Arabic

Verb

بَانَ • ‎(bāna) I, non-past يَبِينُ‎ (yabīnu)

1. to be or become evident, to come out
2. to be clear

Conjugation

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “بين”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4

Verb

بَانَ • ‎(bāna) I, non-past يَبِينُ‎ (yabīnu)

1. (intransitive, construed with مِن ‎(min)) to part, to become separated (from)

Conjugation

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “بين”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of بَنَى ‎(banā, “to build, to erect, to construct”), from the root ب ن ي ‎(b-n-y).

Noun

بَانٍ • ‎(bānin) m ‎(construct state بَانِي ‎(bānī), plural بُنَاة ‎(bunāh))

1. builder

Declension

Synonyms

• بَنَّاء ‎(bannāʾ)

Etymology 3

Noun

بَان • ‎(bān) m ‎(collective, singulative بَانَة ‎(bāna))

1. ben tree, horseradish tree (the Moringa oleifera of Arabia and India, which produces oil of ben)
2. Egyptian willow (Salix aegyptiaca L.)

Declension

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian pʾn' ‎(-bān, “-keeper, -guard”). Compare Old Armenian -պան ‎(-pan).

Noun

بان • ‎(bân)

1. prince
2. lord
3. governor
4. chief

Suffix

بان • ‎(-bân)

1. keeper
2. guardian

Derived terms

• باغبان ‎(bâğbân)
• دربان ‎(darbân)
• دروازه‌بان ‎(darvâze-bân)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• بام ‎(bâm)

Noun

بان • ‎(bân)

1. roof

Derived terms

• نردبان ‎(nardebân) / نوردبان ‎(navardebân)

Etymology 3

Borrowing from Hindi बाण ‎(bāṇ, “arrow”), from Sanskrit बाण ‎(bāṇa)

Noun

بان • ‎(bân)

1. arrow

Etymology 4

Noun

بان • ‎(bân)

1. Alternative form of بانگ