Core sense — the body, without the head and limbs; a short coat of mail; an old mountain-goatgenerated
1she is beautiful in respect of the body—إِنَّهَا لَحَسَنَةُ الأَبْدَانِ
The body, without the head and arms and legs, according to Az; or the body without the arms and legs; or the part from the shoulder-joint to the buttocks; or the جَسَدَ [generally meaning the body together with the members] of a man, often applied to the whole of the جَسَد. In Qur'ān 10:92 it is said to mean the body without soul.
Plural أَبْدَانٌ.
This phrase is mentioned by Lh, as though the term بَدَنٌ were applied to every portion of her.
partnership in bodily labours for the acquiring of gains—شِرْكَةُ الأَبْدَانِ
Originally شِرْكَةٌ بِالأَبْدَانِ.
Qur’ān 10:92 approximate — somewhere between 10:87 and 10:109 Lane cites “Kur x. 92”
Qur’ān 10:92 the verse Lane’s citation points to, and it uses this root
فَٱلْيَوْمَ نُنَجِّيكَ بِبَدَنِكَ لِتَكُونَ لِمَنْ خَلْفَكَ ءَايَةً ۚ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِ عَنْ ءَايَـٰتِنَا لَغَـٰفِلُونَ"This day shall We save thee in the body, that thou mayest be a sign to those who come after thee! but verily, many among mankind are heedless of Our Signs!"Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)
1.1figurative · مجاز
And hence: the part of a shirt, or of a [garment of the kind called] جُبَّة, that lies against the back and the belly, [i. e. its body,] without the sleeves and the دَخَارِيص [or gores with which it is widened]. Plural as above.
1.2figurative · مجاز — inferred
Also a short دِرْع [or coat of mail], of the measure of the body; or [a coat of mail] like a دِرْع, except that it is short, covering only the body, with short sleeves; or, as some say, any دِرْع.
IAar and Th say that it has this meaning in Qur'ān 10:92, but Akh says that this claim is of no account. Plural as above.
Qur’ān 10:92 approximate — somewhere between 10:87 and 10:109 Lane cites “Kur x. 92”
Qur’ān 10:92 the verse Lane’s citation points to, and it uses this root
فَٱلْيَوْمَ نُنَجِّيكَ بِبَدَنِكَ لِتَكُونَ لِمَنْ خَلْفَكَ ءَايَةً ۚ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِ عَنْ ءَايَـٰتِنَا لَغَـٰفِلُونَ"This day shall We save thee in the body, that thou mayest be a sign to those who come after thee! but verily, many among mankind are heedless of Our Signs!"Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)
1.3figurative · مجاز — inferred
And a small [garment of the kind called] جُبَّة, as being likened to a coat of mail.
1.4
According to Kr: a limb, or member; or, specially, the limbs, or members, of a slaughtered camel, to which he applies it specially in one instance. Plural as above.
[In one text the first of these two explanations is wrongly joined to the first explanation in this entry by the conjunction او.]
1.5
Also an old, or aged, man; or that is رَجُلٌ بَدَنٌ.
[In like manner, Golius says, on the authority of the S, that بَادِنٌ and بَدِنٌ signify annosus et senior, applied to a man and also to a woman; but this explanation is wrong, and the second of these words I do not find in any lexicon.]
1.6
And an old mountain-goat; or that is وَعِلٌ بَدَنٌ.
[In the present day بَدَن is applied to the wild goat of the Arabian and Egyptian deserts and mountains, the capra jaela of Hamilton Smith, called by some an ibex; as is also تَيْتَل, properly ثَيْتَلٌ.]
Plural [of paucity] أَبْدُنُ [in the CK, wrongly, أَبْدَنٌ], and [of multitude] بُدُونٌ, which is irregular, on the authority of IAar.
The rájiz says, describing a bitch and a mountain-goat: [I had said, when El-'Ikáb appeared, and El-Hikáb contained her and the old mountain-goat, "Exert yourself: for every worker there is a recompense: the head and the shanks and the hide shall be yours"]
shāhidقَدْ قُلْتُ لَمَّا بَدَتِ العُقَابُوَضَمَّهَا وَالبَدَنَ الحِقَابٌجِدِّى لِكُلِّ عَامِلٍ ثَوَابُاَلرَّأْسُ وَالأَكْرُعُ وَالإِهَابُ
العقاب is the name of a bitch, and الحقاب is a certain mountain. He says: catch this goat, and I will make your recompense the head and the shanks and the hide.
[Hence Golius was led to mistake الحِقَاب for a meaning of البَدَنُ.]
1.7figurative · مجاز — inferred
The lineage, or parentage, of a man, and his grounds of pretension to respect or honour.
Qur’ānic occurrences بَدَن
10:92
فَٱلْيَوْمَ نُنَجِّيكَ بِبَدَنِكَ لِتَكُونَ لِمَنْ خَلْفَكَ ءَايَةً ۚ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِ عَنْ ءَايَـٰتِنَا لَغَـٰفِلُونَ"This day shall We save thee in the body, that thou mayest be a sign to those who come after thee! but verily, many among mankind are heedless of Our Signs!"
Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.
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The body, without the head and arms and legs; (M, Msb, K;) so says Az: (Msb:) or the body without the arms and legs: (Mgh:) or [the part] from the shoulder-joint to the posteriors [inclusive]: (TA [as from the Mgh, in my copy of which it is not found]:) or the جَسَدَ [generally meaning the body together with the members] of a man; (S;) often applied. to the whole of the جَسَد ; (Az, TA;) and in the Kur x. 92 it is said to mean the body without soul: (S:) pl. أَبْدَانٌ ; (M, Msb;) whence the phrase, mentioned by Lh, إِنَّهَا لَحَسَنَةُ الأَبْدَانِ [meaning Verily she is beautiful in respect of the body], as though the term بَدَنٌ were applied to every portion of her. (M.) شِرْكَةُ الأَبْدَانِ is originally شِرْكَةٌ بِالأَبْدَانِ , meaning Copartnership in bodily labours for the acquirement of gains. (Msb.) And hence, The part of a shirt, (Mgh, Msb,) and of a [garment of the kind called] جُبَّة , (Mgh,) that lies against the back and the belly, [i. e. the body thereof,] without the sleeves and the دَخَارِيص [or gores with which it is widened]: (Mgh, Msb:) pl. as above. (Msb.) Also A short دِرْع [or coat of mail], (S, M, K,) of the measure of the body: (M:) or it is [a coat of mail] like a دِرْع , except that it is short, only such as covers the body, with short sleeves: (T:) or, as some say, any دِرْع : (M:) and so it is said to mean in the Kur x. 92 by IAar (T) and by Th; (M;) but Akh says that this assertion is of no account: (S:) pl. as above. (M, K.) And A small [garment of the kind called] جُبَّة ; as being likened to a coat of mail. (TA.) Accord. to Kr, (M,) A limb, or member: or, specially, the limbs, or members, of a slaughtered camel: (M, K: [in the latter of which, the former of these two explanations is improperly connected with the first in this paragraph by the conjunction او :]) to these he specially applies it in one instance: pl. as above. (M.) Also An old, or aged, man: (K:) or so رَجُلٌ بَدَنٌ . (T, S, M.) [In like manner, بَادِنٌ and بَدِنٌ are said by Golius, as on the authority of the S, to signify annosus et senior, applied to a man, and also to a woman; but this explanation is wrong; and the latter word I do not find in any lexicon.] And An old mountain-goat: (M, K:) or so وَعِلٌ بَدَنٌ : (S:) [in the present day, بَدَن is applied to the wild goat of the Arabian and Egyptian deserts and mountains; the capra jaela of Hamilton Smith; called by some an ibex; as is also تَيْتَل , properly ثَيْتَلٌ :] pl. [of pauc.] أَبْدُنُ (M, K [in the CK, erroneously, أَبْدَنٌ ]) and [of mult.] بُدُونٌ , which is extr. [with respect to rule], on the authority of IAar. (M, TA.) The rájiz says, describing a bitch (S, M) and a mountain-goat, (M, TA,) 1 (S, * M, * TA,) [I had said, when El-' Ikáb appeared, and El-Hikáb comprised her and the old mountain-goat, “Exert thyself: for every worker there is a recompense: the head and the shanks and the hide shall be thine”]: العقاب is the name of a bitch, and الحقاب is a certain mountain: he says, “Catch thou this goat, and I will make thy recompense to be the head and the shanks and the hide.” (TA.) [Hence Golius has been led to mistake الحِقَاب for a signification of البَدَنُ .] قَدْ قُلْتُ لَمَّا بَدَتِ العُقَابُ | وَضَمَّهَا وَالبَدَنَ الحِقَابٌ | جِدِّى لِكُلِّ عَامِلٍ ثَوَابُ | اَلرَّأْسُ وَالأَكْرُعُ وَالإِهَابُ The lineage, or parentage, of a man, and his grounds of pretension to respect or honour. (M, K.)