بنن

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of staying, residing, or being firmly established in a place. It extends to meanings related to fragrance, both pleasant and unpleasant, and also encompasses terms for fingers, body parts, and various geographical locations and personal names.

Derived headwords

البِنَّةnoun

1.
pleasant fragranceboth
A good smell, like that of apples.
2.
unpleasant smellboth
A foul or disliked odor.
3.
deer musk scentclassical
The scent of deer droppings.

بَنَّانnoun

1.
fingersboth
Fingers or their tips.
2.
body partsclassical
All limbs and body parts.
3.
water sourceclassical
A body of water.
4.
mountainclassical
A mountain belonging to the Banu Asad tribe.
5.
place nameclassical
A location in Najd.
6.
place nameclassical
A place name, often associated with water and mountains.
7.
group nameclassical
A name for a group of people, particularly scholars.

مَبِنَّةadjective

1.
fragrantclassical
Having a pleasant or characteristic smell, especially of deer droppings.

بَنَّانَةnoun

1.
fingerboth
A single finger.
2.
place nameclassical
A place name.
3.
water sourceclassical
A water source belonging to the Banu Asad tribe.
4.
palaceclassical
A palace.
5.
lush meadowclassical
A verdant, flowery meadow.

البَنَّانِيname

1.
نسب to Bananahclassical
A nisba indicating relation to Bananah, a place or a person.

بَنَّنَverb

1.
to stayclassical
To reside or remain in a place.
2.
to fatten sheepclassical
To tie up a sheep to fatten it.

أَبَنَverb

1.
to stayclassical
To stay or reside in a place.

إِبْنَانnoun

1.
residenceclassical
The act of staying or residing, metaphorically extended from the smell of livestock.

البَنِّينadjective

1.
steadfastclassical
Firm, steadfast, and sensible.

البُنِّيnoun

1.
type of fishmodern
A type of white fish, considered a delicacy, common in the Nile.
2.
nisbaclassical
A nisba indicating relation to a person named Bani or a place.

البَنnoun

1.
strength from fatclassical
Vigor derived from fat and nourishment.
2.
foul-smelling placeclassical
A place with a bad odor.
3.
coffeemodern
A beverage made from roasted coffee beans.

بَنparticle

1.
noclassical
A dialectal variant of 'bal' (no), used by certain Arab tribes.

البَنبانnoun

1.
bad speechclassical
Worthless or offensive speech.
2.
water sourceclassical
A water source belonging to the Tamim tribe.

بَنبَنَverb

1.
to speak foullyclassical
To utter offensive or vulgar speech.

البَنبانةnoun

1.
foul speechclassical
Vulgar or offensive talk.

Parallel reading

البنة: الريح الطيبة كرائحة التفاح ونحوه، جمعه بنان.

Al-binnah: The good fragrance, like the smell of apples and the like, its plural is banan.

وقد يطلق على المنتنة المكروهة.

And it may be used for an unpleasant, disliked odor.

وتكره بنة الغنم الذئاب

And the smell of sheep (from wolves) is disliked.

البنة: رائحة بعر الظباء، والجمع كالجمع

Al-binnah: The scent of deer droppings, and the plural is the same.

وكناس مبن: أي ذو بنة، وهي رائحة بعر الظباء

And a mabin place: meaning having a binah, which is the scent of deer droppings.

وبنة الجهني: صحابي

And Bannah Al-Juhani: a companion.

وبن بالمكان يبن بنا: أقام به، كأبن.

And he stayed in a place, yabin, staying: he resided there, like abana.

رأيت حيا مبنا بمكان كذا، أي مقيما

I saw a tribe residing in such-and-such a place, meaning settled.

الإبنان بمعنى الإقامة؛ من المجاز؛ قال: وأصله ما يوجد فيه من بنة نعمهم، ثم كثر حتى قيل لكل إقامة إبنان.

Al-ibnan means residence; it is metaphorical; it is said: its origin is what is found in it of the scent of their livestock, then it became common until every residence was called ibnan.

والبنان: الأصابع أو أطرافها

And al-banan: the fingers or their tips.

بلى قادرين على أن نسوي بنانه

Yes, capable of making his fingers whole.

واضربوا منهم كل بنان

And strike from them every limb.

البنان هنا جميع الأعضاء من البدن.

Al-banan here means all the limbs of the body.

والبنانة الإصبع الواحدة

And al-bananah is a single finger.

خمس بنان قانىء الأظفار

Five fingers with reddish nails.

البنانة: الروضة المعشبة التي حليت بالزهر؛ ويفتح.

Al-bananah: The lush meadow adorned with flowers; and it can be opened (pronounced).

تبنينا: ارتبط الشاة ليسمنها.

Tabannana: To tie up a sheep to fatten it.

والمتثبت العاقل

And the steadfast, the sensible.

والبني، كقمي: ضرب من السمك أبيض، وهو أفخر الأنواع يكون كثيرا في النيل.

And al-bunni, like qumi: a type of white fish, it is the finest of types and is abundant in the Nile.

وهو شيء يتخذ كالمري

It is something made like al-mari (a type of sauce).

وهو شيء من الكواميخ وقد نسب موسى بن زياد إلى بيعه.

It is something from fermented sauces, and Musa bin Ziyad was attributed to selling it.

بن على بن، أي طرق على طرق، يقال ذلك للدابة إذا سمنت.

Bin 'ala bin, meaning path upon path, this is said of a mount when it becomes fat.

وبن والله لا آتيك، لغة في بل والله لا آتيك، يجعلون اللام فيها نونا.

And 'bin' by God, I will not come to you, a variant of 'bal' (no) by God, I will not come to you, they change the lam into a noon.

والبنبان: العمل، والرديء من المنطق وهي البنبنة.

And al-banban: the deed, and the bad of speech, and it is al-banbanah.

قال: أي الرديء من المنطق.

He said: meaning the bad of speech.

ماء لتميم

A water source for Tamim.

مقيم على بنبان يمنع ماءه وماء وسيع ماء عطشان مرمل

Residing at Banban, preventing its water, and the water of Wasi', a thirsty, sandy place.