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بون

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of distance or separation between two things. It also extends to encompass specific geographical locations, parts of a tent, and types of trees or plants.

Derived headwords

البونnoun
  1. 1.
    distanceboth

    The space or interval between two things.

بوناnoun
  1. 1.
    separationboth

    A state of being separated or apart.

البوانnoun
  1. 1.
    tent poleclassical

    A pole that is part of the structure of a tent (خباء).

أبونةnoun
  1. 1.
    tent polesclassical

    The plural of بوان, referring to the poles of a tent.

بونnoun
  1. 1.
    tent polesclassical

    Another plural form for the poles of a tent.

بانnoun
  1. 1.
    tree typeclassical

    A type of tree, with the singular being بانة.

بانةnoun
  1. 1.
    treeclassical

    A single tree of the type called بان.

بوانيهnoun
  1. 1.
    chest ribsclassical

    Originally referred to the ribs of the chest.

  2. 2.
    shoulders and limbsclassical

    Also said to refer to shoulders and limbs.

  3. 3.
    abundance and comfortclassical

    Figuratively, it can mean abundance, comfort, and prosperity.

بانيةnoun
  1. 1.
    chest ribclassical

    The singular form of بواني, referring to a chest rib.

البوينname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name mentioned in poetry.

بواناتname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name mentioned in poetry.

بوانةname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name, sometimes with the final 'ta marbuta' omitted.

شعب بوانname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A specific location in Persia, described as one of the finest places.

البونةnoun
  1. 1.
    young girlclassical

    A small or young girl.

  2. 2.
    fetal membraneclassical

    The membrane surrounding a fetus, or a young camel separated from its mother.

  3. 3.
    separationclassical

    The act of parting or separation.

Parallel reading

مسافة ما بين الشيئين
The distance between two things.
إذا جاوزوا معروفه أسلمتهم ... إلى غمرة ... ينظر القوم بونها
When they surpassed his generosity, they delivered them... into a flood... the people look at its distance.
وقد بان صاحبه بونا
And his companion became distant by a distance.
عمود من أعمدة الخباء
A pole from the poles of the tent.
برهرهة رؤدة رخصة، ... كخرعوبة البانة المنفطر
A plump, graceful, tender one, ... like the tender shoot of the bursting Ban tree.
فلما ألقى الشام بوانيه عزلني واستعمل غيري
And when the Levant cast its abundance, it dismissed me and appointed another.
أي خيره وما فيه من السعة والنعمة
Meaning its goodness and the abundance and blessings within it.
ألقت السماء برك بوانيها
The sky poured forth the blessings of its abundance.
يريد ما فيها من المطر
Meaning what is in it of rain.
غداة البوين، من قريب فأسمعا
The morning of Al-Buwayn, from nearby, so it was heard.
سرت من بوانات فبون فأصبحت ... بقوران، قوران الرصاف تواكله
I traveled from Buwanat, then Bun, and became... in Qawran, Qawran Al-Rusaf consuming each other.
بوانة، بالضم، اسم موضع
Buwanah, with dammah, is the name of a place.
أيا نخلتي وادي بوانة حبذا، ... إذا نام حراس النخيل، جناكما
O my two date palms of Wadi Buwanah, how wonderful... when the palm guards sleep, your fruits.
طوالعا من نحو ذي بوان
Ascending from the direction of Dhi Buwan.
يقال إنه من أطيب بقاع الأرض وأحسن أماكنها
It is said to be among the most delicious places on Earth and the most beautiful of its locations.
يقول بشعب بوان حصاني:
My horse says in the valley of Shu'b Buwan:
أن رجلا نذر أن ينحر إبلا ببوانة
That a man vowed to slaughter camels at Buwanah.
هي بضم الباء، وقيل: بفتحها، هضبة من وراء ينبع
It is with dammah on the ba', and it is said: with fatha, a plateau beyond Yanbu'.
البونة البنت الصغيرة
Al-bunah is the small girl.
والبونة: الفصيلة
And Al-bunah: the fetal membrane.
والبونة: الفراق
And Al-bunah: the separation.