بينة

Arabic

Root
ب ي ن (b y n)
13 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baj.ji.na/

Noun

بَيِّنَة • (bayyina) f (plural بَيِّنَات (bayyināt))

1. evidence, clear proof
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 20:133:

     وَقَالُوا لَوْلَا يَأْتِينَا بِآيَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِ ۚ أَوَلَمْ تَأْتِهِم بَيِّنَةُ مَا فِي الصُّحُفِ الْأُولَىٰ

     waqālū lawlā yaʔtīnā biʔāyatin min rabbihi ʔawalam taʔtihim bayyinatu mā fī ṣ-ṣuḥufi l-ʔūlā

     They demand, “If only he could bring us a sign from his Lord!”1 Have they not ˹already˺ received a confirmation of what is in earlier Scriptures?

Declension

Declension of noun بَيِّنَة (bayyina)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَيِّنَة bayyina	الْبَيِّنَة al-bayyina	بَيِّنَة bayyinat
Nominative	بَيِّنَةٌ bayyinatun	الْبَيِّنَةُ al-bayyinatu	بَيِّنَةُ bayyinatu
Accusative	بَيِّنَةً bayyinatan	الْبَيِّنَةَ al-bayyinata	بَيِّنَةَ bayyinata
Genitive	بَيِّنَةٍ bayyinatin	الْبَيِّنَةِ al-bayyinati	بَيِّنَةِ bayyinati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَيِّنَتَيْن bayyinatayn	الْبَيِّنَتَيْن al-bayyinatayn	بَيِّنَتَيْ bayyinatay
Nominative	بَيِّنَتَانِ bayyinatāni	الْبَيِّنَتَانِ al-bayyinatāni	بَيِّنَتَا bayyinatā
Accusative	بَيِّنَتَيْنِ bayyinatayni	الْبَيِّنَتَيْنِ al-bayyinatayni	بَيِّنَتَيْ bayyinatay
Genitive	بَيِّنَتَيْنِ bayyinatayni	الْبَيِّنَتَيْنِ al-bayyinatayni	بَيِّنَتَيْ bayyinatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَيِّنَات bayyināt	الْبَيِّنَات al-bayyināt	بَيِّنَات bayyināt
Nominative	بَيِّنَاتٌ bayyinātun	الْبَيِّنَاتُ al-bayyinātu	بَيِّنَاتُ bayyinātu
Accusative	بَيِّنَاتٍ bayyinātin	الْبَيِّنَاتِ al-bayyināti	بَيِّنَاتِ bayyināti
Genitive	بَيِّنَاتٍ bayyinātin	الْبَيِّنَاتِ al-bayyināti	بَيِّنَاتِ bayyināti

Adjective

بَيِّنَة • (bayyina) f

1. feminine singular of بَيِّن (bayyin)
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 29:35:

     وَلَقَد تَّرَكْنَا مِنْهَا آيَةً بَيِّنَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ

     walaqad taraknā minhā ʔāyatan bayyinatan liqawmin yaʕqilūna

     And We did leave ˹some of˺ its ruins as a clear lesson for people of understanding.