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بءن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to following a path or tracing something. The primary derived form discussed is a verb meaning to follow or trace, possibly as a variant or inversion of another root.

Derived headwords

تَبَأَّنَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to follow, traceclassical

    This verb form, on the pattern of taf'allet, means to follow or trace a path or an اثر (trace/remnant).

تَأَبَّنَتْهَاverb
  1. 1.
    to follow, traceclassical

    This verb means to follow or trace something, such as a path or a trace.

Parallel reading

تَبَأَّنَتْ الطريق والأثر
He followed the road and the trace.
وهو بمعنى تأبنتها
And it means 'ta'abbantuhā' (she followed it).
أي اقتفيتها وتتبعتها
Meaning I followed it and traced it.
وهو مقلوب عنه
And it is an inversion of it.