِينَانِ‎ tabīnāni	يَبِينَانِ‎ yabīnāni		نَبِينُ‎ nabīnu	تَبِينُونَ‎ tabīnūna	يَبِينُونَ‎ yabīnūna
	f		تَبِينِينَ‎ tabīnīna	تَبِينُ‎ tabīnu			تَبِينَانِ‎ tabīnāni			تَبِنَّ‎ tabinna	يَبِنَّ‎ yabinna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَبِينَ‎ ʾabīna	تَبِينَ‎ tabīna	يَبِينَ‎ yabīna		تَبِينَا‎ tabīnā	يَبِينَا‎ yabīnā		نَبِينَ‎ nabīna	تَبِينُوا‎ tabīnū	يَبِينُوا‎ yabīnū
	f		تَبِينِي‎ tabīnī	تَبِينَ‎ tabīna			تَبِينَا‎ tabīnā			تَبِنَّ‎ tabinna	يَبِنَّ‎ yabinna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَبِنْ‎ ʾabin	تَبِنْ‎ tabin	يَبِنْ‎ yabin		تَبِينَا‎ tabīnā	يَبِينَا‎ yabīnā		نَبِنْ‎ nabin	تَبِينُوا‎ tabīnū	يَبِينُوا‎ yabīnū
	f		تَبِينِي‎ tabīnī	تَبِنْ‎ tabin			تَبِينَا‎ tabīnā			تَبِنَّ‎ tabinna	يَبِنَّ‎ yabinna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		بِنْ‎ bin			بِينَا‎ bīnā				بِينُوا‎ bīnū
	f		بِينِي‎ bīnī							بِنَّ‎ binna

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “بين”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Verb

بَانَ • (bāna) I, non-past يَبِينُ‎‎ (yabīnu)

2. (intransitive, construed with مِن‎ (min)) to part, to become separated (from)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

بَانَ

(form-I hollow, verbal nouns بَيْن or بَيْنُونَة)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						بَيْن‎ or بَيْنُونَة‎ bayn or baynūna
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						بَائِن‎ bāʾin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَبِين‎ mabīn
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بِنْتُ‎ bintu	بِنْتَ‎ binta	بَانَ bāna		بِنْتُمَا‎ bintumā	بَانَا‎ bānā		بِنَّا‎ binnā	بِنْتُمْ‎ bintum	بَانُوا‎ bānū
	f		بِنْتِ‎ binti	بَانَتْ‎ bānat			بَانَتَا‎ bānatā			بِنْتُنَّ‎ bintunna	بِنَّ‎ binna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أَبِينُ‎ ʾabīnu	تَبِينُ‎ tabīnu	يَبِينُ‎ yabīnu		تَبِينَانِ‎ tabīnāni	يَبِينَانِ‎ yabīnāni		نَبِينُ‎ nabīnu	تَبِينُونَ‎ tabīnūna	يَبِينُونَ‎ yabīnūna
	f		تَبِينِينَ‎ tabīnīna	تَبِينُ‎ tabīnu			تَبِينَانِ‎ tabīnāni			تَبِنَّ‎ tabinna	يَبِنَّ‎ yabinna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَبِينَ‎ ʾabīna	تَبِينَ‎ tabīna	يَبِينَ‎ yabīna		تَبِينَا‎ tabīnā	يَبِينَا‎ yabīnā		نَبِينَ‎ nabīna	تَبِينُوا‎ tabīnū	يَبِينُوا‎ yabīnū
	f		تَبِينِي‎ tabīnī	تَبِينَ‎ tabīna			تَبِينَا‎ tabīnā			تَبِنَّ‎ tabinna	يَبِنَّ‎ yabinna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَبِنْ‎ ʾabin	تَبِنْ‎ tabin	يَبِنْ‎ yabin		تَبِينَا‎ tabīnā	يَبِينَا‎ yabīnā		نَبِنْ‎ nabin	تَبِينُوا‎ tabīnū	يَبِينُوا‎ yabīnū
	f		تَبِينِي‎ tabīnī	تَبِنْ‎ tabin			تَبِينَا‎ tabīnā			تَبِنَّ‎ tabinna	يَبِنَّ‎ yabinna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		بِنْ‎ bin			بِينَا‎ bīnā				بِينُوا‎ bīnū
	f		بِينِي‎ bīnī							بِنَّ‎ binna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	بِينَ‎ bīna		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	—	—	يُبَانُ‎ yubānu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُبَانَ‎ yubāna		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُبَنْ‎ yuban		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “بين”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of بَنَى‎ (banā, “to build, to erect, to construct”), from the root ب ن ي‎ (b-n-y).

Noun

بَانٍ • (bānin) m (construct state بَانِي‎ (bānī), plural بُنَاة‎ (bunāh))

1. builder

Declension

Declension of noun بَانٍ (bānin)

Singular	singular triptote in ـٍ (-in)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَانِي‎ bānī	الْبَانِي‎ al-bānī	بَانِي‎ bānī
Nominative	بَانٍ bānin	الْبَانِي‎ al-bānī	بَانِي‎ bānī
Accusative	بَانِيًا‎ bāniyan	الْبَانِيَ‎ al-bāniya	بَانِيَ‎ bāniya
Genitive	بَانٍ bānin	الْبَانِي‎ al-bānī	بَانِي‎ bānī
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَانِيَيْن‎ bāniyayn	الْبَانِيَيْن‎ al-bāniyayn	بَانِيَيْ‎ bāniyay
Nominative	بَانِيَانِ‎ bāniyāni	الْبَانِيَانِ‎ al-bāniyāni	بَانِيَا‎ bāniyā
Accusative	بَانِيَيْنِ‎ bāniyayni	الْبَانِيَيْنِ‎ al-bāniyayni	بَانِيَيْ‎ bāniyay
Genitive	بَانِيَيْنِ‎ bāniyayni	الْبَانِيَيْنِ‎ al-bāniyayni	بَانِيَيْ‎ bāniyay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَاة (-āh)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُنَاة‎ bunāt	الْبُنَاة‎ al-bunāt	بُنَاة‎ bunāt
Nominative	بُنَاةٌ‎ bunātun	الْبُنَاةُ‎ al-bunātu	بُنَاةُ‎ bunātu
Accusative	بُنَاةً‎ bunātan	الْبُنَاةَ‎ al-bunāta	بُنَاةَ‎ bunāta
Genitive	بُنَاةٍ‎ bunātin	الْبُنَاةِ‎ al-bunāti	بُنَاةِ‎ bunāti

Synonyms

• بَنَّاء‎ (bannāʾ)

Etymology 3

From ب و ن‎ (b-w-n); related to بَنَان‎ (banān, “finger, banana”) a reference to the fruit or branch shape.

Noun

بَان • (bān) m (collective, singulative بَانَة‎ (bāna))

1. ben tree, horseradish tree (the Moringa oleifera of Arabia and India, which produces oil of ben)
2. Egyptian willow (Salix aegyptiaca L.)

Declension

Declension of noun بَان (bān)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَان bān	الْبَان‎ al-bān	بَان bān
Nominative	بَانٌ bānun	الْبَانُ‎ al-bānu	بَانُ bānu
Accusative	بَانًا‎ bānan	الْبَانَ‎ al-bāna	بَانَ bāna
Genitive	بَانٍ bānin	الْبَانِ‎ al-bāni	بَانِ bāni
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَانَة‎ bāna	الْبَانَة‎ al-bāna	بَانَة‎ bānat
Nominative	بَانَةٌ‎ bānatun	الْبَانَةُ‎ al-bānatu	بَانَةُ‎ bānatu
Accusative	بَانَةً‎ bānatan	الْبَانَةَ‎ al-bānata	بَانَةَ‎ bānata
Genitive	بَانَةٍ‎ bānatin	الْبَانَةِ‎ al-bānati	بَانَةِ‎ bānati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَانَتَيْن‎ bānatayn	الْبَانَتَيْن‎ al-bānatayn	بَانَتَيْ‎ bānatay
Nominative	بَانَتَانِ‎ bānatāni	الْبَانَتَانِ‎ al-bānatāni	بَانَتَا‎ bānatā
Accusative	بَانَتَيْنِ‎ bānatayni	الْبَانَتَيْنِ‎ al-bānatayni	بَانَتَيْ‎ bānatay
Genitive	بَانَتَيْنِ‎ bānatayni	الْبَانَتَيْنِ‎ al-bānatayni	بَانَتَيْ‎ bānatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَانَات‎ bānāt	الْبَانَات‎ al-bānāt	بَانَات‎ bānāt
Nominative	بَانَاتٌ‎ bānātun	الْبَانَاتُ‎ al-bānātu	بَانَاتُ‎ bānātu
Accusative	بَانَاتٍ‎ bānātin	الْبَانَاتِ‎ al-bānāti	بَانَاتِ‎ bānāti
Genitive	بَانَاتٍ‎ bānātin	الْبَانَاتِ‎ al-bānāti	بَانَاتِ‎ bānāti

References

"بون" in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 278, meaning originally meaning excellently proportioned, in reference to the twigs of the plant known for their elegance in Arabic poetry; from "بنى" meaning built, ultimately from "بَنَان‏" meaning finger.

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Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian pʾn' (-bān, “-keeper, -guard”). Compare Old Armenian -պան (-pan).

Noun

بان • (bân)

1. prince
2. lord
3. governor
4. chief

Suffix

Dari Persian	بان‎
Iranian Persian	بان‎
Tajiki Persian	-бон (-bon)

بان • (-bân)

1. keeper
2. guardian

Derived terms

• باغبان‎ (bâğbân)
• دربان‎ (darbân)
• دروازه‌بان‎ (darvâze-bân)

See also

• Category:Persian words suffixed with ـبان

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• بام‎ (bâm)

Noun

بان • (bân)

1. roof

Derived terms

• نردبان‎ (nardebân) / نوردبان‎ (navardebân)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Hindi बाण (bāṇ, “arrow”), from Sanskrit बाण (bāṇa)

Noun

بان • (bân)

1. arrow

Etymology 4

Noun

بان • (bân)

1. Alternative form of بانگ‎