بناء

Arabic

Root
ب ن ي (b n y)
12 terms

Etymology 1.1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bi.naːʔ/

Noun

بِنَاء • (bināʔ) m (dual بِنَاءَانِ (bināʔāni), plural أَبْنِيَة (ʔabniya))

verbal noun of بَنَى (banā) (form I)
(uncountable) building, construction (act of)
(countable) structure (of an organism, etc.)
(countable) building, structure (edifice)
(countable) a tent for residing in the desert^[1]
1. canopy, roof, ceiling
  Synonym: سَقْف (saqf)
  - 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:22:
    ٱلَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ فِرَٰشًا وَّٱلسَّمَاءَ بِنَاءً وَّأَنْزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَأَخْرَجَ بِهِ مِنَ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ رِزْقًا لَّكُمْ […]
    llaḏī jaʕala lakumu l-ʔarḍa firāšan was-samāʔa bināʔan waʔanzala mina s-samāʔi māʔan faʔaḵraja bihi mina ṯ-ṯamarāti rizqan lakum […]
    He Who for you made the land a bed and the firmament a canopy, and sent down rain from the sky. With it then He brought forth of the fruits as sustenance for you; […]
(grammar) the quality of a having a fixed form regardless of syntactic position or grammatical case

Declension

Declension of noun بِنَاء (bināʔ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِنَاء bināʔ	الْبِنَاء al-bināʔ	بِنَاء bināʔ
Nominative	بِنَاءٌ bināʔun	الْبِنَاءُ al-bināʔu	بِنَاءُ bināʔu
Accusative	بِنَاءً bināʔan	الْبِنَاءَ al-bināʔa	بِنَاءَ bināʔa
Genitive	بِنَاءٍ bināʔin	الْبِنَاءِ al-bināʔi	بِنَاءِ bināʔi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِنَاءَيْن bināʔayn	الْبِنَاءَيْن al-bināʔayn	بِنَاءَيْ bināʔay
Nominative	بِنَاءَانِ bināʔāni	الْبِنَاءَانِ al-bināʔāni	بِنَاءَا bināʔā
Accusative	بِنَاءَيْنِ bināʔayni	الْبِنَاءَيْنِ al-bināʔayni	بِنَاءَيْ bināʔay
Genitive	بِنَاءَيْنِ bināʔayni	الْبِنَاءَيْنِ al-bināʔayni	بِنَاءَيْ bināʔay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَبْنِيَة ʔabniya	الْأَبْنِيَة al-ʔabniya	أَبْنِيَة ʔabniyat
Nominative	أَبْنِيَةٌ ʔabniyatun	الْأَبْنِيَةُ al-ʔabniyatu	أَبْنِيَةُ ʔabniyatu
Accusative	أَبْنِيَةً ʔabniyatan	الْأَبْنِيَةَ al-ʔabniyata	أَبْنِيَةَ ʔabniyata
Genitive	أَبْنِيَةٍ ʔabniyatin	الْأَبْنِيَةِ al-ʔabniyati	أَبْنِيَةِ ʔabniyati

Descendants

Maltese: bini
→ Azerbaijani: bina
→ Chagatai: بِنا
- Uyghur: بىنا (bina)
- Uzbek: bino
→ Bashkir: бина (bina)
→ Crimean Tatar: bina
→ Kazakh: бейне (beine)
→ Kumyk: бина (bina)
→ Malay: bina
- Indonesian: bina
→ Ottoman Turkish: بنا (binâ)
- Turkish: bina
- → Laz: ბინა (bina)
- → Romanian: bina
→ Persian: بنا (benâ)
→ Tajik: бино (bino)
→ Tatar: бина (bina)
→ Turkmen: bina
→ Urdu: بنا (binā)

References

^ Lane, Edward William (1863) “بناء”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bi.naː.ʔan/

Noun

بِنَاءً • (bināʔan)

indefinite accusative singular of بِنَاء (bināʔ)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: binaən
→ Chagatai: بناء
- Uyghur: بىنائەن (bina'en)
- Uzbek: binoan
→ Ottoman Turkish: بناء (binâʾen)
- Turkish: binaen
→ Persian: بناءً (benâ'an)

Etymology 1.3

Occupational noun from the verb بَنَى (banā, “to build”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

بَنَّاء • (bannāʔ) m (dual بَنَّاءَانِ (bannāʔāni), plural بَنَّاؤُون (bannāʔūn), feminine بَنَّاءَة (bannāʔa))

Declension

Declension of noun بَنَّاء (bannāʔ)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَنَّاء bannāʔ	الْبَنَّاء al-bannāʔ	بَنَّاء bannāʔ	بَنَّاءَة bannāʔa	الْبَنَّاءَة al-bannāʔa	بَنَّاءَة bannāʔat
Nominative	بَنَّاءٌ bannāʔun	الْبَنَّاءُ al-bannāʔu	بَنَّاءُ bannāʔu	بَنَّاءَةٌ bannāʔatun	الْبَنَّاءَةُ al-bannāʔatu	بَنَّاءَةُ bannāʔatu
Accusative	بَنَّاءً bannāʔan	الْبَنَّاءَ al-bannāʔa	بَنَّاءَ bannāʔa	بَنَّاءَةً bannāʔatan	الْبَنَّاءَةَ al-bannāʔata	بَنَّاءَةَ bannāʔata
Genitive	بَنَّاءٍ bannāʔin	الْبَنَّاءِ al-bannāʔi	بَنَّاءِ bannāʔi	بَنَّاءَةٍ bannāʔatin	الْبَنَّاءَةِ al-bannāʔati	بَنَّاءَةِ bannāʔati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَنَّاءَيْن bannāʔayn	الْبَنَّاءَيْن al-bannāʔayn	بَنَّاءَيْ bannāʔay	بَنَّاءَتَيْن bannāʔatayn	الْبَنَّاءَتَيْن al-bannāʔatayn	بَنَّاءَتَيْ bannāʔatay
Nominative	بَنَّاءَانِ bannāʔāni	الْبَنَّاءَانِ al-bannāʔāni	بَنَّاءَا bannāʔā	بَنَّاءَتَانِ bannāʔatāni	الْبَنَّاءَتَانِ al-bannāʔatāni	بَنَّاءَتَا bannāʔatā
Accusative	بَنَّاءَيْنِ bannāʔayni	الْبَنَّاءَيْنِ al-bannāʔayni	بَنَّاءَيْ bannāʔay	بَنَّاءَتَيْنِ bannāʔatayni	الْبَنَّاءَتَيْنِ al-bannāʔatayni	بَنَّاءَتَيْ bannāʔatay
Genitive	بَنَّاءَيْنِ bannāʔayni	الْبَنَّاءَيْنِ al-bannāʔayni	بَنَّاءَيْ bannāʔay	بَنَّاءَتَيْنِ bannāʔatayni	الْبَنَّاءَتَيْنِ al-bannāʔatayni	بَنَّاءَتَيْ bannāʔatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَنَّائِين bannāʔīn	الْبَنَّائِين al-bannāʔīn	بَنَّائِي bannāʔī	بَنَّاءَات bannāʔāt	الْبَنَّاءَات al-bannāʔāt	بَنَّاءَات bannāʔāt
Nominative	بَنَّائُونَ‎/بَنَّاؤُونَ bannāʔūna	الْبَنَّائُونَ‎/الْبَنَّاؤُونَ al-bannāʔūna	بَنَّائُو‎/بَنَّاؤُو bannāʔū	بَنَّاءَاتٌ bannāʔātun	الْبَنَّاءَاتُ al-bannāʔātu	بَنَّاءَاتُ bannāʔātu
Accusative	بَنَّائِينَ bannāʔīna	الْبَنَّائِينَ al-bannāʔīna	بَنَّائِي bannāʔī	بَنَّاءَاتٍ bannāʔātin	الْبَنَّاءَاتِ al-bannāʔāti	بَنَّاءَاتِ bannāʔāti
Genitive	بَنَّائِينَ bannāʔīna	الْبَنَّائِينَ al-bannāʔīna	بَنَّائِي bannāʔī	بَنَّاءَاتٍ bannāʔātin	الْبَنَّاءَاتِ al-bannāʔāti	بَنَّاءَاتِ bannāʔāti

Descendants

→ Armenian: բաննա (banna), բաննահ (bannah), բնա (bna), բընայ (bənay), պնահ (pnah)
→ Azerbaijani: bənna
→ Ottoman Turkish: بنا (bennâ)
→ Persian: بنا (bannâ)
→ Portuguese: alvenel
→ Spanish: albañil
→ Urdu: بنا (bannā)

Adjective

بَنَّاء • (bannāʔ) (feminine بَنَّاءَة (bannāʔa), masculine plural بَنَّاؤُون (bannāʔūn), feminine plural بَنَّاءَات (bannāʔāt))

constructive

Declension

Declension of adjective بَنَّاء (bannāʔ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَنَّاء bannāʔ	الْبَنَّاء al-bannāʔ	بَنَّاءَة bannāʔa	الْبَنَّاءَة al-bannāʔa
Nominative	بَنَّاءٌ bannāʔun	الْبَنَّاءُ al-bannāʔu	بَنَّاءَةٌ bannāʔatun	الْبَنَّاءَةُ al-bannāʔatu
Accusative	بَنَّاءً bannāʔan	الْبَنَّاءَ al-bannāʔa	بَنَّاءَةً bannāʔatan	الْبَنَّاءَةَ al-bannāʔata
Genitive	بَنَّاءٍ bannāʔin	الْبَنَّاءِ al-bannāʔi	بَنَّاءَةٍ bannāʔatin	الْبَنَّاءَةِ al-bannāʔati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَنَّاءَيْن bannāʔayn	الْبَنَّاءَيْن al-bannāʔayn	بَنَّاءَتَيْن bannāʔatayn	الْبَنَّاءَتَيْن al-bannāʔatayn
Nominative	بَنَّاءَانِ bannāʔāni	الْبَنَّاءَانِ al-bannāʔāni	بَنَّاءَتَانِ bannāʔatāni	الْبَنَّاءَتَانِ al-bannāʔatāni
Accusative	بَنَّاءَيْنِ bannāʔayni	الْبَنَّاءَيْنِ al-bannāʔayni	بَنَّاءَتَيْنِ bannāʔatayni	الْبَنَّاءَتَيْنِ al-bannāʔatayni
Genitive	بَنَّاءَيْنِ bannāʔayni	الْبَنَّاءَيْنِ al-bannāʔayni	بَنَّاءَتَيْنِ bannāʔatayni	الْبَنَّاءَتَيْنِ al-bannāʔatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَنَّائِين bannāʔīn	الْبَنَّائِين al-bannāʔīn	بَنَّاءَات bannāʔāt	الْبَنَّاءَات al-bannāʔāt
Nominative	بَنَّائُونَ‎/بَنَّاؤُونَ bannāʔūna	الْبَنَّائُونَ‎/الْبَنَّاؤُونَ al-bannāʔūna	بَنَّاءَاتٌ bannāʔātun	الْبَنَّاءَاتُ al-bannāʔātu
Accusative	بَنَّائِينَ bannāʔīna	الْبَنَّائِينَ al-bannāʔīna	بَنَّاءَاتٍ bannāʔātin	الْبَنَّاءَاتِ al-bannāʔāti
Genitive	بَنَّائِينَ bannāʔīna	الْبَنَّائِينَ al-bannāʔīna	بَنَّاءَاتٍ bannāʔātin	الْبَنَّاءَاتِ al-bannāʔāti

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “بناء”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بِنَاءً (bināʔan), adverbial accusative of بِنَاء (bināʔ).

Adverb

بناءً • (binâʾen)

(conjunctive) consequently, in consequence of (what precedes)

Related terms

بناءً علی ذٰلك (binâʾen ʿalâ ẕâlik)
بناءً علیه (binâʾen ʿaleyh)
بنا (binâ)

(from the same Arabic root):

بنا (bennâ)

Descendants

Turkish: binaen

References

Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بناء”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[3], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 386

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بِنَاءً (bināʔan), adverbial accusative of بِنَاء (bināʔ). By surface analysis, (benâ) +‎ (-an).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [bi.nɑː.ʔan]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɪ.nɑː.ʔän]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bɪ.nɑːän]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bi.nɔːän]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [be.nɒː.ʔæn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bi.nɔ.ʔän]

Readings
Classical reading^?	binā'an
Dari reading^?	binā'an
Iranian reading^?	benâ'an
Tajik reading^?	binoʾan

Adverb


Iranian Persian	بناء
Dari	بناء
Tajik	биноан

بناءً • (benâ'an)

Only used in (benâ'an 'alâ hâzâ)

Related terms

بنا (benâ)

(from the same Arabic root):

بنا (bannâ)

References

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “بناء”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

[1] Lane, Edward William (1863) “بناء”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate

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