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بَيَّن
to make clear, explain /bajˈjana/
verbB2#4282 most common
Also: to clarify, to demonstrate, show, to state, set out
Example sentences
هُوَ يُبَيِّنُ الدَّرْسَ.
He explains the lesson.
بَيَّنَتِ المُعَلِّمَةُ القَاعِدَةَ لِلطُّلَّابِ.
The teacher explained the rule to the students.
بَيَّنَ الطَّبِيبُ لِلمَرِيضِ أَسْبَابَ المَرَضِ.
The doctor explained to the patient the causes of the illness.
يُبَيِّنُ التَّقْرِيرُ أَنَّ الاقْتِصَادَ يَتَحَسَّنُ تَدْرِيجِيًّا.
The report shows that the economy is gradually improving.
بَيَّنَتِ الدِّرَاسَةُ الحَدِيثَةُ العَلَاقَةَ بَيْنَ التَّدْخِينِ وَأَمْرَاضِ القَلْبِ.
The recent study demonstrated the link between smoking and heart disease.
يَنْبَغِي عَلَى الحُكُومَةِ أَنْ تُبَيِّنَ بِوُضُوحٍ السِّيَاسَاتِ الَّتِي سَتَتَّبِعُهَا لِمُعَالَجَةِ الأَزْمَةِ.
The government ought to clearly set out the policies it will follow to address the crisis.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُبَيِّنُ | بَيَّنْتُ | سَأُبَيِّنُ |
| 2sg | تُبَيِّنُ | بَيَّنْتَ | سَتُبَيِّنُ |
| 3sg | يُبَيِّنُ | بَيَّنَ | سَيُبَيِّنُ |
| 1pl | نُبَيِّنُ | بَيَّنَّا | سَنُبَيِّنُ |
| 2pl | تُبَيِّنُونَ | بَيَّنْتُمْ | سَتُبَيِّنُونَ |
| 3pl | يُبَيِّنُونَ | بَيَّنُوا | سَيُبَيِّنُونَ |
Word family
بَيِّنclear, evident
بَيَانstatement, declaration, clarification
تَبَيَّنَto become clear, to find out, to ascertain
مُبِينmanifest, clear
بَيْنَbetweenEtymology
بَيَّن comes from the Semitic root ب-ي-ن, which carries the core sense of separation and distinctness, and by extension clarity. This verb is the Form II pattern of the root, and Form II in Arabic often turns a basic quality into a caused action, so 'to be distinct' becomes 'to make distinct, to clarify'. The same root gives بَيْنَ, the preposition 'between', and بَيَان, 'a clear statement'. This is a Semitic root, not an Indo-European one, so no PIE root applies.
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