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بَيِّن
clear, evident /ˈbaj.jin/
adjectiveA1#183 most common
Also: obvious, manifest, plain
Example sentences
هٰذا الأَمْرُ بَيِّنٌ.
This matter is clear.
الجَوابُ بَيِّنٌ وسَهْلٌ.
The answer is clear and easy.
الفَرْقُ بَيِّنٌ بَيْنَ الكَلِمَتَيْنِ.
The difference between the two words is clear.
قَدَّمَ المُحامي دَليلاً بَيِّناً أمامَ القاضي.
The lawyer presented clear proof before the judge.
الحَلالُ بَيِّنٌ والحَرامُ بَيِّنٌ، وبَيْنَهُما أُمورٌ مُشْتَبِهاتٌ.
The lawful is clear and the unlawful is clear, and between them are doubtful matters.
في خِطابِهِ السِّياسيِّ كانَتْ مَواقِفُهُ بَيِّنةً لا تَحْتَمِلُ التَّأْويلَ.
In his political speech his positions were clear and admitted no other interpretation.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | بَيِّنٌ | بَيِّنونَ |
| Genitive | بَيِّنٍ | بَيِّنينَ |
| Accusative | بَيِّناً | بَيِّنينَ |
| Vocative | يا بَيِّنُ | يا بَيِّنونَ |
Word family
بَيَّنَ (bayyana)to make clear, explain, demonstrate
بَيان (bayān)statement, clarity, eloquence
بَيِّنة (bayyina)clear proof, evidence
مُبِين (mubīn)clear, manifest
تَبَيَّنَ (tabayyana)to become clear, to ascertain
Etymology
بَيِّن comes from the Semitic root b-y-n, which carries the idea of separation and distinction. What is set apart from its surroundings is easy to see, so the root also means clear and evident. The same root gives بَيان, meaning clear speech, and بَيْن, meaning between. Hebrew shares the root in bin, to discern.
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