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بَون
gap (a wide difference between two things) /ˈbawn/
nounB2#3863 most common
Also: distance, disparity
Example sentences
هناك بَونٌ بين الاثنين.
There is a gap between the two.
البَونُ بين الغني والفقير كبير.
The gap between the rich and the poor is large.
يوجد بَونٌ شاسع بين رأيي ورأيه.
There is a vast gap between my opinion and his.
البَونُ بين النظرية والتطبيق واضح في هذا المشروع.
The gap between theory and practice is clear in this project.
اتسع البَونُ بين الجيلين مع تطور التكنولوجيا.
The gap between the two generations widened as technology advanced.
على الرغم من التقارب الظاهري، ظل البَونُ الثقافي بين الحضارتين شاسعاً يصعب ردمه.
Despite the apparent closeness, the cultural gap between the two civilizations stayed vast and hard to bridge.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | بَونٌ | None |
| Genitive | بَونٍ | None |
| Accusative | بَوناً | None |
| Vocative | يا بَونُ | None |
Word family
بانto become clear, to stand apart
تباينvariance, discrepancy
مُتباينvarying, differing
مُباينةdifference, disparity
بَينونةseparation, estrangement
Etymology
بَون comes from the triliteral Semitic root ب-و-ن, a hollow root tied to the verb بان (to stand apart, to become distinct). Classical dictionaries such as Lisan al-Arab treat بَون as a direct variant of بَين (distance, betweenness), the two forms sharing the same core sense of separation. The word survives mainly in the fixed phrase بَون شاسع, a vast gap, used to describe stark contrasts.
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