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بنن

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

The root 'بنن' primarily relates to scent, both pleasant and unpleasant. It also extends to concepts of staying, settling, firmness, and physical extremities like fingers and toes. Additionally, it encompasses specific terms for sounds and particles of speech.

Derived headwords

البِنَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    Pleasant scentboth

    A good smell, like that of apples or quince. It can also refer to the smell of animal enclosures.

  2. 2.
    Unpleasant scentboth

    A bad or offensive smell, such as the smell of wool or yarn.

أَجِدُ لِهَذَا الثَّوْبِ بِنَّةً طَيِّبَةً مِنْ عُرْفِ تُفَّاحٍ أَوْ سَفَرْجَلٍ — I find this garment has a good scent, like that of apples or quince.
إِنَّ لِلْمَدِينَةِ بِنَّةً — The city has a good smell.
بَنَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Fingersboth

    The digits of the hand, or their tips. It can also refer to all the limbs and extremities of the body.

  2. 2.
    Tips of fingers/toesboth

    Specifically the extremities of the fingers and toes.

  3. 3.
    Scent (plural)classical

    The plural of 'بِنَّة', referring to scents, both good and bad.

بَلَى قَادِرِينَ عَلَى أَنْ نُسَوِّيَ بَنَانَهُ — Yes, [We are] capable of restoring in full his fingertips.
فَاضْرِبُوا فَوْقَ الْأَعْنَاقِ وَاضْرِبُوا مِنْهُمْ كُلَّ بَنَانٍ — So strike [over] the necks and strike from them every joint.
بَنَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Fingerboth

    A single finger or toe.

  2. 2.
    Jointclassical

    Each joint of the finger.

  3. 3.
    Fertile meadowclassical

    A lush, green pasture or meadow.

لَيْسَ لِحَيٍّ فَوْقَهُمْ بَنَانَةٌ — No one among any tribe has a finger [of superiority] over them.
يَبْلُغُنَا مِنْهَا الْبَنَانُ الْمُطَرَّفُ — The fingertip, adorned with henna, reaches us from it.
بَنَّانname
  1. 1.
    Thabit al-Bananiclassical

    A nisba referring to a person from the Bananah tribe.

بَنَّانَةname
  1. 1.
    Bananahclassical

    A name of a woman from the tribe of Sa'd bin Lu'ay.

بَنَّانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Location in Basraclassical

    An ancient locality in Basra.

بَنَّانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Fertile meadowclassical

    A lush, green pasture or meadow.

بَنَّبَنَverb
  1. 1.
    To speak obscenelyclassical

    To utter foul, vulgar, or offensive speech.

وَهِيَ تَخْنِذِي بِالْمَقَالِ الْبَنَبَانِ — And she is being vulgar with her speech.
الْبَنَبَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Foul speechclassical

    Vulgar, offensive, or nonsensical talk.

بَنَّانnoun
  1. 1.
    Strips of fatclassical

    Strips or layers of fat on an animal.

رَكِبَهَا طُرُقٌ عَلَى طُرُقٍ — Its fat layers are piled up.
بَنَّانparticle
  1. 1.
    But (particle)classical

    A particle used for correction or transition, similar to 'bal' (but).

وَبِنْ وَاللَّهِ — And but, by God.
بَنبانname
  1. 1.
    Watering placeclassical

    A specific watering place in the lands of Tamim.

فَصَارَ ثَنَاهَا فِي تَمِيمٍ وَغَيْرِهِمْ، ... عَشِيَّةً يَأْتِيهَا بِبَنَبَانَ عَيْرُهَا — So their return became among Tamim and others, ... on an evening when its wild ass comes to it at Banban.
أَبَنَّverb
  1. 1.
    To stayclassical

    To remain or reside in a place.

  2. 2.
    To persistclassical

    For a cloud to remain or persist.

أَبِنْ بِهَا عَوْدُ الْمَبَاءَةِ طَيِّبٌ — The old inhabitant of the enclosure remains there, pleasant.
أَبْنَنَverb
  1. 1.
    To stayclassical

    To stay or settle in a place.

وَأَبَنْتُ بِالْمَكَانِ إِبْنَانًا إِذَا أَقَمْتُ بِهِ — And I stayed in the place for a long time if I resided there.
إِبْنَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Stayingclassical

    The act of staying or remaining in a place.

تَبَنَّنَverb
  1. 1.
    To be firmclassical

    To be steadfast, deliberate, or firm in a matter.

تَبَنَّنْ — Be deliberate.
بَنِينadjective
  1. 1.
    Firm, sensibleclassical

    Firm, steadfast, sensible, and prudent.

بَنَّparticle
  1. 1.
    But (particle)classical

    A particle used for correction or transition, similar to 'bal' (but).

وَبِنْ وَاللَّهِ — And but, by God.
بَنَّnoun
  1. 1.
    Foul-smelling placeclassical

    A place that has a bad or offensive smell.

بَنَّاتَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Fingerclassical

    A single finger or toe.

بَنَّبَنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Obscene speechclassical

    Foul, vulgar, or offensive speech.

Parallel reading

أَجِدُ لِهَذَا الثَّوْبِ بِنَّةً طَيِّبَةً مِنْ عُرْفِ تُفَّاحٍ أَوْ سَفَرْجَلٍ
I find this garment has a good scent, like that of apples or quince.
إِنَّ لِلْمَدِينَةِ بِنَّةً
The city has a good smell.
وَقَدْ يُطْلَقُ عَلَى الْمَكْرُوهَةِ
And it may be used for an unpleasant smell.
وَتُكْرَهُ بِنَّةُ الْغَنَمِ الذِّئَابُ
And the smell of sheep enclosures is disliked by wolves.
الْبِنَّةُ تُقَالُ فِي الرَّائِحَةِ الطَّيِّبَةِ وَغَيْرِ الطَّيِّبَةِ
The term 'binnah' is used for both pleasant and unpleasant smells.
أَبِنْ بِهَا عَوْدُ الْمَبَاءَةِ طَيِّبٌ نَسِيمُ الْبَنَانِ فِي الْكَنَاسِ الْمُظَلَّلِ
The old inhabitant of the enclosure remains there, pleasant, the breeze of the resting place in the shaded den.
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ الْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا أَحْيَاءً وَأَمْوَاتًا
Have We not made the earth a container for the living and the dead?
وَزَعَمَ أَبُو عُبَيْدٍ أَنَّ الْبِنَّةَ الرَّائِحَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ فَقَطْ
And Abu Ubaid claimed that 'binnah' only means a pleasant smell.
فَلَكَأَنِّي أَجِدُ مِنْكَ بِنَّةَ الْغَزْلِ
It is as if I detect the smell of yarn from you.
أَيْ رِيحَ الْغَزْلِ
Meaning, the smell of yarn.
الْبَنُّ: الْمَوْضِعُ الْمُنْتِنُ الرَّائِحَةِ
Al-Bann: The place with a foul smell.
الْكِنَاسُ مَبِنٌّ أَيْ ذُو بِنَّةٍ
The den is 'mabinn', meaning having a smell.
هَلْ شَرِبَ الْجَيْشُ فِي الْبُنَيَّاتِ الصِّغَارِ
Did the army drink from the small cups?
أَبِنْ بِهَا عَوْدُ الْمَبَاءَةِ طَيِّبٌ
The old inhabitant of the enclosure remains there, pleasant.
وَأَبَنْتُ السَّحَابَةَ: دَامَتْ وَلَزِمَتْ
And for a cloud to be 'abannat': it persisted and remained.
رَأَيْتُ حَيًّا مُبَنًّا بِمَكَانِ كَذَا أَيْ مُقِيمًا
I saw a tribe 'mubann' in such-and-such a place, meaning settled.
تَبَنَّنْ، أَيْ تَثَبَّتْ
Be deliberate, meaning be firm.
بَلَى قَادِرِينَ عَلَى أَنْ نُسَوِّيَ بَنَانَهُ
Yes, [We are] capable of restoring in full his fingertips.
فَاضْرِبُوا فَوْقَ الْأَعْنَاقِ وَاضْرِبُوا مِنْهُمْ كُلَّ بَنَانٍ
So strike [over] the necks and strike from them every joint.
وَالْبَنَانُ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ هُوَ الشَّوَى
And 'al-banan' in the Book of God refers to the extremities (shawa).
لَيْسَ لِحَيٍّ فَوْقَهُمْ بَنَانَةٌ
No one among any tribe has a finger [of superiority] over them.
وَهِيَ تَخْنِذِي بِالْمَقَالِ الْبَنَبَانِ
And she is being vulgar with her speech.
رَكِبَهَا طُرُقٌ عَلَى طُرُقٍ
Its fat layers are piled up.
وَبِنْ وَاللَّهِ
And but, by God.
مُقِيمٌ عَلَى بَنَبَانَ يَمْنَعُ مَاءَهُ
Residing at Banban, he prevents access to its water.