Ban

See also Appendix:Variations of "ban"

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bæn/, SAMPA: /b{n/
• Rhymes: -æn

Etymology 1

From Old English bannan, from Proto-Germanic *bannan (“‘curse, forbid’”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰa- (“‘say’”). Cognate with German bannen and Armenian [[բան#Template:Hy|բան]] (ban).

Verb

Infinitive to Ban

Third person singular bans

Simple past banned

Past participle banned

Present participle banning

to Ban (third-person singular simple present bans, present participle banning, simple past and past participle banned)

1. To forbid or block from participation.

   Bare feet are banned in this establishment.

Synonyms

• forbid
• prohibit
• disallow

Translations

forbid

Bulgarian: забранявам bg(bg), анатемосвам bg(bg) Chinese: 禁止 (jìn zhǐ) Finnish: kieltää fi(fi) French: interdire fr(fr), proscrire fr(fr) Greek: απαγορεύω el(el) Hungarian: tilt hu(hu), kitilt hu(hu) Indonesian: cekal Italian: espellere it(it), vietare it(it), censurare it(it), bandire it(it)

Romanian: interzice ro(ro) Russian: запрещать ru(ru) (zapr'eš'át') (impf.), запретить ru(ru) (zapr'etít') REDIRECT Template:pf.; банить ru(ru) (bánit') (impf.), забанить ru(ru) (zabánit') REDIRECT Template:pf. internet slang Slovene: prepovedati sl(sl) Spanish: prohibir es(es) Swedish: banna sv(sv) Telugu: నిషేధించు (nishaedhiMchu)

Noun

Singular Ban

Plural {{{1}}}

Ban ({{{1}}})

1. prohibition

Related terms

• black ban
• total fire ban

Translations

prohibition

Bulgarian: забрана bg(bg), запрещение bg(bg), анатема bg(bg) Finnish: kielto fi(fi) French: interdiction fr(fr) Greek: απαγόρευση el(el) f. Italian: proibizione it(it), divieto it(it)

Portuguese: proibição pt(pt) f., [[{{{2}}}#Portuguese|{{{2}}}]] [[:pt:{{{2}}}|pt(pt)]] Russian: запрет ru(ru) (zapr'ét) m., запрещение ru(ru) (zapr'eš'énije) n., бан ru(ru) (ban) m. internet slang Telugu: నిషేధము (nishaedhamu)

See also

• banns

Etymology 2

From Romanian

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Noun

Singular Ban

Plural bani

Ban (bani)

1. A subdivision of currency, equal to a 1/100th of a Romanian leu
2. A subdivision of currency, equal to a 1/100th of a Moldavian леу

Etymology 3

From Banburismus; coined by Alan Turing.

Noun

Singular Ban

Plural {{{1}}}

Ban ({{{1}}})

1. A unit measuring information or entropy based on base-ten logarithms, rather than the base-two logarithms that define the bit.

Derived terms

• deciban

Synonyms

• dit
• hartley

Anagrams

• ABN,
• nab, NAB
• NBA

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Dutch

Noun

Ban m. (plural bannen)

1. excommunication, denunciation
2. anathema which is cast upon one who is excommunicated
3. magic spell
4. (archaic) exile

Verb

Ban

1. The first-person singular present indicative of bannen.
2. The imperative of bannen.

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch band (“‘band, connection, tire/tyre’”)

Noun

Ban

1. tyre / tire

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ban]

Noun

Ban (pl)

1. Genitive plural of bean.

   of women

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Japanese

Noun

Ban (hiragana ばん)

1. 晩: evening
2. 番: guard
3. 判: size
4. 盤: board, block, disc

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Mandarin

Number

Ban (Pinyin ban4, tra&sim 半)

1. half

Derived terms

• banzhenbanjia

Suffix

Ban (Pinyin bān, sim 般)

1. Alternative spelling of -ban.

Pinyin syllable

ban

1. Nonstandard spelling of bān.
2. Nonstandard spelling of bǎn.
3. Nonstandard spelling of bàn.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Mapudungun

Noun

Ban (using Raguileo Alphabet)[[Category:Template:Arn nouns|Ban]]

1. death

Verb

Ban (using Raguileo Alphabet)[[Category:Template:Arn verbs|Ban]]

1. To die.
2. First-person singular realis mood form of ban; I died; I have died.

Conjugation

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O'odham

Noun

Ban [[Category:Template:Ood nouns|Ban]]

1. coyote

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Old English

Etymology

From Template:Gem[[Category:ang:Template:Gem derivations|Ban]] *baina-. Cognate with Old Frisian [[ben#Template:Ofs|bēn]], Old Saxon bēn (Dutch been (“‘bone, leg’”)), Old High German bein (German Bein (“‘leg’”)), Old Norse bein (Icelandic bein (“‘bone’”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ba:n/

Noun

bān n. (plural bān)

1. bone; a bone

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Romanian

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

Ban m. (plural bani)

1. money; coin

Declension

    declension of Ban

	singular		plural
gender m.	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
Nominative/Accusative	un Ban	banul	nişte bani	banii
Genitive/Dative	unui Ban	banului	unor bani	banilor
Vocative	—	—	—	—

Usage notes

Usually used in the plural form, bani

See also

• bancnotă (paper money, bank note)

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Vietnamese

Noun

ban

1. time

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Volapük

Etymology

French bain

Noun

Ban

1. bath

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Welsh

Noun

Ban m. [[Category:Template:Cy nouns|Ban]]

1. peak

Mutation

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