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بن

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

بُنِّىٌّ بن بنى بني بنية بنيي ني A seller of بُنّ [or coffee-berries ]. (TA.) -A2- Also, [vulgarly pronounced بِنِّى,] A species of fish; (K;) [the cyprinus Bynni of Forskål; described by him in his Descr. Anim. p. 71;] it is white, and is the best kind [ of fish ], and abundant in the Nile. (TA.)

Derived headwords

بُنِّىٌّ
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