ابن
Arabic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *bin-. Compare Hebrew בֵּן.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ibn/
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Noun
اِبْن • (ibn) m (plural أَبْنَاء (ʾabnāʾ) or بَنُون (banūn) or بَنَات (banāt), feminine اِبْنَة (ibna) or بِنْت (bint))
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 ʾabnāʾ; banīn; banāt |
الْأَبْنَاء; الْبَنِين; الْبَنَات al-ʾabnāʾ; al-banīn; al-banāt |
أَبْنَاء; بَنِي; بَنَات ʾabnāʾ; banī; banāt |
Nominative | أَبْنَاءٌ; بَنُونَ; بَنَاتٌ ʾabnāʾun; banūna; banātun |
الْأَبْنَاءُ; الْبَنُونَ; الْبَنَاتُ al-ʾabnāʾu; al-banūna; al-banātu |
أَبْنَاءُ; بَنُو; بَنَاتُ ʾabnāʾu; banū; banātu |
Accusative | أَبْنَاءً; بَنِينَ; بَنَاتٍ ʾabnāʾan; banīna; banātin |
الْأَبْنَاءَ; الْبَنِينَ; الْبَنَاتِ al-ʾabnāʾa; al-banīna; al-banāti |
أَبْنَاءَ; بَنِي; بَنَاتِ ʾabnāʾa; banī; banāti |
Genitive | أَبْنَاءٍ; بَنِينَ; بَنَاتٍ ʾabnāʾin; banīna; banātin |
الْأَبْنَاءِ; الْبَنِينَ; الْبَنَاتِ al-ʾabnāʾi; al-banīna; al-banāti |
أَبْنَاءِ; بَنِي; بَنَاتِ ʾabnāʾi; banī; banāti |
Related terms
- بُنُوَّة (bunuwwa)
- بَنَوِيّ (banawiyy)
- تَبَنٍّ (tabannin)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ib.ni/
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
References
- Kees Versteegh, Mushira Eid, Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics (2007, →ISBN, page 694
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