ابن

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See also: أبن, أثن, اثن, أتن, and آتن

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *bin-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ibn/
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Noun

اِبْن • (ibn) m (plural أَبْنَاء (ʔabnāʔ) or بَنُون (banūn) or بَنَات (banāt), feminine اِبْنَة (ibna) or بِنْت (bint))

  1. son
    بُنَيَّ/بُنَيَّتِي ― bunayya/bunayyatī ― my dear son/daughter (diminutive)
    اِبْنُ آدَمَ ― ibnu ʔādama ― human (literally, “son of Adam”)
  2. descendant, scion
  3. offspring, son of the fatherland
  4. member (of a group or set of people or things)
Usage notes
  • The plural بَنَات (banāt) is used as the plural of اِبْن (ibn) if and only if the referents are things or non-human animals.
Declension
Declension of noun اِبْن (ibn)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal اِبْن
ibn 		الِابْن
al-ibn 		اِبْن
ibn
Nominative اِبْنٌ
ibnun 		الِابْنُ
al-ibnu 		اِبْنُ
ibnu
Accusative اِبْنًا
ibnan 		الِابْنَ
al-ibna 		اِبْنَ
ibna
Genitive اِبْنٍ
ibnin 		الِابْنِ
al-ibni 		اِبْنِ
ibni
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal اِبْنَيْن
ibnayn 		الِابْنَيْن
al-ibnayn 		اِبْنَيْ
ibnay
Nominative اِبْنَانِ
ibnāni 		الِابْنَانِ
al-ibnāni 		اِبْنَا
ibnā
Accusative اِبْنَيْنِ
ibnayni 		الِابْنَيْنِ
al-ibnayni 		اِبْنَيْ
ibnay
Genitive اِبْنَيْنِ
ibnayni 		الِابْنَيْنِ
al-ibnayni 		اِبْنَيْ
ibnay
Plural basic broken plural triptote‎; sound masculine plural‎; sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَبْنَاء‎; بَنِين‎; بَنَات
ʔabnāʔ‎; banīn‎; banāt 		الْأَبْنَاء‎; الْبَنِين‎; الْبَنَات
al-ʔabnāʔ‎; al-banīn‎; al-banāt 		أَبْنَاء‎; بَنِي‎; بَنَات
ʔabnāʔ‎; banī‎; banāt
Nominative أَبْنَاءٌ‎; بَنُونَ‎; بَنَاتٌ
ʔabnāʔun‎; banūna‎; banātun 		الْأَبْنَاءُ‎; الْبَنُونَ‎; الْبَنَاتُ
al-ʔabnāʔu‎; al-banūna‎; al-banātu 		أَبْنَاءُ‎; بَنُو‎; بَنَاتُ
ʔabnāʔu‎; banū‎; banātu
Accusative أَبْنَاءً‎; بَنِينَ‎; بَنَاتٍ
ʔabnāʔan‎; banīna‎; banātin 		الْأَبْنَاءَ‎; الْبَنِينَ‎; الْبَنَاتِ
al-ʔabnāʔa‎; al-banīna‎; al-banāti 		أَبْنَاءَ‎; بَنِي‎; بَنَاتِ
ʔabnāʔa‎; banī‎; banāti
Genitive أَبْنَاءٍ‎; بَنِينَ‎; بَنَاتٍ
ʔabnāʔin‎; banīna‎; banātin 		الْأَبْنَاءِ‎; الْبَنِينَ‎; الْبَنَاتِ
al-ʔabnāʔi‎; al-banīna‎; al-banāti 		أَبْنَاءِ‎; بَنِي‎; بَنَاتِ
ʔabnāʔi‎; banī‎; banāti
Alternative forms
Related terms
Descendants
  • Hijazi Arabic: ابن (ibin)
  • Maltese: iben
  • Moroccan Arabic: بن (bin)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

اِبْنِ • (ibni) (form I)

  1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of بَنَى (banā)

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “بن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic اِبْن (ibn).

Pronunciation

Noun

ابن • (ibin) m (plural ولاد (wlād) or صبيان (ṣibyān, ṣubyān))

  1. son

Usage notes

  • The plural ولاد (wlād) can mean “sons” specifically, but also “children” in general. The alternative plural is used to explicitly specify the masculine.

See also

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic اِبْن (ibn).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? iḇn
Dari reading? ibn
Iranian reading? ebn
Tajik reading? ibn

Noun

اِبن • (ebn)

  1. ibn; a word meaning "son", used only in patronymic names and certain literary expressions borrowed from Arabic.
    ابن سینا ― ebn-e sinâ ― Avicenna
    ابن عربی ― ebn-e 'arabi ― Ibn Arabi
    ابن هیثم ― ebn-e heysam ― Ibn al-Haytham

Usage notes

  • In names, it is used with the ezâfe.

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic اِبْن (ibn).

Pronunciation

Noun

ابن • (ʔibn) m (plural ولاد (wlād), feminine بنت (bint))

  1. son
    Synonym: ولد (walad)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ابن (ibn), from Arabic اِبْن (ibn).

Pronunciation

Noun

اِبْن • (ibn) m (Hindi spelling इब्न)

  1. son, child
  2. offspring
  3. slave

References

  • “ابن”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “ابن”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

Yemeni Arabic

Noun

ابن (ibn, ubn) m (plural بني (banī))

  1. son
  2. side-branch of a tree

References

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