سبن

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses a type of garment, specifically fine linen or silk clothing, often associated with Baghdad or the Maghreb. It also touches upon related terms for women's head coverings and a specific type of bird.

Derived headwords

سبنيةnoun

1.
Baghdadi garmentclassical
A type of garment originating from Baghdad, known for its fine quality.
2.
Maghrebi garmentclassical
A garment from a place in the Maghreb, described as black robes for women.
3.
Linen garmentclassical
A type of garment made from coarse linen, as described by Al-Layth.
4.
Silk garmentclassical
A garment made of silk, possibly with decorative elements like citrons.

السبانيnoun

1.
Silk head coveringclassical
A decorative head covering for women made of silk.

السبنيnoun

1.
Fine linen garmentclassical
A type of garment made from coarse linen, as described by Al-Layth.
2.
Fine silk garmentclassical
A garment made of silk, possibly with decorative elements like citrons.

السبنيئةnoun

1.
Garment (variant)classical
A variant pronunciation of 'al-sabaniyya', considered by some not to be of Arabic origin.

القسيةnoun

1.
Qassian garmentclassical
A type of garment made of linen mixed with silk, imported from a place called al-Qass.

الأترج السبانيnoun

1.
Embroidered coversclassical
Embroidered covers for bedding, named after the 'sabani' style.

أسبنverb

1.
to persist in wearingclassical
To continue habitually wearing a particular type of garment.

السبنيانname

1.
Two narratorsclassical
A dual name referring to two hadith narrators, Abu Ja'far and Ahmad bin Ismail al-Sabaniyan.

سيبنةnoun

1.
Bird (variant)classical
A variant pronunciation for 'sayfana', referring to a type of bird.

الأسبانnoun

1.
Thin headscarvesclassical
Thin head coverings or scarves, as reported by Ibn al-A'rabi.

سابونname

1.
Place nameclassical
The name of a location mentioned in a poetic verse.

دير سابانname

1.
Monastery nameclassical
The name of a monastery in Aleppo, meaning 'monastery of the community'.

Parallel reading

وهي (ة، ببغداد، منها الثياب السبنية)

It is a place (in Baghdad), from which come the Sabaniyya garments.

وقيل: منسوبة إلى موضع بناحية المغرب، (وهي أزر سود للنساء)

And it is said: attributed to a place in the direction of the Maghreb, and it is black robes for women.

وهي السباني المتخذة من الحرير مقانع لهن مزوقة.

And it is the Sabani, made of silk, decorative head coverings for them.

ثياب من كتان بيض سهو.

White linen garments, an error.

السبنية ضرب من الثياب تتخذ من مشاقة الكتان أغلظ ما يكون.

The Sabaniyya is a type of garment made from the coarsest linen.

ومنهم من يهمزها فيقول السبنيئة

And among them are those who pronounce it with hamza, saying al-Sabani'a.

هي القسية

They are the Qassiyya.

فلما رأيت السبني عرفت أنها هي القسية.

When I saw the Sabani, I knew it was the Qassiyya.

وهي من حرير فيها أمثال الأترج

And it is of silk, with patterns like citrons on it.

ومننه أخذ الأترج السباني للملاحف المطرزة

From this is derived the Sabani citron for embroidered covers.

وأسبن الرجل: دام على لبسها.

And the man 'asbana': he persisted in wearing them.

وأبو جعفر، وأحمد بن إسمعيل السبنيان: محدثان

And Abu Ja'far, and Ahmad bin Ismail al-Sabaniyan: two hadith narrators.

وسيبنة، بالكسر وسكون التحتية وفتح الباء الموحدة والنون المشددة: لغة في سيفنة لطائر

And Saybana, with a kasra, a sukun on the yā', and a fatḥa on the bā' and a shadda on the nūn: is a dialectal variant for Sayfana, referring to a bird.

والأسبان: المقانع الرقاق

And al-Asbān: thin head coverings.

أمست بأذرع أكباد فحم لهاركب بلينة أو ركب بسابونا

She spent the night in the plains of liver, for him who rides with ease or rides by Sabuna.

دير عمان ودير سابانهجن غرامي وزدن أشجاني

Deir Amma and Deir Saban have increased my love and added to my sorrows.