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بحن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of fullness, largeness, and possibly a specific feminine name associated with nurturing.

Derived headwords

بَحْنَةname
  1. 1.
    Woman's nameclassical

    A woman's name to whom date palms near her house were attributed. She used to say, 'They are my daughters,' so they were called 'daughters of Baḥnah.'

البُحُونَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Wide waterskinclassical

    A wide waterskin. The 'waw' is considered extra.

البُحُونnoun
  1. 1.
    Large-belliedclassical

    One who is large-bellied.

Parallel reading

اسم امرأة نسبت إليها نخلات كن عند بيتها
A woman's name to whom date palms near her house were attributed.
كانت تقول: هن بناتى
She used to say: 'They are my daughters.'
فقيل بنات بحنة
So they were called 'daughters of Baḥnah.'
والبحونة: القربة الواسعة
And al-Buḥūnah: the wide waterskin.
والواو زائدة
And the 'waw' is extra.
والبحون: العظيم البطن
And al-Buḥūn: the large-bellied.