ابن
Arabic edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Semitic *bin-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
اِبْن • (ibn) m (plural أَبْنَاء (ʔabnāʔ) or بَنُون (banūn) or بَنَات (banāt), feminine اِبْنَة (ibna) or بِنْت (bint))
- son
- بُنَيَّ/بُنَيَّتِي ― bunayya/bunayyatī ― my dear son/daughter (diminutive)
- اِبْنُ آدَمَ ― ibnu ʔādama ― human (literally, “son of Adam”)
- descendant, scion
- offspring, son of the fatherland
- member (of a group or set of people or things)
Usage notes edit
- 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 edit
Declension of noun اِبْن (ibn)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 ʔabnāʔ; banīn; banāt |
الْأَبْنَاء; الْبَنِين; الْبَنَات al-ʔabnāʔ; al-banīn; al-banāt |
أَبْنَاء; بَنِي; بَنَات ʔabnāʔ; banī; banāt |
| Nominative | أَبْنَاءٌ; بَنُونَ; بَنَاتٌ ʔabnāʔun; banūna; banātun |
الْأَبْنَاءُ; الْبَنُونَ; الْبَنَاتُ al-ʔabnāʔu; al-banūna; al-banātu |
أَبْنَاءُ; بَنُو; بَنَاتُ ʔabnāʔu; banū; banātu |
| Accusative | أَبْنَاءً; بَنِينَ; بَنَاتٍ ʔabnāʔan; banīna; banātin |
الْأَبْنَاءَ; الْبَنِينَ; الْبَنَاتِ al-ʔabnāʔa; al-banīna; al-banāti |
أَبْنَاءَ; بَنِي; بَنَاتِ ʔabnāʔa; banī; banāti |
| Genitive | أَبْنَاءٍ; بَنِينَ; بَنَاتٍ ʔabnāʔin; banīna; banātin |
الْأَبْنَاءِ; الْبَنِينَ; الْبَنَاتِ al-ʔabnāʔi; al-banīna; al-banāti |
أَبْنَاءِ; بَنِي; بَنَاتِ ʔabnāʔi; banī; banāti |
Alternative forms edit
- بْن (bn)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
- second-person masculine singular active imperative of بَنَى (banā)
References edit
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “بن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
North Levantine Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ابن • (ibin) m (plural ولاد (wlād) or صبيان (ṣibyān, ṣubyān))
Usage notes edit
- The plural ولاد (wlād) can mean “sons” specifically, but also “children” in general. The alternative plural is used to explicitly specify the masculine.
See also edit
Persian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔiβn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔebn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔibn]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | iḇn |
| Dari reading? | ibn |
| Iranian reading? | ebn |
| Tajik reading? | ibn |
Noun edit
اِبن • (ebn)
- ibn; a word meaning "son", used only in patronymic names and certain literary expressions borrowed from Arabic.
- ابن سینا ― ebn-e sinâ ― Avicenna
- ابن عربی ― ebn-e 'arabi ― Ibn Arabi
- ابن هیثم ― ebn-e heysam ― Ibn al-Haytham
Usage notes edit
- In names, it is used with the ezâfe.
South Levantine Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian ابن (ibn), from Arabic اِبْن (ibn).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɪbn/
Noun edit
اِبْن • (ibn) m (Hindi spelling इब्न)
References edit
Yemeni Arabic edit
Noun edit
ابن (ibn, ubn) m (plural بني (banī))
References edit
- Piamenta, Moshe (1991) Dictionary of Post-Classical Yemeni Arabic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 39b–40b