"ابن" meaning in Persian

See ابن in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʔibn/ [Classical-Persian], [ʔɪbn] [Dari, formal], [ʔɪbn] [Dari, formal], [ʔɪbn] [Kabuli], [ʔibn] (note: Hazaragi), [ʔebn] [Iran, formal], [ʔibn] [Tajik, formal] Forms: اِبن [canonical], ebn [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic اِبْن (ibn). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fa|ar|اِبْن}} Borrowed from Arabic اِبْن (ibn) Head templates: {{fa-noun|head=اِبن|tr=ebn}} اِبن • (ebn)
  1. ibn; a word meaning "son", used only in patronymic names and certain literary expressions borrowed from Arabic.
    Sense id: en-ابن-fa-noun-d86InTJW Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Persian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Yemeni Arabic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 1 2 1 1 0 33 25 33 1 1 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 1 1 0 34 25 34 1 1 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Yemeni Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 1 13 6 2 0 5 58 5 1 8 1 1 1
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "اِبْن"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Arabic اِبْن (ibn)",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic اِبْن (ibn).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "اِبن",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ebn",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "اِبن",
        "tr": "ebn"
      },
      "expansion": "اِبن • (ebn)",
      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 2 1 1 0 33 25 33 1 1 1 1 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 2 1 1 0 34 25 34 1 1 1 1 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 13 6 2 0 5 58 5 1 8 1 1 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yemeni Arabic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Avicenna",
          "roman": "ebn-e sinâ",
          "text": "ابن سینا",
          "translation": "Avicenna",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Ibn Arabi",
          "roman": "ebn-e 'arabi",
          "text": "ابن عربی",
          "translation": "Ibn Arabi",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Ibn al-Haytham",
          "roman": "ebn-e heysam",
          "text": "ابن هیثم",
          "translation": "Ibn al-Haytham",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ibn; a word meaning \"son\", used only in patronymic names and certain literary expressions borrowed from Arabic."
      ],
      "id": "en-ابن-fa-noun-d86InTJW",
      "links": [
        [
          "ibn",
          "ibn"
        ],
        [
          "patronymic",
          "patronymic#English"
        ],
        [
          "name",
          "name#English"
        ],
        [
          "Arabic",
          "Arabic#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔibn/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɪbn]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɪbn]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɪbn]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔibn]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔebn]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔibn]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ابن"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Yemeni Arabic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yemeni Arabic lemmas",
    "Yemeni Arabic masculine nouns",
    "Yemeni Arabic nouns",
    "Yemeni Arabic terms derived from Arabic",
    "Yemeni Arabic terms inherited from Arabic",
    "ayn:Family"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "اِبْن"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Arabic اِبْن (ibn)",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic اِبْن (ibn).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "اِبن",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ebn",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "اِبن",
        "tr": "ebn"
      },
      "expansion": "اِبن • (ebn)",
      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Persian lemmas",
        "Persian nouns",
        "Persian terms borrowed from Arabic",
        "Persian terms derived from Arabic",
        "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Persian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Avicenna",
          "roman": "ebn-e sinâ",
          "text": "ابن سینا",
          "translation": "Avicenna",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Ibn Arabi",
          "roman": "ebn-e 'arabi",
          "text": "ابن عربی",
          "translation": "Ibn Arabi",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Ibn al-Haytham",
          "roman": "ebn-e heysam",
          "text": "ابن هیثم",
          "translation": "Ibn al-Haytham",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ibn; a word meaning \"son\", used only in patronymic names and certain literary expressions borrowed from Arabic."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ibn",
          "ibn"
        ],
        [
          "patronymic",
          "patronymic#English"
        ],
        [
          "name",
          "name#English"
        ],
        [
          "Arabic",
          "Arabic#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔibn/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɪbn]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɪbn]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɪbn]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔibn]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔebn]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔibn]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ابن"
}

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