بين

See also: بین, تین, پین, and ب ي ن

Arabic

Etymology 1

Compare with Hebrew בֵּין (béin), Aramaic 𐡁𐡉𐡍 (byn /⁠bēn⁠/), Ugaritic 𐎁𐎐 (bn), Ge'ez በይነ (bäynä), Old South Arabian 𐩨𐩺𐩬 (byn), 𐩨𐩬 (bn). Synchronically like an adverbial accusative of بَيْن (bayn, “interstice”) from the root ب ي ن (b-y-n).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baj.na/

• Audio:

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  • (Hijazi) IPA^(key): /beːn/, [be̞ːn]

Preposition

بَيْنَ • (bayna)

1. between (“in the position or interval that separates two things”)

   بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ ― baynī wa-bayna-ka ― between me and you

Inflection

Inflected forms
Base form					بَيْنَ (bayna)
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Singular		Dual	Plural
	Masculine	Feminine	Common	Masculine	Feminine
First person	بَيْنِي (baynī)		بَيْنَنَا (baynanā)
Second person	بَيْنَكَ (baynaka)	بَيْنَكِ (baynaki)	بَيْنَكُمَا (baynakumā)	بَيْنَكُمْ (baynakum)	بَيْنَكُنَّ (baynakunna)
Third person	بَيْنَهُ (baynahu)	بَيْنَهَا (baynahā)	بَيْنَهُمَا (baynahumā)	بَيْنَهُمْ (baynahum)	بَيْنَهُنَّ (baynahunna)

Derived terms

• مِنْ بَيْنِ (min bayni)
• بَيْنَمَا (baynamā)
• بَيْنَ بَيْنَ (bayna bayna)
• بَيْنَا (baynā)
• بَيْنَ يَدَيْ (bayna yaday)

Descendants

• Maltese: bejn
• → Swahili: baina

Etymology 2

Root
ب ي ن (b y n)
12 terms

Noun

بَيْن • (bayn) m

1. verbal noun of بَانَ (bāna, “to be separated”) (form I) – separation, division
2. interval, distance, space (between two things)
3. difference
4. separation, disunion, discord (obsolete)
   • a. 965, اَلْمُتَنَبِّي [al-mutanabbī], “نَرَى عِظَمًا بِالْبَيْنِ وَٱلصَّدُّ أَعْظَمُ [narā ʕiẓaman bi-l-bayni waṣ-ṣaddu ʔaʕẓamu]” (chapter 240), in أَبُو الْبَقَاء الْعُكْبَرِيّ [ʔabū l-baqāʔ al-ʕukbariyy], edited by إِبْرَاهِيم الْأَبْيَارِيّ [ʔibrāhīm al-ʔabyāriyy], مُصْطَفَى السَّقَّا [muṣṭafā s-saqqā], and عَبْد الْحَفِيظ شَلَبِيّ [ʕabd al-ḥafīẓ šalabiyy], ديوان أبي الطيب المتنبي بشرح أبي البقاء العكبري, part 4, Beirut, Lebanon: دَار الْمَعْرِفَة [dār al-maʕrifa], published 1978, →OCLC, page 81, verse 1:

     نَرَى عِظَمًا بِٱلْبَيْنِ وَٱلصَّدُّ أَعْظَمُ / وَنَتَّهِمُ ٱلْوَاشِينَ وَٱلدَّمْعُ مِنْهُمُ

     narā ʕiẓaman bi-l-bayni waṣ-ṣaddu ʔaʕẓamu / wanattahimu l-wāšīna wad-damʕu minhumū

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

5. union (of friends or companions) (obsolete)

Declension

Declension of noun بَيْن (bayn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَيْن bayn	الْبَيْن al-bayn	بَيْن bayn
Nominative	بَيْنٌ baynun	الْبَيْنُ al-baynu	بَيْنُ baynu
Accusative	بَيْنًا baynan	الْبَيْنَ al-bayna	بَيْنَ bayna
Genitive	بَيْنٍ baynin	الْبَيْنِ al-bayni	بَيْنِ bayni

Derived terms

• فِي الْبَيْنِ (fī l-bayni)

Verb

بَيَّنَ • (bayyana) II (non-past يُبَيِّنُ (yubayyinu), verbal noun تَبْيِين (tabyīn))

1. to make clear, to explain, to outline, to illustrate, to spell out
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:70:
     (Abdulhaleem)

     قَالُوا ٱدْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّنْ لَنَا مَا هِيَ إِنَّ الْبَقَرَ تَشَابَهَ عَلَيْنَا وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَمُهْتَدُونَ

     qālū dʕu lanā rabbaka yubayyin lanā mā hiya ʔinna l-baqara tašābaha ʕalaynā waʔinnā ʔin šāʔa l-lahu lamuhtadūna

     They said, ‘Call on your Lord for us, to show us [exactly] what it is: all cows are more or less alike to us. With God’s will, we shall be guided.’

2. to separate, to differentiate
3. to state, to announce
4. to marry off (one's daughter)
5. to become clear, to become visible, to be striking
6. to blossom, to grow (of a tree or its leaves)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of بَيَّنَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَبْيِين)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَبْيِين tabyīn
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُبَيِّن mubayyin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُبَيَّن mubayyan
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بَيَّنْتُ bayyantu	بَيَّنْتَ bayyanta	بَيَّنَ bayyana		بَيَّنْتُمَا bayyantumā	بَيَّنَا bayyanā		بَيَّنَّا bayyannā	بَيَّنْتُمْ bayyantum	بَيَّنُوا bayyanū
	f		بَيَّنْتِ bayyanti	بَيَّنَتْ bayyanat			بَيَّنَتَا bayyanatā			بَيَّنْتُنَّ bayyantunna	بَيَّنَّ bayyanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبَيِّنُ ʔubayyinu	تُبَيِّنُ tubayyinu	يُبَيِّنُ yubayyinu		تُبَيِّنَانِ tubayyināni	يُبَيِّنَانِ yubayyināni		نُبَيِّنُ nubayyinu	تُبَيِّنُونَ tubayyinūna	يُبَيِّنُونَ yubayyinūna
	f		تُبَيِّنِينَ tubayyinīna	تُبَيِّنُ tubayyinu			تُبَيِّنَانِ tubayyināni			تُبَيِّنَّ tubayyinna	يُبَيِّنَّ yubayyinna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبَيِّنَ ʔubayyina	تُبَيِّنَ tubayyina	يُبَيِّنَ yubayyina		تُبَيِّنَا tubayyinā	يُبَيِّنَا yubayyinā		نُبَيِّنَ nubayyina	تُبَيِّنُوا tubayyinū	يُبَيِّنُوا yubayyinū
	f		تُبَيِّنِي tubayyinī	تُبَيِّنَ tubayyina			تُبَيِّنَا tubayyinā			تُبَيِّنَّ tubayyinna	يُبَيِّنَّ yubayyinna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبَيِّنْ ʔubayyin	تُبَيِّنْ tubayyin	يُبَيِّنْ yubayyin		تُبَيِّنَا tubayyinā	يُبَيِّنَا yubayyinā		نُبَيِّنْ nubayyin	تُبَيِّنُوا tubayyinū	يُبَيِّنُوا yubayyinū
	f		تُبَيِّنِي tubayyinī	تُبَيِّنْ tubayyin			تُبَيِّنَا tubayyinā			تُبَيِّنَّ tubayyinna	يُبَيِّنَّ yubayyinna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		بَيِّنْ bayyin			بَيِّنَا bayyinā				بَيِّنُوا bayyinū
	f		بَيِّنِي bayyinī							بَيِّنَّ bayyinna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بُيِّنْتُ buyyintu	بُيِّنْتَ buyyinta	بُيِّنَ buyyina		بُيِّنْتُمَا buyyintumā	بُيِّنَا buyyinā		بُيِّنَّا buyyinnā	بُيِّنْتُمْ buyyintum	بُيِّنُوا buyyinū
	f		بُيِّنْتِ buyyinti	بُيِّنَتْ buyyinat			بُيِّنَتَا buyyinatā			بُيِّنْتُنَّ buyyintunna	بُيِّنَّ buyyinna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبَيَّنُ ʔubayyanu	تُبَيَّنُ tubayyanu	يُبَيَّنُ yubayyanu		تُبَيَّنَانِ tubayyanāni	يُبَيَّنَانِ yubayyanāni		نُبَيَّنُ nubayyanu	تُبَيَّنُونَ tubayyanūna	يُبَيَّنُونَ yubayyanūna
	f		تُبَيَّنِينَ tubayyanīna	تُبَيَّنُ tubayyanu			تُبَيَّنَانِ tubayyanāni			تُبَيَّنَّ tubayyanna	يُبَيَّنَّ yubayyanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبَيَّنَ ʔubayyana	تُبَيَّنَ tubayyana	يُبَيَّنَ yubayyana		تُبَيَّنَا tubayyanā	يُبَيَّنَا yubayyanā		نُبَيَّنَ nubayyana	تُبَيَّنُوا tubayyanū	يُبَيَّنُوا yubayyanū
	f		تُبَيَّنِي tubayyanī	تُبَيَّنَ tubayyana			تُبَيَّنَا tubayyanā			تُبَيَّنَّ tubayyanna	يُبَيَّنَّ yubayyanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبَيَّنْ ʔubayyan	تُبَيَّنْ tubayyan	يُبَيَّنْ yubayyan		تُبَيَّنَا tubayyanā	يُبَيَّنَا yubayyanā		نُبَيَّنْ nubayyan	تُبَيَّنُوا tubayyanū	يُبَيَّنُوا yubayyanū
	f		تُبَيَّنِي tubayyanī	تُبَيَّنْ tubayyan			تُبَيَّنَا tubayyanā			تُبَيَّنَّ tubayyanna	يُبَيَّنَّ yubayyanna

Adjective

بَيِّن • (bayyin) (feminine بَيِّنَة (bayyina), masculine plural بَيِّنُونَ (bayyinūna) or أَبْيِنَاء (ʔabyināʔ) or أَبْيَان (ʔabyān) or بُيَنَاء (buyanāʔ), feminine plural بَيِّنَات (bayyināt))

1. clear, evident, perspicuous
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 18:15:

     لَّوْلَا يَأْتُونَ عَلَيْهِم بِسُلْطَانٍ بَيِّنٍ فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرَىٰ عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا

     Why do they not produce a clear proof of them? Who then does more wrong than those who fabricate lies against Allah?

Declension

Declension of adjective بَيِّن (bayyin)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَيِّن bayyin	الْبَيِّن al-bayyin	بَيِّنَة bayyina	الْبَيِّنَة al-bayyina
Nominative	بَيِّنٌ bayyinun	الْبَيِّنُ al-bayyinu	بَيِّنَةٌ bayyinatun	الْبَيِّنَةُ al-bayyinatu
Accusative	بَيِّنًا bayyinan	الْبَيِّنَ al-bayyina	بَيِّنَةً bayyinatan	الْبَيِّنَةَ al-bayyinata
Genitive	بَيِّنٍ bayyinin	الْبَيِّنِ al-bayyini	بَيِّنَةٍ bayyinatin	الْبَيِّنَةِ al-bayyinati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَيِّنَيْن bayyinayn	الْبَيِّنَيْن al-bayyinayn	بَيِّنَتَيْن bayyinatayn	الْبَيِّنَتَيْن al-bayyinatayn
Nominative	بَيِّنَانِ bayyināni	الْبَيِّنَانِ al-bayyināni	بَيِّنَتَانِ bayyinatāni	الْبَيِّنَتَانِ al-bayyinatāni
Accusative	بَيِّنَيْنِ bayyinayni	الْبَيِّنَيْنِ al-bayyinayni	بَيِّنَتَيْنِ bayyinatayni	الْبَيِّنَتَيْنِ al-bayyinatayni
Genitive	بَيِّنَيْنِ bayyinayni	الْبَيِّنَيْنِ al-bayyinayni	بَيِّنَتَيْنِ bayyinatayni	الْبَيِّنَتَيْنِ al-bayyinatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَيِّنِين‎; أَبْيِنَاء‎; أَبْيَان‎; بُيَنَاء bayyinīn‎; ʔabyināʔ‎; ʔabyān‎; buyanāʔ	الْبَيِّنِين‎; الْأَبْيِنَاء‎; الْأَبْيَان‎; الْبُيَنَاء al-bayyinīn‎; al-ʔabyināʔ‎; al-ʔabyān‎; al-buyanāʔ	بَيِّنَات bayyināt	الْبَيِّنَات al-bayyināt
Nominative	بَيِّنُونَ‎; أَبْيِنَاءُ‎; أَبْيَانٌ‎; بُيَنَاءُ bayyinūna‎; ʔabyināʔu‎; ʔabyānun‎; buyanāʔu	الْبَيِّنُونَ‎; الْأَبْيِنَاءُ‎; الْأَبْيَانُ‎; الْبُيَنَاءُ al-bayyinūna‎; al-ʔabyināʔu‎; al-ʔabyānu‎; al-buyanāʔu	بَيِّنَاتٌ bayyinātun	الْبَيِّنَاتُ al-bayyinātu
Accusative	بَيِّنِينَ‎; أَبْيِنَاءَ‎; أَبْيَانًا‎; بُيَنَاءَ bayyinīna‎; ʔabyināʔa‎; ʔabyānan‎; buyanāʔa	الْبَيِّنِينَ‎; الْأَبْيِنَاءَ‎; الْأَبْيَانَ‎; الْبُيَنَاءَ al-bayyinīna‎; al-ʔabyināʔa‎; al-ʔabyāna‎; al-buyanāʔa	بَيِّنَاتٍ bayyinātin	الْبَيِّنَاتِ al-bayyināti
Genitive	بَيِّنِينَ‎; أَبْيِنَاءَ‎; أَبْيَانٍ‎; بُيَنَاءَ bayyinīna‎; ʔabyināʔa‎; ʔabyānin‎; buyanāʔa	الْبَيِّنِينَ‎; الْأَبْيِنَاءِ‎; الْأَبْيَانِ‎; الْبُيَنَاءِ al-bayyinīna‎; al-ʔabyināʔi‎; al-ʔabyāni‎; al-buyanāʔi	بَيِّنَاتٍ bayyinātin	الْبَيِّنَاتِ al-bayyināti

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

بِينَ • (bīna) (form I) /biː.na/

1. third-person masculine singular past passive of بَانَ (bāna)

References

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

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic بَيْنَ (bayna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bajn/, /biːn/

• Audio:

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Preposition

بَيْن • (bayn or bīn)

1. between (in the position or interval that separates two things)

Inflection

Inflected forms of بين
Base form					بين (bayn, bīn)
Personal-pronoun- including forms		singular		plural
		m	f
1st person		بيني (bayni, bīni)		بينا (bīnna)
2nd person		بينك (baynek, bīnek)	بينك (baynki, bīnki)	بينكم (baynkum, bīnkum)
3rd person		بينه (baynu, bīnu)	بينها (baynha, bīnha)	بينهم (baynhum, bīnhum)

Derived terms

• من بين (men bayn, men bīn)
• بينما (baynemma, bīnemma)
• بين بين (bayn bayn, bīn bīn)

Etymology 2

Root
ب ي ن
1 term

From Arabic بَيَّنَ (bayyana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baj.jan/

Verb

بين • (bayyan) II (non-past يبين (ybayyan))

1. to make clear, to explain, to outline, to illustrate

Conjugation

Conjugation of بين
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	بيّنت (bayyant)	بيّنتي (bayyanti)	بيّن (bayyan)		بيّننا (bayyanna)	بيّنتوا (bayyantu)	بيّنوا (bayynu)
	f			بيّنت (bayynāt)
non-past	m	نبيّن (nbayyan)	تبيّن (tbayyan)	يبيّن (ybayyan)		نبيّنوا (nbayynu)	تبيّنوا (tbayynu)	يبيّنوا (ybayynu)
	f		تبيّني (tbayyni)	تبيّن (tbayyan)
imperative	m		بيّن (bayyan)				بيّنوا (bayynu)
	f		بيّني (bayyni)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1

Picture dictionary

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بين

Prepositions of location

From Arabic بَيْنَ (bayna).

Alternative forms

• بينات (bēnāt)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beːn/, [beːn]

• Audio (Jerusalem):

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Preposition

بين • (bēn)

1. between (in the position or interval that separates two things)

   فيه خلاف بيني وبينك.

   fīh ḵilāf bēni u-bēnak

   There is a disagreement between us.

   حطّه بين الباب والشبّاك.

   ḥaṭṭo bēn il-bāb w-iš-šubbāk

   I've placed it between the door and the window.

Usage notes

• بين (bēn) may be repeated if the second part is a pronoun.

Inflection

Inflected forms of بين
Base form					بين (bēn)
Personal-pronoun- including forms		singular		plural
		m	f
1st person		بيني (bēni)		بينّا (bēnna)
2nd person		بينك (bēnak)	بينك (bēnek)	بينكم (bēnkom)
3rd person		بينه (bēno)	بينها (bēnha)	بينهم (bēnhom)

Etymology 2

Root
ب ي ن
2 terms

From Arabic بَيَّنَ (bayyana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baj.jan/, [ˈbaj.jan]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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Verb

بيّن • (bayyan) II (present ببيّن (bibayyen))

1. to appear, to be visible

   Synonyms: ظهر (ẓahar), بان (bān)

   هادي أوّل مرّة بعرف إنّه البحر ممكن يبيّن من رام الله.

   hādi ʔawwal marra baʕref ʔinno il-baḥr mumkin ybayyen min rām-allah

   This is the first time I know that the sea could be seen from Ramallah.

   ليش ما عمّ بتبيّن؟

   lēš mā ʕamm bitbayyen

   Why don't we see you anymore?

   (literally, “Why aren't you being visible?”)

   ما بحبّ أبيّن.

   mā baḥebb abayyen

   I don't like to be conspicuous.

   (literally, “I don't like to be visible.”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of بيّن (bayyan)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	بيّنت (bayyant)	بيّنت (bayyant)	بيّن (bayyan)		بيّننا (bayyanna)	بيّنتو (bayyantu)	بيّنو (bayyanu)
	f		بيّنتي (bayyanti)	بيّنت (bayyanat)
present	m	ببيّن (babayyen)	بتبيّن (bitbayyen)	ببيّن (bibayyen)		منبيّن (minbayyen)	بتبيّنو (bitbayynu)	ببيّنو (bibayynu)
	f		بتبيّني (bitbayyni)	بتبيّن (bitbayyen)
subjunctive	m	ابيّن (abayyen)	تبيّن (tbayyen)	يبيّن (ybayyen)		نبيّن (nbayyen)	تبيّنو (tbayynu)	يبيّنو (ybayynu)
	f		تبيّني (tbayyni)	تبيّن (tbayyen)
imperative	m		بيّن (bayyen)				بيّنو (bayynu)
	f		بيّني (bayyni)