بطن

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

The root 'بطن' primarily relates to the concept of the 'belly' or 'abdomen' in humans and animals. It extends metaphorically to the inner or hidden part of anything, including abstract concepts, and also denotes various social divisions, physical attributes, and ailments.

Derived headwords

البَطْنnoun

1.
belly, abdomenboth
The part of the body between the chest and the thighs, in humans and animals; the opposite of the back.
2.
inner part, interiorboth
The inside or hidden part of anything, whether physical or abstract.
3.
social divisionclassical
A subdivision of a tribe or clan, smaller than a tribe but larger than a family branch.
4.
part of a featherclassical
The longer split part of a feather, specifically the part below the quill.
5.
greed, gluttonyclassical
Excessive desire for food or material possessions; gluttony.

البَطْنُ من الإنسان وسائر الحيوان معروف (خلاف الظهر، مذكر) — The belly of a human and other animals is known (opposite of the back, masculine).

لكل آية منها ظهر وبطن — For every verse, there is an outward meaning and an inward meaning.

أَبْطُنnoun

1.
bellies, abdomensboth
Plural of بَطْن, referring to multiple bellies or abdomens.
2.
social divisionsclassical
Plural of بَطْن, referring to multiple subdivisions of a tribe or clan.

وهي ثلاثة أبطن إلى العشر، وبطون كثيرة لما فوق العشر — These are three to ten subdivisions, and many subdivisions for those above ten.

بُطُونnoun

1.
bellies, abdomensboth
Plural of بَطْن, referring to multiple bellies or abdomens.
2.
social divisionsclassical
Plural of بَطْن, referring to multiple subdivisions of a tribe or clan.

وهي ثلاثة أبطن إلى العشر، وبطون كثيرة لما فوق العشر — These are three to ten subdivisions, and many subdivisions for those above ten.

بُطْنَانnoun

1.
bellies, abdomensboth
A plural form of بَطْن, often used for a larger number.
2.
inner partsclassical
Plural of بَطْن, referring to the inner parts of things.
3.
water channelsclassical
Channels or depressions in the ground where water collects.

وبطنان، بالضم، كعبد وعبدان — And butnan, with damma, like 'abd and 'abdan.

وتروى به القيعان وتسيل به البطنان — The lowlands are watered by it and the channels flow with it.

بَطِنadjective

1.
gluttonous, greedyclassical
Having a strong desire for food or lacking self-control in eating.
2.
concerned only with one's bellyclassical
Someone whose sole concern is their own physical needs, especially eating.

رجل بطن أي لا هم له إلا بطنه — A man is batn, meaning he has no concern but his belly.

مُبْطَانadjective

1.
gluttonousclassical
Excessively fond of eating; a glutton.
2.
having a large bellyclassical
Someone who is characterized by a large abdomen due to overeating.

أبيت مبطانا وحولي بطون غرثى — I spend the night full while around me are hungry bellies.

بَطِينadjective

1.
large-belliedboth
Having a large or prominent belly, often due to eating.
2.
distant, remoteclassical
Referring to a distant or wide expanse, like a long journey.

الأنزع البطين، أي العظيم البطن، وهو مدح — The bald-bellied, meaning large-bellied, which is praise.

الشوط بطين — The race is long.

بَطُنَverb

1.
to become gluttonousclassical
To develop a large belly or become excessively fond of eating.
2.
to suffer from abdominal ailmentclassical
To be afflicted with a disease of the stomach or abdomen.

وقد بطن، ككرم، بطانة — And he became batana, like karuma, with batana.

بَطَانَةnoun

1.
inner liningboth
The inner layer of a garment, opposite of the outer surface (dhahir).
2.
confidant, intimate advisorboth
A close companion or advisor with whom one shares secrets and inner thoughts.
3.
inner self, secretboth
The hidden thoughts, intentions, or secrets of a person.
4.
middle of a districtclassical
The central or inner part of a town or district.

بطائنها من استبرق — Their inner linings are of brocade.

ما بعث الله من نبي ولا استخلف من خليفة إلا كانت له بطانتان — God has not sent a prophet nor appointed a caliph except that he had two confidants.

مُبَطَّنadjective

1.
having an inner liningboth
A garment or object that has been given an inner lining.
2.
having a shrunken bellyclassical
Describing someone whose belly has shrunk or become thin, possibly metaphorically.
3.
white-belliedclassical
Describing a horse or other animal with a white belly and back.

ولحاف مبطن — And a lined quilt.

ورجل مبطن، كمُعظم: ضامر البطن — And a man mubtan, like mu'dham: having a shrunken belly.

مَبْطُونadjective

1.
suffering from an abdominal ailmentclassical
One who is afflicted with a disease of the stomach or abdomen.
2.
suffering from childbirth painclassical
A woman experiencing labor pains or dying in childbirth.

المبطون شهيد — The one who dies of an abdominal ailment is a martyr.

أن امرأة ماتت في بطن — That a woman died in childbirth.

البَطْنَةnoun

1.
gluttony, overeatingclassical
The state of being excessively full from eating; gluttony.
2.
arrogance, conceitclassical
Pride or haughtiness resulting from abundance or satisfaction.

البطنة تذهب الفطنة — Gluttony makes one lose wisdom.

والبطنة: الكظة، أي الامتلاء الشديد من الطعام — And al-batana: satiety, meaning extreme fullness from food.

بَطَنَverb

1.
to strike the bellyclassical
To hit someone or something in the belly.
2.
to enter into, to become intimate withclassical
To enter into someone's affairs or become one of their close associates.

بطنه تبطينا: إذا ضرب بطنه — To batana him, meaning to strike his belly.

بطن له مثل شكره وشكر له — To batana for him, like to thank him and thank for him.

أَبْطَنَverb

1.
to line (a garment)both
To put an inner lining into a garment or object.
2.
to tighten the girth (of a camel)classical
To fasten the girth or strap under a camel's belly.

أبطنه: جعل له بطانة — To abtana it: to make a lining for it.

وأبطن البعير: شد بطانه — And the camel was abtana: its girth was tightened.

بَاطِنadjective

1.
inner, internalboth
Located inside; not outward or external.
2.
hidden, secretboth
Concealed from view or understanding; secret.

الباطن: داخل كل شيء — The batin: the inside of everything.

الباطن من الأرض: ما غمض منها واطمأن — The batin of the earth: what is low and settled within it.

بَاطِنnoun

1.
inner part, interiorboth
The inside or hidden part of something.
2.
secret, hidden meaningboth
The inner or hidden meaning of something, as opposed to its outward appearance.

الباطن: داخل كل شيء — The batin: the inside of everything.

الباطن من الأرض: ما غمض منها واطمأن — The batin of the earth: what is low and settled within it.

بَاطِنَةnoun

1.
inner part, interiorboth
The inside or hidden part of something.
2.
secret, hidden meaningboth
The inner or hidden meaning of something, as opposed to its outward appearance.
3.
inner city areaclassical
The central area of a city, including markets and residential quarters.

الباطنة من البصرة والكوفة: مجتمع الدور والأسواق في قصبتها — The batina of Basra and Kufa: the gathering of houses and markets in its citadel.

الباطنة: السريرة يسرها الرجل — Al-batina: the secret that a person keeps.

اسْتَبْطَنَverb

1.
to ascertain the inner realityboth
To understand or discover the hidden truth or inner workings of something.
2.
to enter into the interiorclassical
To penetrate or go into the inside of something.

استبطن أمره: وقف على دخلته، أي باطنه — To istabtana his affair: to become aware of its inner workings, i.e., its hidden aspect.

كما يستبطن العرق اللحم — Just as a vein penetrates flesh.

البِطَانnoun

1.
girth strapboth
The strap that fastens around a camel's belly to secure the saddle or load.
2.
bad she-camelclassical
A term for a poor-quality female camel.
3.
name of a horseclassical
The name of a famous horse.

البطان: حزام القتب الذي يجعل تحت بطن البعير — Al-bitan: the girth strap of the saddle which is placed under the camel's belly.

بطان: عنز سوء — Bitān: a bad she-camel.

ذو البَطْنname

1.
excrementclassical
A euphemism for feces or waste matter expelled from the belly.

ألقى الرجل ذا بطنه — The man threw up his excrement.

أَلْقَتْ ذَا بَطْنِهَاverb phrase

1.
she gave birthclassical
A woman has given birth to a child.
2.
the hen laid an eggclassical
A hen has laid an egg.

وألقت المرأة ذا بطنها — And the woman gave birth to her child.

وألقت الدجاجة ذا بطنها: يعني مزقها إذا باضت — And the hen laid its 'belly': meaning it tore itself when it laid.

Parallel reading

البَطْنُ من الإنسان وسائر الحيوان معروف (خلاف الظهر، مذكر)

The belly of a human and other animals is known (opposite of the back, masculine).

وحكى سيبويه قول العرب: ضرب عبد الله بطنه وظهره، وضرب زيد البطن والظهر، وقال: يجوز فيه الرفع والنصب

Sibawayh narrated the saying of the Arabs: 'Abd Allah struck his belly and his back,' and 'Zayd struck the belly and the back,' and said: both nominative and accusative are permissible.

وهي ثلاثة أبطن إلى العشر، وبطون كثيرة لما فوق العشر

These are three to ten subdivisions, and many subdivisions for those above ten.

البطن (دون القبيلة)

The belly (meaning a division below the tribe).

أو دون الفخذ وفوق العمارة، مذكر

Or below the thigh and above the 'imara, masculine.

لكل آية منها ظهر وبطن

For every verse, there is an outward meaning and an inward meaning.

أراد بالظهر ما ظهر بيانه، وبالبطن ما احتيج إلى تفسيره

He meant by the outward meaning what is clear, and by the inward meaning what requires interpretation.

البطن: الشق الأطول من الريش، ج بطنان

The belly: the longer split part of the feather, plural butnan.

البطن، ككتف: الأشر

Al-batn, like 'katif: arrogance.

رجل بطن أي لا هم له إلا بطنه

A man is batn, meaning he has no concern but his belly.

أو هو الرغيب الذي لا ينتهي نفسه من الأكل

Or he is the greedy one whose soul never ceases from eating.

أبيت مبطانا وحولي بطون غرثى

I spend the night full while around me are hungry bellies.

ورجل بطين: عظيم البطن من كثرة الأكل

And a man is batin: large-bellied from excessive eating.

الأنزع البطين، أي العظيم البطن، وهو مدح

The bald-bellied, meaning large-bellied, which is praise.

وقد بطن، ككرم، بطانة

And he became batana, like karuma, with batana.

ورجل مبطن، كمُعظم: ضامر البطن خميصه

And a man is mubtan, like mu'dham: having a shrunken belly, thin.

المبطون شهيد

The one who dies of an abdominal ailment is a martyr.

أن امرأة ماتت في بطن

That a woman died in childbirth.

البَطْنَة، بالكسر: البطر والأشر

Al-batana, with kasra: arrogance and conceit.

البطنة تذهب الفطنة

Gluttony makes one lose wisdom.

بطنه تبطينا: إذا ضرب بطنه

To batana him, meaning to strike his belly.

إذا ضربت موقرا فابطن له تحت قصيراه ودون الجله فإن أن تبطنه خير له

If you strike a laden camel, then strike it below its saddlebags and away from its hump, for striking it there is better for it.

وبطن الشيء: خفي فهو باطن، خلاف الظاهر

And the batana of a thing: it is hidden, so it is batin, the opposite of zahir.

بطن خبره: إذا علمه

His news became batin: meaning he knew it.

بطن من فلان، وفي المحكم والصحاح: بفلان، إذا صار من خواصه داخلا في أمره

To batana from someone, and in Al-Muhkam and Al-Sihah: bi-fulan, if he becomes one of his close associates, entering into his affairs.

استبطن أمره: وقف على دخلته، أي باطنه

He istabtana his affair: he became aware of its inner workings, i.e., its hidden aspect.

كما يستبطن العرق اللحم

Just as a vein penetrates flesh.

البطانة: السريرة يسرها الرجل

Al-bitana: the secret that a person keeps.

البطانة: وسط الكورة، هكذا في النسخ، والصواب: وباطنة الكورة وسطها وما تنحى منها

Al-bitana: the middle of the district, as in the manuscripts, and the correct reading is: the inner part of the district, its middle, and what is adjacent to it.

ما بعث الله من نبي ولا استخلف من خليفة إلا كانت له بطانتان، بطانة تأمره بالخير وتحضه عليه، وبطانة تأمره بالشر وتحثه عليه

God has not sent a prophet nor appointed a caliph except that he had two confidants: a confidant that commands him to do good and urges him towards it, and a confidant that commands him to do evil and urges him towards it.

لا تتخذوا بطانة من دونكم

Do not take confidants from outside your ranks.

بطائنها من استبرق

Their inner linings are of brocade.

الباطن: داخل كل شيء

The batin: the inside of everything.

الباطن من الأرض: ما غمض منها واطمأن

The batin of the earth: what is low and settled within it.

وتروى به القيعان وتسيل به البطنان

The lowlands are watered by it and the channels flow with it.

وأبطن البعير: شد بطانه

And the camel was abtana: its girth was tightened.

رجل عريض البطان: أي رخي البال

A man with a wide girth: meaning of relaxed disposition.

البطنة تذهب الفطنة

Gluttony makes one lose wisdom.

والبطنة: الكظة، أي الامتلاء الشديد من الطعام

And al-batana: satiety, meaning extreme fullness from food.

الشوط بطين

The race is long.

وهو بطن الحمل

And it is the belly of Aries (the constellation).

وذو البطين

And Dhu al-Butayn.

الأبيض الظهر والبطن من الخيل

White-backed and white-bellied among horses.

الباطنة من البصرة والكوفة: مجتمع الدور والأسواق في قصبتها

The batina of Basra and Kufa: the gathering of houses and markets in its citadel.

ألقى الرجل ذا بطنه

The man threw up his excrement.

ألقت المرأة ذا بطنها

The woman gave birth to her child.

ألقت الدجاجة ذا بطنها: يعني مزقها إذا باضت

The hen laid its 'belly': meaning it tore itself when it laid.

الذئب يغبط بذي بطنه

The wolf envies the one with its belly (i.e., its prey).