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البنك

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the core or essence of something, its purest part, or a portion of the night. It also encompasses concepts of establishment, dwelling, and specific animal or plant names, as well as a unique form of communication between young women.

Derived headwords

البنكnoun
  1. 1.
    essence, coreboth

    The origin or fundamental part of a thing.

  2. 2.
    purest part, extractclassical

    The finest or most concentrated portion of something.

  3. 3.
    portion of the nightclassical

    A segment or part of the night.

  4. 4.
    fragrance, perfumeclassical

    A pleasant smell or perfume.

تبنك بهverb
  1. 1.
    to dwell, resideclassical

    To settle in a place or to live there.

في عزهphrase
  1. 1.
    to be established, secureclassical

    To be firmly established or in a position of power and security.

بانكname
  1. 1.
    name of a womanclassical

    A proper name, specifically of a woman mentioned in relation to a scholar.

البنبكnoun
  1. 1.
    dolphin-like creatureclassical

    An animal resembling a dolphin.

  2. 2.
    fish that cuts preyclassical

    A type of fish known for its ability to cut a man in half and swallow him.

البابونكnoun
  1. 1.
    chamomileboth

    A common herb with daisy-like flowers, used in herbal teas.

التبنيكnoun
  1. 1.
    exchange of newsclassical

    A practice where two young women share intimate news about their families with each other.

بنكيverb
  1. 1.
    to fulfill, accomplishclassical

    To carry out or complete a task or need.

Parallel reading

البنك، بالضم: أصل الشيء، أو خالصه، والساعة من الليل، وطيب م.
Al-bank, with damma: the origin of a thing, or its essence, and a portion of the night, and a pleasant fragrance.
وتبنك به: أقام
And tabannaka bihi: he resided.
و في عزه: تمكن.
And fi 'izzihi: he was established/powerful.
وبانك، كهاجر: ة، وجد سعيد بن مسلم شيخ ms1280 القعنبي.
And Banik, like Hajar: a woman, Saeed bin Muslim found the shaykh al-Qanabi.
والبنبك، كقنفذ وجندل: دابة كالدلفين، أو سمك يقطع الرجل نصفين فيبلعه.
And al-banbak, like qunfudh and jandal: a creature like a dolphin, or a fish that cuts a man in half and swallows him.
والبابونك: الأقحوان.
And al-babunaj: chamomile.
والتبنيك: أن تخرج الجاريتان كل من حيها، فتخبر كل صاحبتها بأخبار أهلها.
And al-tabnik: that two young women each reveal their secrets, so each tells her companion the news of her family.
واذهبي فبنكي حاجتنا:
And go, and fulfill our need:
اقضيها.
accomplish it.