بون
See also: پون, تون, نون, ئون, and یوں
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root ب و ن (b-w-n).
Noun
بَوْن • (bawn) m
- gap, distance, disparity
Declension
Declension of noun بَوْن (bawn)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بَوْن bawn | الْبَوْن al-bawn | بَوْن bawn |
| Nominative | بَوْنٌ bawnun | الْبَوْنُ al-bawnu | بَوْنُ bawnu |
| Accusative | بَوْنًا bawnan | الْبَوْنَ al-bawna | بَوْنَ bawna |
| Genitive | بَوْنٍ bawnin | الْبَوْنِ al-bawni | بَوْنِ bawni |
Noun
بُون • (būn) pl
- plural of بِوَان (biwān, “tent pole”)
Etymology 2
From German Bonn.
Proper noun
بون • (Bon, Bōn) f
- Bonn (a city in North Rhine-Westphalia; former capital city of Germany)
Omani Arabic
Alternative forms
- بنك (bunk)
Etymology
From Persian بن (bun).
Noun
بون (būn) m
- origin, root
References
- Nöldeke, Theodor (1895), “Über einen arabischen Dialect”, in Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes (in German), volume 9, page 22
- Reinhardt, Carl (1894) Ein arabischer Dialekt gesprochen in ʿOmān und Zanzibar, nach praktischen Gesichtspunkten für das Seminar für Orientalische Sprachen in Berlin (Lehrbücher des Seminars für Orientalische Sprachen in Berlin; XIII) (in German), Stuttgart & Berlin: W. Spemann, page 103, variant Reinhardt, Carl (1894) Ein arabischer Dialekt gesprochen in ʿOmān und Zanzibar, nach praktischen Gesichtspunkten für das Seminar für Orientalische Sprachen in Berlin (Lehrbücher des Seminars für Orientalische Sprachen in Berlin; XIII) (in German), Stuttgart & Berlin: W. Spemann, page 81
Persian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buːn/
Noun
بون • (bun)
- (dialectal, Shiraz, Kazerun, Eqlid) alternative form of بان (bân, “roof”)
Derived terms
- پشتبون (pošt-e-bun, “rooftop”)
Southwestern Fars
Noun
بون (bun)
- (Masarm, Deh Sarv) roof
Ushojo
Verb
بون (bōn)
- to be