How to say "statement, communiqué" in Arabic
Shifted meaningMeaningstatement, communiqué
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
بَيَان
bayānביאן
بيان
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
הצהרה
hatsharaهَاتْسْهَارَا
How the two words are related
Shifted meaning
Same root as a Hebrew word, but the meaning drifted over the centuries.
Arabic root
ب-ي-نHebrew root
ב-י-ןRoot b-y-n 'be distinct' gives Arabic bayna 'between' — precisely Hebrew בין. A bayān makes things distinct: a clarification, an official statement; Hebrew took the same distinguishing and made it understanding — הבין, בינה.
Related Hebrew word:הביןhevinهِڤِين
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In a phrase
أَصْدَرَت الْحُكُومَة بَيَان
aṣdarat al-ḥukūma bayānאצדרת אל-חכומה ביאןThe government issued a statement.
Plural
بَيَانَات
bayānātביאנאתSound feminine plural -āt; bayānāt is also the modern word for 'data'.