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بَطْن

stomach

NounRoot ب-ط-ن

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Plural
بُطُون
Other plural
أَبْطُن

Most common words from the same root

Adjective
بِطَانِيّ
endothelial
Adjective
بَاطِن
interior
Noun
بَطَّانِيَّة
blanket
Noun
بُطَيْن
ventricle
Noun
بِطَانَة
inside
Verb · Form I
بَطُنَ
to be big-bellied

بَطْن in English

Noun

  1. stomach, abdomen
  2. womb
  3. interior
  4. depth
  5. clan

Word origin

From the root ب ط ن (b ṭ n). Cognate with Hebrew בֶּטֶן (béten, “stomach”), Aramaic בטנא (baṭnā, “womb”), Ugaritic 𐎁𐎉𐎐 (bṭn, “to be pregnant”).

Words from the root ب-ط-ن

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بَطُنَ · present يَبْطُنُ
Form I · The plain action

to be big-bellied, to be paunchy

بَطَانَة
Verbal noun
بَطَن
Verbal noun
أَبْطَن
Active participle
بَطِين
Active participle
بَطِن
Active participle · Adjective
big-bellied
بَطَنَ · present يَبْطُنُ
Form I · The plain action

to be concealed, to be hidden; to enter, to become familiar; to enter (a valley, a house, etc.)

بَطْن
Verbal noun
stomach
بُطُون
Verbal noun
بَاطِن
Active participle · Adjective
interior
مَبْطُون
Passive participle
diseased in the belly
بَطَنَ · present يَبْطُنُ
Form I · The plain action

to strike (someone's) belly

بَطْن
Verbal noun
بَاطِن
Active participle
مَبْطُون
Passive participle
بَطَّنَ · present يُبَطِّنُ
Form II · Causative or intensive

to fill, to line, to inlay

تَبْطِين
Verbal noun
padding
مُبَطِّن
Active participle · Adjective
who lines
مُبَطَّن
Passive participle · Adjective
lined
اِسْتَبْطَنَ · present يَسْتَبْطِنُ
Form X · Seeking or considering

to internalize; to introspect, penetrate, delve into

اِسْتِبْطَان
Verbal noun
مُسْتَبْطِن
Active participle
مُسْتَبْطَن
Passive participle
بِطَانِيّ
Adjective
endothelial
بَطَّانِيَّة
Noun · f.
blanket
بُطَيْن
Noun · m.
ventricle
بِطَانَة
Noun · f.
inside
بَاطِنِيّ
Adjective
internal
بِطْنَة
Noun · f.
gluttony
إِبْطَان
Noun · m.
مِبْطَان
Adjective
big-bellied
بِطَان
Noun · m.
a girth of a camel-saddle

بَطْن: plural and other forms

Singularبَطْن
Pluralبُطُون
Alternative pluralsأَبْطُن

بَطْن in a sentence

From a fully vowelled text

وَفِي وَقْتِ وِلاَدَتِهَا إِذَا فِي بَطْنِهَا تَوْأَمَانِ.And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.Genesis 38:27, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
هَا هِيَ قُوَّتُهُ فِي مَتْنَيْهِ، وَشِدَّتُهُ فِي عَضَلِ بَطْنِهِ.Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.Job 40:16, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
عَلَيْكَ أُلْقِيتُ مِنَ الرَّحِمِ. مِنْ بَطْنِ أُمِّي أَنْتَ إِلهِي.I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly.Psalms 22:10, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

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