بين between in Arabic
بين is how you say “between” in Arabic.
Root ب ي ن b-y-n. preposition / adverb. bayna.
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Meaning of between in Arabic
- between, among the common preposition of place, time, or relation
- separation, interval, space between the underlying noun sense, from بَانَ 'to become separated'
Example sentence
وَلَيْسَ بِشَاغِلٍ يَشْغَلُكَ عَنِ اللَّهِ كَنَفْسِكَ الَّتِي هِيَ بَيْنَ جَنْبَيْكَ
And nothing can distract you from Allah like your own self between your sides.
بَيْنَ between
'bayna' = 'between'.
The English is machine-translated.
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How it is used
The root's basic verb بَانَ carries two linked meanings: 'to become separated' and 'to become clear, manifest, known'. The preposition بَيْنَ reflects the first sense — the interval or space separating two things — while most of its other derivatives (بيّن, بَيَان, بَيِّنَة) build on the second, 'clarity'.
Words from the same root
- بَانَ to separate; to become clear
- بَيَّنَ to make clear, explain
- بَيَانٌ clarity, exposition, explanation
- بَيِّنَةٌ clear proof, evidence
- مُبِينٌ clear, manifest, evident
More example sentences
وَمَا أَنْت بالمشتاق إِن قلت بَيْننَا
You are not longing if you say there is distance between us,
بَيْنَنَا between us
A place-word 'between' fused with '-na' (us), in the accusative as an adverb — 'between us [is distance]'. The complaint of separation that betrays a lukewarm love.
أما علمت أَن الصَّادِق إِذا هم ألْقى بَين عَيْنَيْهِ عزمه
Do you not know that the truthful person, when he resolves, casts his determination before his eyes?
بَيْنَ between
A place-word 'between', frozen in the accusative and governing the genitive — 'between his two eyes'. It builds 'before / in front of' him.
قدم التقادم بَين يَدي الْمُلْتَقى فَاسْتَبْشَرَ بِالرِّضَا عِنْد الْقدوم
Present the gifts before the meeting, and rejoice with acceptance upon arrival.
بَيْنَ before
A place-word 'between', frozen in the accusative and governing the genitive — 'between the hands of', the idiom for 'before / in front of'. It builds 'ahead of the meeting'.
ثم ذكر محله الذي يخرج منه وهو بين الصلب والترائب
Then He mentioned its place from which it emerges, which is between the backbone and the ribs.
بَيْنَ between
A preposition 'between', the predicate of 'and it is': 'it is between...'. It forces the genitive on the two nouns it links and sets up a two-sided position.
وهذه الآية الدالة على قدرة الخالق سبحانه نظير إخراجه اللبن الخالص من بين الفرث والدم
And this verse, which indicates the power of the Creator, glorified is He, is like His bringing forth pure milk from between filth and blood.
بَيْنِ between
This noun means 'between' and itself behaves like a little possessive head: it stands directly before the two things it sits between and pulls them into the genitive. The preceding 'from between' stacks two location words to pin down the source.
Common questions
- How do you say "between" in Arabic?
- بَيْنَ (bayna).
- What does the root ب ي ن mean?
- It carries the sense of things separating or becoming distinct/clear, seen in words like بَيَّنَ 'to explain' and بَيِّنَة 'clear proof'.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).