الزبن

Root entry · 28 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of pushing, repelling, or warding off. It extends to meanings related to sales transactions involving uncertainty, and also describes physical attributes like strength, stubbornness, and even specific anatomical parts or geographical features.

Derived headwords

زبَنَverb

1.
to push, to repelboth
To push or shove someone or something away; to repel or ward off.

الزِّبْنُnoun

1.
pushing, repellingboth
The act of pushing, repelling, or warding off.
2.
uncertain saleclassical
Selling all the fruit on a tree for a measured amount of dates.

بَيْتٌ زَبْنٌnoun

1.
remote houseclassical
A house that is situated away from other houses or secluded.

زُبْنٌnoun

1.
need, necessityclassical
A need or necessity.

زَبَنُهُnoun

1.
his needclassical
His need or requirement, especially referring to a portion of money.

وقد أخذ زبنه من المال — And he took his portion of money

زَبَنٌnoun

1.
garmentclassical
A garment worn around the house, similar to a tent or veil.
2.
region, areaclassical
A region or area.

زَبُونٌadjective

1.
pushing, kickingboth
Describing a female camel that kicks or pushes with its legs.
2.
stupid, dullclassical
A person who is slow-witted or dull.
3.
shrewd, cunningclassical
A shrewd or cunning person.

ناقة زبون — A pushing female camel

زَبُونَتَاهاnoun

1.
its legsclassical
The legs of a female camel, specifically referring to its hind legs.

وزبنتاها كحزقة — And its legs (referring to a camel's hind legs)

حَرْبٌ زَبُونٌadjective

1.
fierce, clashing warclassical
A war characterized by intense fighting where opposing sides push against each other.

حرب زبون — A fierce war

زابَنَهُverb

1.
to push back, to contend withboth
To push back against someone or something; to contend or struggle with.

زابنه: دافعه — He pushed him back: he repelled him

الزَّابِنَةُnoun

1.
hillock in a valleyclassical
A small hill or mound located in a valley, from which one deviates.

والزابنة: أكمة في واد ينعرج عنها — And the Zābinah: a hillock in a valley from which one turns aside.

الزَّبَنِيَّةُnoun

1.
rebellious jinn/humansclassical
A rebellious or defiant being, whether from jinn or humans.
2.
strong personclassical
A strong, powerful, or formidable person.
3.
policeman, guardclassical
A guard, policeman, or enforcer.

الزَّبَانِيَةُnoun

1.
guards of hellclassical
The fierce guards or tormentors, often associated with hell.
2.
defender against evilclassical
One who defends against evil or harmful things.
3.
holder of evilclassical
One who restrains or holds back evil, even if unwillingly.

وكَسْكِينٍ: مدافع الأخبثين، أو ممسكهما على كره — And like 'kaskīn': the defender against the two evils, or the one who holds them back unwillingly.

زَبَانِيَا الْعَقْرَبِnoun

1.
scorpion's pincersboth
The pincers or claws of a scorpion.
2.
stars in scorpion's clawsclassical
Two bright stars located in the claws of the constellation Scorpius.

وزبانيا العقرب: قرناها — And the two Zibāniyā of the scorpion: its horns (pincers).

الْمُزَابَنَةُnoun

1.
uncertain sale of fruitclassical
Selling fresh dates on the palm trees for a quantity of dried dates.
2.
sale of goods by estimationclassical
Selling goods in bulk without knowing the exact measure, weight, or count.
3.
sale of known for unknownclassical
Selling a known quantity of an item for an unknown quantity of the same جنس.
4.
sale of unknown for unknownclassical
Selling an unknown quantity of an item for an unknown quantity of the same جنس.
5.
sale involving deceptionclassical
A sale that involves deception or unfair advantage within the same جنس.

والمزابنة: بيع الرطب في رؤوس النخل بالتمر — And Al-Muzābanah: selling fresh dates on the palm trees for (dried) dates.

الزَّبُونَةُnoun

1.
neckclassical
The neck.

والزبونة، مشددة وتضم: العنق — And Al-Zubūnah, with shaddah and dammah: the neck.

بَنُو زُبَيْنَةَname

1.
Banu Zubaynah tribeclassical
A tribe or lineage named Zubaynah.

وبنو زبينة، كسفينة: حي — And Banu Zubaynah, like 'safīnah': a tribe.

زُبَيْنِيٌّadjective

1.
related to Banu Zubaynahclassical
An adjective indicating relation or belonging to the tribe Banu Zubaynah.

والنسبة: زباني، مخففة — And the nisbah: Zubaynī, lightened.

أَبُو الزَّبَانِ الزَّبَانِيُّname

1.
Abu al-Zabbān al-Zabbānīclassical
A proper name, likely of a narrator or scholar.

وأبو الزبان الزباني: محدث — And Abu al-Zabbān al-Zabbānī: a traditionist.

زَبَانُ بْنُ مُرَّةَname

1.
Zabbān ibn Murrahclassical
A proper name of a person from the Azd tribe.

وزبان بن مرة: من الأزد — And Zabbān ibn Murrah: from the Azd.

زَبَانُ ابْنُ امْرِئِ الْقَيْسِname

1.
Zabbān ibn Imri' al-Qaysclassical
A proper name of a person.

وزبان ابن امرئ القيس — And Zabbān ibn Imri' al-Qays.

شَدَّادname

1.
Shaddādclassical
A nickname given to Abu Amr ibn al-Ala al-Mazini.

وكشداد: لقب أبي عمرو بن العلاء المازني — And like Shaddād: the nickname of Abu Amr ibn al-Ala al-Mazini.

زَبَانُ بْنُ قَائِدٍname

1.
Zabbān ibn Qā'idclassical
A proper name of a narrator.

وزبان بن قائد — And Zabbān ibn Qā'id.

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ زَبَانَ بْنِ حَبِيبٍname

1.
Muhammad ibn Zabbān ibn Habibclassical
A proper name of a narrator.

ومحمد بن زبان بن حبيب — And Muhammad ibn Zabbān ibn Habib.

أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ زَبَانَname

1.
Ahmad ibn Sulaymān ibn Zabbānclassical
A proper name of a narrator.

وأحمد بن سليمان بن زبان: رواة — And Ahmad ibn Sulaymān ibn Zabbān: narrators.

الزَّبُونُadjective

1.
stupid, dullclassical
A person who is slow-witted or dull.
2.
shrewd, cunningclassical
A shrewd or cunning person.
3.
newly coined wordclassical
A word or term that is newly introduced or coined.
4.
delayed wellclassical
A well that is located far back or delayed in its position.

انْزَبَنُواverb

1.
they withdrew, they moved asideboth
They withdrew, moved aside, or retreated.

وانزبنوا: تنحوا — And they withdrew: they moved aside.

الزِّبْنُnoun

1.
strong pushingclassical
Intense pushing or repelling.

والزبن: الشديد الزبن — And Al-Zibn: the intense pushing.

Parallel reading

الزبن، كالضرب: الدفع

Al-Zibn, like Al-Darb: pushing.

وبيع كل ثمر على شجره بتمر كيلا

And selling all the fruit on its tree for measured dates.

وبيت زبن: متنح عن البيوت

And a Zābin house: secluded from other houses.

وبالكسر: الحاجة

And with kasr: need.

وقد أخذ زبنه من المال: حاجته

And he took his Zibnah from the money: his need.

وبالتحريك: ثوب على تقطيع البيت كالحجلة

And with harakah: a garment covering the house like a veil.

والناحية

And the region.

وكعتل: الشديد الزبن

And like 'atala': the one who pushes intensely.

وناقة زبون: دفوع

And a Zābūn camel: one that pushes.

وحرب زبون: يدفع بعضها بعضا كثرة

And a Zābūn war: where parts of it push against each other in abundance.

وزابنه: دافعه

And he contended with him: he pushed him back.

والزابنة: أكمة في واد ينعرج عنها

And the Zābinah: a hillock in a valley from which one turns aside.

والزبنية، كهبرية: متمرد الجن والإنس

And Al-Zabaniyyah, like 'habariyyah': a rebel among jinn and humans.

والشديد

And the strong one.

والشرطي ج: زبانية، أو واحدها: زبني

And the policeman, pl. Zabāniyah, or its singular: Zabani.

والمزابنة: بيع الرطب في رؤوس النخل بالتمر

And Al-Muzābanah: selling fresh dates on the palm trees for (dried) dates.

وعن مالك: كل جزاف لا يعلم كيله ولا عدده ولا وزنه بيع بمسمى من مكيل وموزون ومعدود

And according to Malik: selling anything by bulk whose measure, count, or weight is unknown for a named quantity of measured, weighed, or counted items.

أو بيع معلوم بمجهول من جنسه

Or selling a known quantity for an unknown quantity of the same kind.

أو بيع مجهول بمجهول من جنسه

Or selling an unknown quantity for an unknown quantity of the same kind.

أو هي بيع المغابنة في الجنس الذي لا يجوز فيه الغبن

Or it is the sale of deception in a kind where deception is not permissible.

والزبونة، مشددة وتضم: العنق

And Al-Zubūnah, with shaddah and dammah: the neck.

وبنو زبينة، كسفينة: حي

And Banu Zubaynah, like 'safīnah': a tribe.

والنسبة: زباني، مخففة

And the nisbah: Zubaynī, lightened.

وأبو الزبان الزباني: محدث

And Abu al-Zabbān al-Zabbānī: a traditionist.

وزبان بن مرة: من الأزد

And Zabbān ibn Murrah: from the Azd.

وكشداد: لقب أبي عمرو بن العلاء المازني

And like Shaddād: the nickname of Abu Amr ibn al-Ala al-Mazini.

وزبان بن قائد، ومحمد بن زبان بن حبيب، وأحمد بن سليمان بن زبان: رواة

And Zabbān ibn Qā'id, Muhammad ibn Zabbān ibn Habib, and Ahmad ibn Sulaymān ibn Zabbān: narrators.

والزبون: الغبي، والحريف، مولد

And Al-Zabūn: the stupid, the shrewd, a neologism.

والبئر في مثابتها استئخار

And the well in its usual place is delayed.

وانزبنوا: تنحوا

And they withdrew: they moved aside.

والزبن: الشديد الزبن

And Al-Zibn: the intense pushing.