bayn باين
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“bayn” (باين) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning clear, obvious.
Meanings
- clear, obvious
- visible, apparent
- it seems, apparently
Usage
Bayn comes from the verb ban, "to appear". It describes what can be seen or is obvious: rah koulchi bayn, "everything is clear". It agrees in gender and number: bayna (feminine), baynin (plural). At the start of a sentence, it introduces a deduction, meaning "it looks like" or "apparently": bayn ghadi tchta, "it looks like it's going to rain". The phrase bayn liya, "it seems to me", softens a statement. Context decides between certainty and mere supposition. It is often translated too strongly as "obviously".
Example
راه كولشي باين.
rah koulchi bayn.
“Everything is clear.”
Forms
| feminine | bayna |
|---|---|
| plural | baynin |
| feminine plural | baynat |
Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “bayn” but also “bayen”, “baine”, “bayne” and “bain”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “bayn” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “obvious, plain to see”; “visible, noticeable”: bayen in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “visible, apparent”; “obvious, clear”: bayen in Tunisian.