بن

See also: ثن, تن, and پ.ن

Arabic

Etymology 1

Base form of اِبْن (ibn). From Proto-Semitic *bin-. Compare Hebrew בֵּן.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ibn/

Noun

بْن • (bn) m

1. Alternative spelling of اِبْن (ibn)

Declension

Declension of noun اِبْن (ibn)

Singular	basic singular triptote‎; singular of irregular noun
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	اِبْن ibn	الِٱبْن al-ibn	اِبْن ibn
Nominative	اِبْنٌ ibnun	الِٱبْنُ al-ibnu	اِبْنُ ibnu
Accusative	اِبْنًا ibnan	الِٱبْن al-ibn	اِبْنَ ibna
Genitive	اِبْنٍ ibnin	الِٱبْن al-ibn	اِبْنِ ibni

Usage notes

Used after another noun (which necessarily ends in a vowel if case endings are preserved).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Amharic ቡና (buna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bunn/

Noun

بُنّ • (bunn) m (usually uncountable)

1. coffee beans, coffee
2. coffee tree
3. (obsolete) a fine strong fragrance

Declension

Declension of noun بُنّ (bunn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُنّ bunn	الْبُنّ al-bunn	بُنّ bunn
Nominative	بُنٌّ bunnun	الْبُنُّ al-bunnu	بُنُّ bunnu
Accusative	بُنًّا bunnan	الْبُنَّ al-bunna	بُنَّ bunna
Genitive	بُنٍّ bunnin	الْبُنِّ al-bunni	بُنِّ bunni

Related terms

• بُنِّيّ (bunniyy)

See also

• قَهْوَة (qahwa)

Descendants

• Gujarati: બૂંદ (bū̃d)
• Swahili: buni

Etymology 3

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /bin/

Verb

بِنْ • (bin) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of بَانَ (bāna)

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /bin.na/

Verb

بِنَّ • (binna) (form I)

1. second-person feminine plural active imperative of بَانَ (bāna)
2. third-person feminine plural past active of بَانَ (bāna)

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Kalami

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ban]

Adjective

بن (ban) m

1. closed

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”).

Pronoun

بن • (ben)

1. I

Declension

declension of بن

	singular (مفرد)	plural (جمع)
nominative	بن (ben)	بز (biz)
genitive	بنم (benim)	بزم (bizim)
dative	بڭا (baña)	بزه (bize)
definite accusative	بنی (beni)	بزی (bizi)
locative	بنده (bende)	بزده (bizde)
ablative	بندن (benden)	بزدن (bizden)

Descendants

• Turkish: ben

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Pashto

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *hapáθniH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sapátniH (“co-wife”). Compare Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬞𐬀𐬚𐬥𐬍 (hapaθnī) and Sanskrit सपत्नी (sapatnī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bən/

Noun

بن • (bën) f

1. co-wife

Declension

declension of بن

	singular		plural
direct	بن (bën)		بنې (bëne)
oblique	بنې (bëne)		بنو (bëno)
vocative	بنې (bëne)		بنو (bëno)

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Persian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰno- (“bottom”), from *bʰudʰmḗn.

Noun

بن • (bon)

1. bottom
2. foundation
3. root

Derived terms

• بنگاه (bongâh)

Etymology 2

From Arabic بِن (“son”).

Noun

بن • (ben)

1. bin (in Arabic names)

Etymology 3

Proper noun

بن • (Ben)

1. Ben (city)

Etymology 4

Proper noun

بن • (Bon)

1. Bonn