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ابن
ابن
Arabic
Pronunciation
Noun
اِبْن • (ibn) m (plural أَبْنَاء (ʾabnāʾ) or بَنُون (banūn), feminine اِبْنَة (ibna) or بِنْت (bint))
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 | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَبْنَاء; بَنِين ʾabnāʾ; banīn |
الْأَبْنَاء; الْبَنِين al-ʾabnāʾ; al-banīn |
أَبْنَاء; بَنِي ʾabnāʾ; banī |
| Nominative | أَبْنَاءٌ; بَنُونَ ʾabnāʾun; banūna |
الْأَبْنَاءُ; الْبَنُونَ al-ʾabnāʾu; al-banūna |
أَبْنَاءُ; بَنُو ʾabnāʾu; banū |
| Accusative | أَبْنَاءً; بَنِينَ ʾabnāʾan; banīna |
الْأَبْنَاءَ; الْبَنِينَ al-ʾabnāʾa; al-banīna |
أَبْنَاءَ; بَنِي ʾabnāʾa; banī |
| Genitive | أَبْنَاءٍ; بَنِينَ ʾabnāʾin; banīna |
الْأَبْنَاءِ; الْبَنِينَ al-ʾabnāʾi; al-banīna |
أَبْنَاءِ; بَنِي ʾabnāʾi; banī |
Related terms
Etymology 2
Verb
اِبْنِ • (ibni) (form I)
- second-person masculine singular active imperative of بَنَى (banā)
Himyaritic
Noun
ابن (ibn) (accusative: ابنا (ibn-an))
References
- Kees Versteegh, Mushira Eid, Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics (2007, ISBN 9004144757), page 694