ابن

See also: أبن‎, أثن‎, اثن‎, أتن‎, and آتن‎

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))

son, ibn
‏بُنَيَّ‎‎ ― bunayya ― my little son (diminutive)

‏اِبْنُ آدَمَ‎‎ ― ibnu ʾādama ― 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
Singular	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
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

Alternative forms

ٱبْن‎ (ibn)
بْن‎ (bn)

Related terms

بُنُوَّة‎ (bunuwwa)
بَنَوِيّ‎ (banawiyy)
تَبَنٍّ‎ (tabannin)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ib.ni/

Verb

اِبْنِ • (ibni) (form I)

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

ابن (ibn)

(accusative: ابنا‎ (ibn-an))

son

References

Kees Versteegh, Mushira Eid, Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics (2007, →ISBN, page 694

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