Arabic - English Dictionary بينما
Root: ب ي ن م ا
ظرف زمان يدل على المفاجأة مركَّب من (بين) و (ما) الاسميّة الدالّة على وقت محذوف، ويكثر ورود (إذ) و (إذا) الدالتين على المفاجأة بعده
🇬🇧 Translation:
An adverb of time indicating suddenness, composed of (bain) and the nominal (ma) indicating a deleted time. The particles (idž) and (idza) indicating surprise frequently occur after it.
ظرف بمعنى في حين
🇬🇧 Translation:
An adverb of time denoting surprise, composed of (بين) and the nominal (ما) indicating an implied time. The particles (إذ) and (إذا) denoting surprise frequently follow it.
Example / Citation:
- " بينما أنا سائر رأيت حادثا في الطّريق
- بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ جُلُوسٌ إِذْ طَلَعَ عَلَيْنَا رَجُلٌ [حديث] "
🇬🇧 Translation:
- " While I was walking, I saw an accident on the road
- {While we were sitting, suddenly a man appeared to us [Hadith]} "