بينما

Arabic

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

بَيْنَمَا • (baynamā)

1. while

   بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ جُلُوسٌ إِذْ طَلَعَ عَلَيْنَا رَجُلٌ

   baynamā naḥnu julūsun ʔiḏ ṭalaʕa ʕalaynā rajulun

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2. (sometimes proscribed) whereas

   أَحْسَنَ إِلَيْكَ سَعْدٌ بَيْنَمَا أَنْتَ أَسَأَتَ إِلَيْهِ

   ʔaḥsana ʔilayka saʕdun baynamā ʔanta ʔasaʔata ʔilayhi

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   Synonym: فِي حِينِ (fī ḥīni)

Synonyms

• بينا