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تَبَيَّن
to become clear, to turn out /taˈbaj.ja.na/
verbB1#2273 most common
Also: to be revealed, to ascertain, to discern, to be evident
Example sentences
تَبَيَّنَ أنَّهُ صَحيح.
It turned out to be true.
تَبَيَّنَ لي أنَّ الطَّريقَ طَويل.
It became clear to me that the road is long.
بَعْدَ الفَحْصِ، تَبَيَّنَ أنَّ المَريضَ بِخَيْر.
After the examination, it turned out that the patient is fine.
عِنْدَما قَرَأْتُ التَّقْريرَ، تَبَيَّنْتُ حَقيقَةَ الأمْر.
When I read the report, I ascertained the truth of the matter.
لَمْ يَتَبَيَّنِ الباحِثونَ سَبَبَ الظّاهِرَةِ إلّا بَعْدَ سَنَواتٍ مِنَ الدِّراسَة.
The researchers did not discern the cause of the phenomenon until after years of study.
يَتَبَيَّنُ مِنْ سِياقِ النَّصِّ أنَّ الكاتِبَ قَصَدَ المَعْنى المَجازِيَّ لا الحَرْفِيّ.
It is evident from the context of the text that the writer intended the figurative meaning, not the literal one.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَتَبَيَّنُ | تَبَيَّنْتُ | سَأَتَبَيَّنُ |
| 2sg | تَتَبَيَّنُ | تَبَيَّنْتَ | سَتَتَبَيَّنُ |
| 3sg | يَتَبَيَّنُ | تَبَيَّنَ | سَيَتَبَيَّنُ |
| 1pl | نَتَبَيَّنُ | تَبَيَّنّا | سَنَتَبَيَّنُ |
| 2pl | تَتَبَيَّنونَ | تَبَيَّنْتُم | سَتَتَبَيَّنونَ |
| 3pl | يَتَبَيَّنونَ | تَبَيَّنوا | سَيَتَبَيَّنونَ |
Word family
بَيَّنَto make clear, to explain
بَيانstatement, declarationبَيِّنclear, evident
مُبينmanifest, plain
تِبيانclarification, exposition
Etymology
The verb comes from the triliteral Semitic root b-y-n, which carries the sense of separation and, from it, of clarity and distinction. تَبَيَّن is the Form V (تَفَعَّل) reflexive of Form II بَيَّن, "to make clear." So the literal force is "to make itself clear," hence "to become clear" or "to turn out."
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