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بنك

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of origin, foundation, or establishment. It also has a meaning associated with settling or residing in a place, and potentially a connection to a type of perfume.

Derived headwords

البنكnoun
  1. 1.
    originclassical

    The fundamental source or beginning of something.

  2. 2.
    foundationclassical

    The basis or groundwork upon which something is built or established.

بنك الارضother
  1. 1.
    people of the landclassical

    Refers to people who are indigenous or deeply rooted in a particular land.

التبنكnoun
  1. 1.
    settlingclassical

    The act of settling or establishing oneself in a place.

تبنكواverb
  1. 1.
    they settledclassical

    They established themselves or resided in a particular place.

البنكnoun
  1. 1.
    perfumeclassical

    A type of fragrant substance or perfume.

Parallel reading

البنك: الأصل
Al-bank: the origin.
وهو معرب
And it is a loanword.
ويقال: هؤلاء قوم من بنك الارض.
And it is said: These are people from the origin/foundation of the land.
والتبنك ms1099 كالتناية (1).
And al-tabannuk is like al-tanāyah.
وتبنكوا في موضع كذا، أي أقاموا به.
And they settled in such-and-such a place, meaning they resided there.
قال ابن دريد: البنك من هذا الطيب عربي.
Ibn Durayd said: Al-bank from this perfume is Arabic.