ابن

See also: أبن‎, أثن‎, اثن‎, أتن‎, and آتن‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *bin-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ibn/
  • Audio(file)

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ib.ni/

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

IPA(key): /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.

See also

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic اِبْن‎ (ibn).

Pronunciation

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
  • IPA(key): /ʔibn/, [ʔi.b(ɪ)n]
  • Audio (al-Lidd)(file)

Noun

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

  1. son
    Synonym: ولد‎ (walad)

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

اِبْن • (ibn) m (Hindi spelling इब्न)

  1. son, child
  2. offspring
  3. slave

References
  • “ابن”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “ابن”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

Yemeni Arabic

Noun

ابن (ibn, ubn) m (plural بني‎ (banī))

  1. son
  2. side-branch of a tree

References
  • Piamenta, Moshe (1991) Dictionary of Post-Classical Yemeni Arabic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 39b–40b
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