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Definition of 'ben'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) ben, bene, from (etyl) .
Alternative forms
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Noun
( en-noun)
(obsolete) A prayer; a petition.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) ben, bene, variation of bin, .
Preposition
( en-prep)
(Scotland|northern England) In, into.
* 2008 , (James Kelman), Kieron Smith, Boy , Penguin 2009, p. 32:
- And he was waving to me to creep in, so I just did and then just to skip ben the front and then in the lobby.
Adjective
Inner, interior.
Derived terms
* ben-end, ben-room
Noun
( en-noun)
(Scotland|Northern England) Ben-room: The inner room of a two-room hut or shack (as opposed to the but).
Derived terms
* but and ben
Etymology 3
Probably representing a North African pronunciation of (etyl)
Noun
( en-noun)
A tree, Moringa oleifera or horseradish tree of Arabia and India, which produces oil of ben.
The winged seed of the ben tree.
The oil of the ben seed.
Synonyms
* (tree) (l), (l), (l)
Derived terms
* ben-nut
Etymology 4
(etyl) .
Alternative forms
* Ben
Noun
(-)
(usually|capitalised) Son of (used with Hebrew and Arabic surnames).
Etymology 5
From (etyl) beinn
Noun
( en-noun)
A Scottish or Irish mountain or high peak.
Similar to 'ben'been, ban, bun, bean, bin, bion, bein, bn, bain, boon, boun, bawn, bunn
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