ابن

See also: أبن, أثن, اثن, أتن, and آتن

ابن - Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ibn/

Noun

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

  1. son
  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

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

Descendants

  • Hijazi Arabic: ابن (ibin)
  • Maltese: iben
  • Moroccan Arabic: بن (bin)

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ib.ni/

Verb

اِبْنِ (ibni) (form I)

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

ابن - North Levantine Arabic

Pronunciation

IPA: /ʔɪ.b(ɪ)n/

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.

ابن - Persian

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Persian) IPA: /ibn/
  • (Dari Persian) IPA: /ɪbn/
  • (Iranian Persian) IPA: /ebn/
  • (Tajik) IPA: /ibn/

Noun

اِبن (ebn)

  1. ibn; a word meaning "son", used only in patronymic names and certain literary expressions borrowed from Arabic.
    • ابن سیناebn-e sinâAvicenna
    • ابن عربیebn-e 'arabiIbn Arabi
    • ابن هیثمebn-e heysamIbn al-Haytham

Usage notes

  • In names, it is used with the ezâfe.

ابن - South Levantine Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ʔibn/, [ʔi.b(ɪ)n]

Noun

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

  1. son

ابن - Urdu

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA: /ɪbn/

Noun

اِبْن (ibn) m (Hindi spelling इब्न)

  1. son, child
  2. offspring
  3. slave

ابن - Yemeni Arabic

Noun

ابن (ibn, ubn) m (plural بني (banī))

  1. son
  2. side-branch of a tree
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