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وبن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of emptiness, absence, and hardship. It is used to describe a lack of inhabitants in a place and also refers to harm or suffering, and hunger.

Derived headwords

وابرnoun
  1. 1.
    inhabitantclassical

    A person or living being residing in a place.

وابنnoun
  1. 1.
    inhabitantclassical

    A person or living being residing in a place.

وبنةnoun
  1. 1.
    harmclassical

    Something that causes damage, injury, or distress.

  2. 2.
    hungerclassical

    The sensation of needing or wanting food.

Parallel reading

ما في الدار وابر ولا وابن
There is not in the house an inhabitant nor an inhabitant.
أي ما فيها أحد
Meaning, there is no one in it.
الوبنة الأذى
Al-wabnah is harm.
والوبنة الجوعة
And al-wabnah is hunger.