بين

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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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

From the root ب ي ن‎ (b-y-n).

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)
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)

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 dʿu lanā rabbaka yubayyin lanā mā hiya ʾinna l-baqara tašābaha ʿalaynā waʾinnā ʾin šāʾa 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.’

Conjugation

Conjugation of

بَيَّنَ

(form-II sound)

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 ʾubayyinu	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 ʾubayyina	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 ʾubayyin	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 ʾubayyanu	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 ʾubayyana	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 ʾubayyan	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 (ʾabyināʾ) or أَبْيَان‎ (ʾabyān) or بُيَنَاء‎ (buyanāʾ), feminine plural بَيِّنَات‎ (bayyināt))

1. clear, evident, perspicuous

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; ʾabyināʾ‎; ʾabyān‎; buyanāʾ	الْبَيِّنِين‎‎; الْأَبْيِنَاء‎‎; الْأَبْيَان‎‎; الْبُيَنَاء‎ al-bayyinīn‎; al-ʾabyināʾ‎; al-ʾabyān‎; al-buyanāʾ	بَيِّنَات‎ bayyināt	الْبَيِّنَات‎ al-bayyināt
Nominative	بَيِّنُونَ‎‎; أَبْيِنَاءُ‎‎; أَبْيَانٌ‎‎; بُيَنَاءُ‎ bayyinūna‎; ʾabyināʾu‎; ʾabyānun‎; buyanāʾu	الْبَيِّنُونَ‎‎; الْأَبْيِنَاءُ‎‎; الْأَبْيَانُ‎‎; الْبُيَنَاءُ‎ al-bayyinūna‎; al-ʾabyināʾu‎; al-ʾabyānu‎; al-buyanāʾu	بَيِّنَاتٌ‎ bayyinātun	الْبَيِّنَاتُ‎ al-bayyinātu
Accusative	بَيِّنِينَ‎‎; أَبْيِنَاءَ‎‎; أَبْيَانًا‎‎; بُيَنَاءَ‎ bayyinīna‎; ʾabyināʾa‎; ʾabyānan‎; buyanāʾa	الْبَيِّنِينَ‎‎; الْأَبْيِنَاءَ‎‎; الْأَبْيَانَ‎‎; الْبُيَنَاءَ‎ al-bayyinīna‎; al-ʾabyināʾa‎; al-ʾabyāna‎; al-buyanāʾa	بَيِّنَاتٍ‎ bayyinātin	الْبَيِّنَاتِ‎ al-bayyināti
Genitive	بَيِّنِينَ‎‎; أَبْيِنَاءَ‎‎; أَبْيَانٍ‎‎; بُيَنَاءَ‎ bayyinīna‎; ʾabyināʾa‎; ʾabyānin‎; buyanāʾa	الْبَيِّنِينَ‎‎; الْأَبْيِنَاءِ‎‎; الْأَبْيَانِ‎‎; الْبُيَنَاءِ‎ al-bayyinīna‎; al-ʾabyināʾi‎; al-ʾabyāni‎; al-buyanāʾi	بَيِّنَاتٍ‎ bayyinātin	الْبَيِّنَاتِ‎ al-bayyināti

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

بِينَ • (bīna) (form I)

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

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Moroccan Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic بَيْنَ‎ (bayna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bajn/, /biːn/

• Audio

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Preposition

بَيْن or 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): /bij.jan/

Verb

بين • (biyyan) (form II, non-past يبين‎ (ybiyyan))

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	بينت‎ (biyyant)	بينتي‎ (biyyanti)	بين (biyyan)		بيننا‎ (biyyanna)	بينتوا‎ (biyyantu)	بينوا‎ (biyynu)
	f			بينت‎ (biyynāt)
non-past	m	نبين‎ (nbiyyan)	تبين‎ (tbiyyan)	يبين‎ (ybiyyan)		نبينوا‎ (nbiyynu)	تبينوا‎ (tbiyynu)	يبينوا‎ (ybiyynu)
	f		تبيني‎ (tbiyyni)	تبين‎ (tbiyyan)
imperative	m		بين (biyyan)				بينوا‎ (biyynu)
	f		بيني‎ (biyyni)

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic بَيْنَ‎ (bayna).

Alternative forms

• بينات‎ (bēnāt)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beːn/, [beːn]

• Audio (Jerusalem)

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Preposition

Picture dictionary
بين فوق تحت بـ/ في قدام ورا على جنب بين
Prepositions of location

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.

   ‏حاططه 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

From Arabic بَيَّنَ‎ (bayyana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baj.jan/, [ˈbaj.jan]

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Verb

بيّن • (bayyan) (form 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)