تبن
العربية
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تبن¹
Where it comes from
From تَبَنَّى (tabannā), denominal verb from اِبْن (ibn), from Proto-Semitic *bin-.
noun تَبَنٍّ · tabannin · تَبَنِّي · التَّبَنِّي
- verbal noun of تَبَنَّى (tabannā) (form V)
- adoption
تبن²
Where it comes from
Likely borrowed from Aramaic תִּבְנָא / ܬܒܢܐ (teḇnā, “straw”), which is suspected mainly because of the varying vocalization, and also because this root is underdeveloped or it has the unrelated meaning of a “bowl”. The Aramaic might in turn come from Akkadian 𒅔𒉡𒁕 (/tibnu/, “straw”) but can likewise be cognate. Else the word is only present in Hebrew תֶּבֶן (teḇen, “straw”), in which language there is nothing to relate to either.
noun تِبْن · تَبْن · tibn · tabn · أَتْبَان
- straw; hay
تبن³
Where it comes from
Denominal verb of تِبْن (tibn, “straw”). In the “to bung” sense allegedly motivated by Spanish taponar.
verb تَبَنَ · tabana · يَتْبِنُ · تَبْن · تَابِن
- to give straw to, to feed with straw; to sell straw
تبن⁴
verb تَبَّنَ · tabbana · يُتَبِّنُ · تَتْبِين · مُتَبِّن
- to feed with straw
- to bung, to cork
تبن⁵
noun تَبْن · tabn · التَّبْن · تَبْنٌ
- verbal noun of تَبَنَ (tabana, “to give straw to”)
تبن⁶
Where it comes from
Like the more productive root ط ب ن (ṭ b n), from which there is with the like meanings طَبِنَ (ṭabina) and طَبِن (ṭabin).
verb تَبِنَ · tabina · يَتْبَنُ · تَبَن · تَبَانَة
- to be sagacious, to be callid, to be skillful in knowing, to be minute in inspection
تبن⁷
adjective تَبِن · tabin · التَّبِن · تَبِنٌ
- intelligent, callid, sagacious, skillful in knowing, minute in inspection
تبن⁸
noun تَبَن · taban · التَّبَن · تَبَنٌ
- verbal noun of تَبِنَ (tabina, “to be callid”)
تبن⁹
Where it comes from
Uncertain with possible connection to Akkadian 𒋰𒉌𒌈 (/tabnītu/, “an offering basket, a place to deposit tribute to a ruler or offerings before deities”, literally “well-arranged, well-made or constructed”) and Akkadian 𒁀𒀀𒉡 (/bānu/, “a ewer, vessel that fills up other vessels”, literally “that which does what it was made for; a by-name for a ewer in ritual texts”), therefore distantly being connected to ب ن ي (b n y).
noun تِبْن · tibn · التِّبْن · تِبْنٌ
- a great bowl that can satisfy the thirst of twenty, a vessel used to fill drinking cups
- a generous chieftain, one who gives large amounts
- a wolf for its thirst for blood being likened to a great vessel's amount
In English
Talk about this word "تبن." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AA%D8%A8%D9%86. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. تبن. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AA%D8%A8%D9%86 "تبن." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AA%D8%A8%D9%86.Cite this
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title = {تبن},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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