Bowl 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

[A bowl] made of wood: in a dream it is worldly gain and wealth that comes to him from a journey.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 274

And one of earthenware: worldly gain in the homeland.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 274

Bowls and basins indicate the state of affairs in the management of a person's livelihood, and how it will be.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 274

(And whoever sees) that he is licking a bowl or his fingers, then his provision has run out and his appointed term has arrived.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 274

The bowl is a woman or a servant, and it indicates the place in which he makes his living and to which provisions come.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 274

So whoever sees a group of people gathered around a large bowl or a great dish: if they are people of the desert, it is their land and their farmland.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 274

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

Then it is a noble journey in which he attains abundance. And it is said: it is a journey to a king of great standing. And it is said: abundance and ease for whoever finds it, because it is the source of food and of eating.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 224–227

The bowl made of wood indicates obtaining wealth on a journey, and the earthenware one indicates obtaining it while settled at home.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 224–227

Silver vessels are all servants in trade and in the household, especially the small dishes.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 224–227

And it is said: bowls and basins indicate beauty in the management of a person's livelihood.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 224–227

Kinds and conditions of Bowl

eating from a bowl

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

Whoever sees that he is eating from a bowl and has consumed all that was in it, or has finished the food he was eating, then it is interpreted as the running out of his lifespan.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 242

And whoever sees that he is eating food, whether from a bowl or from something else, and some of it remains left over, then that is the measure of what remains of his lifespan; so let him take account of that food and measure by it accordingly.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 242

large dish (bowl)

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

It is in a dream a person's sustenance.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 205

So whoever sees that he is licking a dish, then his sustenance has run out and his appointed time has come.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 205

large wine bowl (batiya)

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

In a dream it is a plump slave-girl with whom one adorns himself.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 32

And the batiya, if it be of glass, indicates the righteous wife, the concubine, and the companion by whom one is made comely.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 32

bowl (drinking/serving vessel)

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

In a dream it is the man's beloved, and what is loved of him is the sweets that are presented to him upon it.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 63–64

(So whoever sees) that a bowl of faluzaj (a sweet pudding) was presented to him, then he will see from his beloved an increase of love in his heart.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 63–64

bowl (zubdiyya)

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

In a dream it is a wife or the livelihood of his house.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 142

So if it is fine in the dream, or its value is great, it indicates the honour of the one it signifies.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 142

large bowl

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

As for the large bowl, if it is empty it is not praiseworthy, and it may indicate idleness. But if there is in it something to be eaten and used from it, then it is interpreted as travel and the attainment of good and benefit.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 238–239

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

(As for the large bowl) it signifies the woman and the servant, and the place in which one makes one's living and to which provisions come.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 705–709

maker or seller of earthenware bowls (ghadayiri)

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

He is the maker of earthenware bowls or their seller. Seeing him in a dream indicates a seller of slave-girls and slaves, or of riding beasts.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 257

And seeing him indicates the gathering of crowds together for good or for evil, according to the measure of the dreamer and his rank.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 257

jafanah (instrument/bowl)

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

As for the jafanah (large bowl), it is interpreted as glory, high rank, blessing, worry, grief, calamity, false speech, and contrary matters.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 195

Whoever sees that a king gave him a jafanah, then he will experience glory and elevation; and if that is not the case, then it is the removal of his worry and grief. And if he is a scholar, then he will benefit people with his knowledge.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 195

goblet / bowl

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

The goblet is the man's beloved, and what is loved of it is the sweetness that is served in it. That is because sweetness in the goblet indicates an increase of love in the heart of his beloved for him.

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

And if the goblet is served with something of sour vegetables in it, then enmity and hatred toward him will appear in the house of his beloved.

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

large bowl (jafnah)

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

It is the large bowl; it indicates in a dream a woman or a servant.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 73

And perhaps it indicates sustenance.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 73

bowls/containers

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

As for bowls, they are interpreted as women, just as platters are interpreted likewise. Whatever of them is attributed to perfume is an enchanter of women, and whatever is attributed to sweets, then it is beautiful women.

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

bowl / cup

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

As for the bowl (tasah), its interpretation is like the interpretation of the drinking cup, except that it is said that the bowl is a means of livelihood.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 238–239

Also in the sources

bowls of sweets · sweets vessels and bowls · large drinking bowl (batiya) · bowl and tray · bowl (tasah) · wooden bowl

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