البنج

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the plant known as 'bhang' or 'henbane', its properties, and its effects on the mind. It also extends to related concepts like intoxication, healing, and a place name.

Derived headwords

البنجnoun

1.
Henbane plantboth
A plant, specifically henbane, known for its mind-altering and intoxicating properties. It is distinct from common weeds.
2.
Intoxicationclassical
A state of being mentally impaired or driven mad by the effects of the henbane plant.
3.
Samarkandclassical
A place name, referring to the city of Samarkand.

مسبتadjective

1.
Mind-confoundingclassical
Describing something that confounds or confuses the intellect, referring to the properties of the henbane plant.

مخبطadjective

1.
Mind-confoundingclassical
Causing confusion or derangement of the mind, a characteristic of the henbane plant.

مجننadjective

1.
Mad-inducingclassical
Causing madness or insanity, attributed to the effects of the henbane plant.

مسكنadjective

1.
Pain-relievingboth
Having the property of alleviating pain, specifically used for swellings, sores, and earaches.

أخبثadjective

1.
Most wickedclassical
The most noxious or harmful variety of the henbane plant.

أسودadjective

1.
Blackboth
Referring to the black variety of the henbane plant, considered the most potent or noxious.

أحمرadjective

1.
Redboth
Referring to the red variety of the henbane plant.

أسلمadjective

1.
Safestclassical
The mildest or safest variety of the henbane plant, referring to the white type.

أبيضadjective

1.
Whiteboth
Referring to the white variety of the henbane plant, considered the mildest.

بنجهverb

1.
To feed henbaneclassical
To give someone henbane to eat.

تبنيجاnoun

1.
Feeding henbaneclassical
The act of feeding henbane to someone.

قبجةverb

1.
To cry outclassical
To cry out or make a sound from its burrow, used metaphorically for a bird or similar creature.

انبنجverb

1.
To claim noble lineageclassical
To claim descent from a noble or honorable origin.

انبناجاnoun

1.
Claiming noble lineageclassical
The act of claiming descent from a noble origin.

بنجverb

1.
To returnclassical
To return to one's origin or original state.

Parallel reading

البنج، بالكسر: الأصل

Al-banj, with a kasra: the origin.

وبالفتح: ة بسمرقند

And with a fatha: a place in Samarkand.

ونبت مسبت م، غير حشيش الحرافيش

And a plant that confounds the intellect, not the common weeds.

مخبط للعقل، مجنن، مسكن لأوجاع الأورام والبثور ووجع الأذن

Confounding to the mind, maddening, a pain-reliever for aches of swellings, sores, and earaches.

وأخبثه: الأسود، ثم الأحمر

And its most noxious: the black, then the red.

وأسلمه: الأبيض

And its mildest: the white.

وبنجه تبنيجا: أطعمه إياه

And he fed him henbane (banjahu tabnijan): he fed him it.

والقبجة: صاحت من جحرها

And al-qabjah: she cried out from her burrow.

وانبنج انبناجا: ادعى إلى أصل كريم

And he claimed noble lineage (inbanaja): he claimed descent from a noble origin.

وبنج، كنصر: رجع إلى بنجه

And he returned (banaja), like nasara: he returned to his origin.