ابن
ابن - Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ibn/
Noun
اِبْن • (ibn) m (plural أَبْنَاء (ʔabnāʔ) or بَنُون (banūn) or بَنَات (banāt), feminine اِبْنَة (ibna) or بِنْت (bint))
- son
- بُنَيَّ/بُنَيَّتِي ― bunayya/bunayyatī ― my dear son/daughter (diminutive)
- اِبْنُ آدَمَ ― ibnu ʔādama ― human (literally, “son of Adam”)
- descendant, scion
- offspring, son of the fatherland
- 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 | ||
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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
- بْن (bn)
Related terms
Descendants
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ib.ni/
Verb
اِبْنِ • (ibni) (form I)
- 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))
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)
- 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.
ابن - South Levantine Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ʔibn/, [ʔi.b(ɪ)n]
Noun
ابن - Urdu
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA: /ɪbn/
Noun
اِبْن • (ibn) m (Hindi spelling इब्न)
ابن - Yemeni Arabic
Noun
ابن (ibn, ubn) m (plural بني (banī))