ب ن م

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be a variant or a less common form related to 'fingers' or 'tips'. It is primarily discussed as a dialectal or poetic variation of a more common root, with some instances suggesting a connection to 'son' where the 'm' is considered an addition.

Derived headwords

البِنَامnoun

1.
Fingertipsclassical
A variant or dialectal form for 'fingers' or 'fingertips'. The 'm' is considered a substitution for the 'n' found in the more common form.

البَنَانnoun

1.
Fingertipsboth
The tips of the fingers, often used poetically to refer to the fingers themselves.

ابْنَمnoun

1.
Sonclassical
A form of 'ibn' (son), where the 'm' is considered an extra letter. This usage is noted as being discussed under the root 'b-n-y'.

Parallel reading

البِنَام)، كسحاب، أهمله الجوهري، وفي اللسان: لغة في (البنان)

Al-binām, like (sihāb), was neglected by Al-Jawhari, and in Al-Lisān: it is a dialectal form of (al-banān).

والميم بدل عن النون

And the 'm' is a substitution for the 'n'.

قال عمر بن أبي ربيعة: (فقالت وعضت بالبنام فضحتني ... )

Omar bin Abi Rabi'ah said: (And she said, and she bit her fingertips, you have shamed me...)

وهذا ابْنَم، أي: ابْن، والميم زائدة

And this is 'ibnam', meaning 'ibn' (son), and the 'm' is an addition.

وذكر في ((ب ن ي)) كما سيأتي

And it was mentioned under ((b-n-y)) as will come later.