ب ب م

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This entry discusses a rare Arabic root, primarily found in place names and poetic usage. The focus is on a specific derived form and its variations, with examples from classical poetry and geographical dictionaries.

Derived headwords

أَبْنَبَمnoun

1.
place nameclassical
A place name mentioned in classical Arabic poetry and geographical texts.

يَبْنَبِمverb

1.
to be a place nameclassical
A verb form indicating that something is named 'Abnabim' or 'Yabnabim'.

بَبْنَبِمnoun

1.
place nameclassical
A place name or mountain, mentioned by Al-Kharazangi and others, characterized by the unusual combination of 'b' and 'm' sounds.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري وهو من أبنية كتاب سيبويه

Al-Jawhari neglected it, and it is from the patterns in Sibawayh's book.

وزنه أفنعل

Its pattern is 'afna'al'.

ويقال يبنبم، بالياء، وزنه يفنعل

And it is said 'yabnabim', with the 'ya', its pattern is 'yafna'al'.

وهو ع، قرب تثليث

And it is a place name, near Tathlith.

أشاقتك أظعان بحفر أبنبم

Did the departing camels of Habr Abnabim make you yearn?

نعم بكرا مثل الفسيل المكمم

Yes, a young she-camel like a clustered young palm shoot.

إذا شئت غنتني بأجزاع بيشة

If you wish, it sings to me in the parts of Bayshah.

أو الرزن من تثليث أو بأبنبما

Or Al-Rizn from Tathlith or by Abnabim.

ببنبم بوزن غشمشم: موضع أو جبل

Babnabim, on the pattern of 'ghashmsham': a place or a mountain.

ورواها بعضهم: يبنبم

And some of them narrated it as: Yabnabim.