ابن

العربية

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ابن

  • /ibn/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *bin-.

noun اِبْن · ibn · أَبْنَاء · بَنُون · بَنَات · اِبْنَة

  1. son بُنَيَّ/بُنَيَّتِي
  2. descendant, scion
  3. offspring, son of the fatherland
  4. member (of a group or set of people or things)

In English

  • child son or daughter; someone's child
  • son a male person in relation to his parents
  • ben son of

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MLA

"ابن." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

ابن. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86

Chicago

"ابن." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86.

BibTeX
@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ابن},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

The meanings are in English: this language's words come from the English Wiktionary. From Wiktionary, the free dictionary, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Recordings from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free license: Ar-ابن.ogg.