بحن

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of accumulation, largeness, and fullness, particularly concerning sand dunes, large bellies, and substantial objects like water skins or dung cakes. It also extends to descriptions of gait and names of people and plants.

Derived headwords

البُحُونnoun

1.
accumulated sandclassical
Refers to sand dunes or accumulated sand.
2.
fast walkerclassical
A man who walks with a quick, approaching gait.
3.
type of dateclassical
A variety of date, though its exact nature is uncertain.

من رمل ترنى ذي الركام البحون — from the sand of Tarna, the accumulated dunes

بَحُونname

1.
male nameboth
A proper name for a man.

البُحُونَةnoun

1.
short womanclassical
A short woman with a large belly.
2.
large water skinclassical
A wide-bellied water skin or container.
3.
large dung cakeclassical
A large, substantial dung cake, often used for fuel.
4.
large-bellied manclassical
A man with a large or protruding belly.

جذلان يسر جلة مكنوزة حبناء بحونة ووطبا مجزما — Joyful, it pleases a large, well-packed dung cake, large-bellied and full.

بُحُونَةname

1.
male nameboth
A proper name for a man.

البَحْنَانَةnoun

1.
large dung cakeclassical
A large dung cake, specifically the type from Bahrain used for carrying salted fish.
2.
large sparkclassical
A large spark or ember from a fire.

إذا كان يوم القيامة تخرج بحنانة من جهنم فتلقط المنافقين لقط الحمامة القرطم — When the Day of Resurrection comes, a large spark will emerge from Hell and snatch hypocrites like the sandgrouse picks up carthamus seeds.

بُحَيْنَةname

1.
female nameboth
A proper name for a woman.
2.
companion (female)classical
A female companion of the Prophet Muhammad, known for her piety.

بُحَيْنَةname

1.
male nameboth
A proper name for a man.
2.
companion (male)classical
A male companion of the Prophet Muhammad, known as a devout ascetic.

بُحْنَةname

1.
female nameboth
A proper name for a woman.

بُحْنَةnoun

1.
date palmclassical
A specific, well-known date palm tree.

نبت بحنة — grew at Buḥnah (a place named after a date palm)

بَنَاتُ بُحْنَةnoun

1.
type of date palmclassical
A variety of tall date palms, named after a woman named Buḥnah who called her date palms her 'daughters'.

ابْنُ بُحَيْنَةname

1.
tall manclassical
A descriptive term for a tall man.

ابْنُ بُحْنَةname

1.
whipclassical
A name for a whip, possibly due to its function in straightening date palm fronds.

رَجُلٌ بُحُونٌnoun

1.
large-bellied manclassical
A man characterized by a large or protruding belly.

رَجُلٌ بُحُونَةnoun

1.
large-bellied manclassical
A man characterized by a large or protruding belly.

دَلْوٌ بُحُونnoun

1.
large bucketclassical
A large bucket that holds a great amount of water.

Parallel reading

من رمل ترنى ذي الركام البحون

from the sand of Tarna, the accumulated dunes

والبحون من الرجال: من يقارب في مشيته ويسرع.

And Al-Buḥūn from men: one who approaches in his gait and is fast.

والبحون: ضرب من التمر

And Al-Buḥūn: a type of date.

حكاه ابن دريد؛ قال: لا أدري ما حقيقته.

Ibn Duraid narrated it; he said: I do not know its reality.

والبحونة، (بهاء: المرأة القصيرة) العظيمة البطن.

And Al-Buḥūnah, (with ḥāʾ): the short woman, large of belly.

جذلان يسر جلة مكنوزة حبناء بحونة ووطبا مجزما

Joyful, it pleases a large, well-packed dung cake, large-bellied and full.

والبحنانة: الجلة العظيمة البحرانية التي يحمل فيها الكنعد المالح؛ عن أبي عمر و؛ (كالبحناء.

And Al-Baḥnānah: the large dung cake from Bahrain, in which salted mackerel is carried; from Abu Amr; (like Al-Baḥnāʾ).

والبحنانة: شررة عظيمة من شرر النار

And Al-Baḥnānah: a great spark from the sparks of fire.

إذا كان يوم القيامة تخرج بحنانة من جهنم فتلقط المنافقين لقط الحمامة القرطم

When the Day of Resurrection comes, a great spark will emerge from Hell and snatch hypocrites like the sandgrouse picks up carthamus seeds.

وهو حليف عبد المطلب بن عبد مناف، ناسك يصوم الدهر، وكان ينزل بطن أريم؛

He is an ally of Abdul Muttalib bin Abd Manaf, an ascetic who fasts all the time, and he used to reside in the valley of Arim.

قسم لها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من خيبر.

The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, allocated to her from Khaybar.

وهو وهم عن شعبة وفي م ف ق على الصواب، والحديث لابنه عبد الله.

And it is an error from Shu'bah, and in M, F, Q it is correct, and the hadith is narrated by his son Abdullah.

بحنة: نخلة معروفة.

Buḥnah: a known date palm.

بنات بحنة: ضرب من النخل طوال.

Banāt Buḥnah: a type of tall date palms.

فقيل: هن بنات بحنة.

So it was said: they are the daughters of Buḥnah.

أن البحنة نخلة معروفة بالمدينة، وبها سميت المرأة بحنة، والجمع بنات بحن، اه.

That Al-Buḥnah is a known date palm in Medina, and by it the woman was named Buḥnah, and the plural is Banāt Buḥn.

ويقال للرجل الطويل: ابن بحينة.

And the tall man is called: Ibn Buḥaynah.

وابن بحنة: اسم للسوط.

And Ibn Buḥnah: a name for the whip.

لأنه يسوي من قلوس العراجين.

Because it straightens the clusters of date palm fronds.

ورجل بحون وبحونة: عظيم البطن.

And a man Buḥūn and Buḥūnah: large of belly.

والبحونة: الجلة العظيمة.

And Al-Buḥūnah: the large dung cake.

ودلو بحون: عظيم كثير الأخذ للماء.

And a bucket Buḥūn: large, taking much water.