*bin-: 'son'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *bin- |
| Meaning | 'son' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 9 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʔibn-, pl. ban-ūna (BK 1, 168) | BK 1, 168 | |
| Akkadian | bīnu OAkk., OA, SB (CAD B 242-3; AHw 127) | CAD B 242-3; AHw 127 | |
| Harsusi | ḥe-būn (pl.) (JH 18) | JH 18 | |
| Canaanite | Moab bn (HJ 170), Amm bn (HJ 170), Edom (HJ 170) | HJ 170 | |
| Ugaritic | bn (DULAT 222) | DULAT 222 | |
| Geez | bǝnta ʕayn (LGz. 99) | LGz. 99 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | bn (T 47), bn (HJ 168) | T 47; HJ 168 | |
| Jibbali | mín, bóntǝ (JJ 27) | JJ 27 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | bēn (HALOT 137), bn (HJ 170), pB. bēn (Ja 176) | HALOT 137; HJ 170; Ja 176 | |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Qat bn (Ricks 28-9), Min bn (LM 21), Sab bn (SD 29; Sabaweb lemma 1197) | Ricks 28-9; LM 21; SD 29; Sabaweb lemma 1197 | |
| Judaic Aramaic | bǝnīn, pl. of bar (Ja 188; DJPA 97a apud CAL) | Ja 188; DJPA 97a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | bi/unum (DULAT 222); bin, bun: bi-na-an, bi-nu-um, i-la-bí-ni (Ur III) (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 120); binum, bunum (Gelb AS 21, 16) | DULAT 222; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 120; Gelb AS 21 16 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | Nab bn (HJ 170), Sam bn (Tal 103) | HJ 170; Tal 103 | |
| Punic | bʿn (T 47); bn (HJ 168); Neo-Punic bnm, in bbnm (Krahmalkov 108) | T 47; HJ 168; Krahmalkov 108 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | bnayyā (Kogan 2011, 234) | Kogan 2011 234 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | ḥə-būn (Kogan 2011, 234) | Kogan 2011 234 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic bn (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 61); bny; Taymanitic bny (Al-Jallad 2026, 29) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 61; Al-Jallad 2026 29 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | /bin, bun/: names bí-ne-li-im, bí-ni-ma-ni (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 120) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 120 | gloss withheld |
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Notes
Soqotri bint, bit (LS 89) is an Arabic loan.
Updated 22 October 2026