Basin in a dream: meaning in Ibn Sirin, al-Nabulsi and Ibn Shahin

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Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi, Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam

In a dream it is a slave girl or a servant.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 227

So whoever sees that he is using a basin of copper, then he will buy a slave girl from the Turks, because copper comes from the Turks.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 227

And if it is of silver, then the slave girl is a Byzantine (Rumiyya), splendid in beauty.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 227

And if it is of glass, then she is a Slav (Saqlabiyya).

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 227

And if it is of gold, then she is a beautiful, beloved woman who demands of him more expenditure than he can bear, so he spends unwillingly.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 227

And if it is of crystal, then she is a free woman whom he marries and takes pleasure in.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 227

Ibn Shahin al-Zahiri, al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat

As for the basin: Abu Sa'id al-Wa'iz said the basin is a slave-girl or a servant.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 236

attributed to Ibn Sirin, Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam

The basin is a slave girl or a servant. So whoever sees as though he is using a basin of copper, then he will purchase a Turkish slave girl, because copper is brought from the Turks.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 688–691

And if the basin is of silver, then the slave girl is a Byzantine one.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 688–691

And if it is of gold, then she is a beautiful woman who demands of him what he cannot manage and burdens him with what he cannot bear.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 688–691

And it is said that the basin is a woman who gives sincere counsel to her husband, indicating the cause of his purity and his deliverance.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 688–691

Artemidorus of Daldis, Oneirocritica (1644 English translation)

TO dream of a Bason, signifieth a good Maid:

Oneirocritica (1644 English translation), The Third Booke of Artimedorus His Exposition of Dreames.

to drinke or eate therein, is love of the Servant:

Oneirocritica (1644 English translation), The Third Booke of Artimedorus His Exposition of Dreames.

to sée himselfe in the Bason, as in a Glasse, is to have children by the Servant.

Oneirocritica (1644 English translation), The Third Booke of Artimedorus His Exposition of Dreames.

Kinds and conditions of Basin

fountain basin (shadhirwan)

Ibn Shahin al-Zahiri, al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat

his standing, the goodness of his life, the length of his lifespan, and an increase in his provision. And if he is certain that he owns it or that it belongs to him, then the attainment of that is greater, and glad tidings of obtaining reward.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 124

And whoever sees that he is sitting at a fountain basin (shadhirwan) and his companions are around him, then he will attain joy and gladness, ample provision, and the attainment of his desire.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 124

basin/pool own page

Ibn Shahin al-Zahiri, al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat

As for the Basin of al-Kawthar, it has already been treated in its section in the fourth chapter. As for the rest of basins in general, they are interpreted in four ways: men who are of benefit to people, wealthy folk, gathered wealth, and people from whose work people derive benefit.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 125

Al-Kirmani said: Whoever sees that he was the cause of constructing a public drinking basin, then he performs good deeds.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 125

basin (washbowl)

Ibn Shahin al-Zahiri, al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat

And whoever sees as though he is using a basin of copper, then he will purchase a Turkish slave girl, because copper is obtained from the Turks.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 237–238

And if the basin is of silver, then the slave girl he purchases is a Byzantine (Greek) one.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 237–238

basin (water trough)

Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi, Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam

In a dream it is a man of authority, noble, generous, and beneficial.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 82

(And if he sees) a basin full of water, then he will attain honour and might from a generous, noble man.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 82

basin (lakan)

Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi, Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam

In a dream it is of the same standing as the basin (tast).

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 303

(And whoever sees) that he is looking into a basin as one looks into a mirror, then it indicates children who will be born to him from his slave-girl.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 303

water basin

attributed to Ibn Sirin, Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam

(The water basin) is a man of authority, noble and beneficial.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 587–590

If he sees a full basin, then he will attain honor and might from a generous man.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 587–590

fountain basin (in houses/baths)

Ibn Shahin al-Zahiri, al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat

And there is a distinction between the fisqiyyah (fountain basin) and the birkah (pool): as for the birkah, it is the very wide one that lies in open country; but if it is in roofed houses, it is called a hirah, and sometimes it is called a birkah. As for the fisqiyyah, it is that which is in houses, bathhouses, and the like.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 123

So whoever sees a fountain basin in his house, it is an increase in livelihood, and the attainment of ease and amplitude. Sometimes the fountain basin indicates a woman, and its ruling in interpretation is like the ruling of the pool; but a stoppage on the side of the fountain basin corresponds to a stoppage in livelihood and ease. And sometimes the fountain basin indicates a concubine.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 123

basin-maker

Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi, Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam

He is the maker of the basin, and in a dream he is a broker of women and a scout for them.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 227

And likewise the maker of the funnel and the drinking-jug.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 227

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