Where does “بين” come from?
بين (Moroccan Arabic) comes from Arabic بين, from Arabic ي, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.
بين (Moroccan Arabic): between in the position or interval that separates two things
Definitions
- between in the position or interval that separates two things
Ancestry of “بين”, step by step
بين traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic بين
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | بين | between; verbal noun of بَانَ – separation,... |
| 2 | Arabic | ي | bound object pronoun: me, my; The nisba suffix,... |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | ʿayn- | eye |
| 4 | Hebrew | עַיִן | eye |
via Arabic بَيْنَ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | بَيْنَ | — |