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بصن

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to names of months and potentially to the gleam or shine of weapons, though the connection is not fully elaborated. It primarily discusses a pre-Islamic month name and its variations.

Derived headwords

بَصَانname
  1. 1.
    name of a monthclassical

    The name of the month of Rabi' al-Akhir in the pre-Islamic era.

أَبْصِنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of Basanclassical

    The plural form of the month name Basan.

بَصْنَانnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of Basanclassical

    Another plural form of the month name Basan.

وَبَصَانname
  1. 1.
    name of a monthclassical

    An alternative name for the month of Rabi' al-Akhir, considered more correct by some linguists.

وَبَيْصnoun
  1. 1.
    gleam, shineclassical

    The gleam or sparkle, specifically mentioned in relation to the shine of weapons.

بُصْنِيَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    related to Basnaclassical

    An adjective referring to something originating from or related to a place named Basna, specifically mentioning 'Basnian veils'.

Parallel reading

بصان: اسم ربيع الآخر في الجاهلية
Basan: the name of the last Rabi' in the pre-Islamic era.
والجمع أبصنة وبصنان كأغربة وغربان
And its plural is Abṣinah and Baṣnān, like Aghribah and Gharbān.
وأما غيره من اللغويين فإنما هو عندهم وبصان، على مثال سبعان
But according to other linguists, it is Wabasan, on the pattern of Sab'ān.
وهو الصحيح
And this is the correct [form].
سمي بذلك لوبيص السلاح فيه أي بريقه
It was named thus because of the gleam of weapons in it, meaning its sparkle.
قرية فيها الستور البصنية، وليست بعربية
A village where there are the Basnian veils, and it is not Arabic.