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بنح

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of cutting, dividing, or portioning something, particularly meat. It also extends to the meaning of generous gifts or bounties, possibly derived from the concept of dividing or distributing wealth.

Derived headwords

بَنَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to cutboth

    To cut or divide something, especially meat.

البَنَحnoun
  1. 1.
    giftsclassical

    Generous gifts or bounties, often implying a distribution of wealth.

مَنِيحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    giftclassical

    A gift, particularly a gift of an animal given for its milk or wool, which is then returned.

مَنَائِحnoun
  1. 1.
    giftsclassical

    Plural of 'manīḥah', referring to multiple gifts of this nature.

Parallel reading

بنح اللحم كمنع: قطعه وقسمه
To cut meat, like 'mana'a': to cut it and divide it.
البنح، بضمتين العطايا
Al-banḥ, with two dammahs, means gifts.
كأن أصله منح
It is as if its origin is 'manaḥa'.
جمع المنيحة، كصحيفة وصحف
The plural of 'al-manīḥah', like 'ṣaḥīfah' and 'ṣuḥuf'.
فقلب الميم باء
So the 'mīm' was changed to a 'bā'.
وهو عند مازن لغة مطردة
And this is a consistent linguistic pattern with Māzin.