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Tenlai t1_j1jhw2q wrote

Just a random question here. Ibn is son Al is of/from Arabi is Arabic

Or am I wrong and La is of/ from

Thank you to anyone who responds. :)

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Koth87 t1_j1jkejo wrote

Ibn - son (of)

al - the

'arabi - in this context, not the language "Arabic," but rather "Arabian" or "Arab"

"La" means "no"

Hope that helps :)

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Tenlai t1_j1jmio3 wrote

Appreciate you.

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doorbook t1_j1k2tj2 wrote

I think "Arabi" here is a name. Here is his full name,

Muḥammad ibn al-ʻArabī al-Ṭāʼī al-Ḥātimī

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Koth87 t1_j1kv04a wrote

It is used as a name, but it has a meaning.

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SaifEdinne t1_j1k35y2 wrote

'Arabi can also be a name and in this context I think it's a name.

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ReaperX24 t1_j1luyxu wrote

Generally speaking, any name of Arabic origin has some meaning behind it. 'Just a name' is not really a thing over here, except for names which predate the Arabic language.

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SaifEdinne t1_j1lyr4h wrote

I know that, but as you've pointed out Ibn stands for "son of".

So in this context, it's "son of 'Arabi". I never said it' s just a name, almost all names have a meaning. But here, the father is called 'Arabi and thus it says Ibn al-'Arabi (my neighbour's name is al-'Arabi)

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ReaperX24 t1_j1lzs83 wrote

Oh, I get you now. I assumed this part was already clear, but you are right to point it out for those who weren't aware that it's a name.

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galaxy7474 t1_j1o3s5n wrote

Ibn Arababi is the abbreviation of his full name Mohamed Ibn Arabi Literal translation would mean Mohamed son of arabi(arabian) would equate to something like Jhonny English for instance

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