بناية

Arabic

Etymology

From بَنَى (banā, “to build”), from root ب ن ي (b-n-y).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.naː.ja/

Noun

بِنَايَة • (bināya) f (plural بِنَايَات (bināyāt))

1. verbal noun of بَنَى (banā) (form I)
2. building

Declension

Declension of noun بِنَايَة (bināya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِنَايَة bināya	الْبِنَايَة al-bināya	بِنَايَة bināyat
Nominative	بِنَايَةٌ bināyatun	الْبِنَايَةُ al-bināyatu	بِنَايَةُ bināyatu
Accusative	بِنَايَةً bināyatan	الْبِنَايَةَ al-bināyata	بِنَايَةَ bināyata
Genitive	بِنَايَةٍ bināyatin	الْبِنَايَةِ al-bināyati	بِنَايَةِ bināyati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِنَايَتَيْن bināyatayn	الْبِنَايَتَيْن al-bināyatayn	بِنَايَتَيْ bināyatay
Nominative	بِنَايَتَانِ bināyatāni	الْبِنَايَتَانِ al-bināyatāni	بِنَايَتَا bināyatā
Accusative	بِنَايَتَيْنِ bināyatayni	الْبِنَايَتَيْنِ al-bināyatayni	بِنَايَتَيْ bināyatay
Genitive	بِنَايَتَيْنِ bināyatayni	الْبِنَايَتَيْنِ al-bināyatayni	بِنَايَتَيْ bināyatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِنَايَات bināyāt	الْبِنَايَات al-bināyāt	بِنَايَات bināyāt
Nominative	بِنَايَاتٌ bināyātun	الْبِنَايَاتُ al-bināyātu	بِنَايَاتُ bināyātu
Accusative	بِنَايَاتٍ bināyātin	الْبِنَايَاتِ al-bināyāti	بِنَايَاتِ bināyāti
Genitive	بِنَايَاتٍ bināyātin	الْبِنَايَاتِ al-bināyāti	بِنَايَاتِ bināyāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “بني”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب ن ي
2 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic بِنَايَة (bināya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.naː.je/, [bɪˈnæː.je]
• IPA^(key): /bi.naː.ja/, [bɪˈnæː.ja]

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Noun

بناية • (bināye) f (plural بنايات (bināyāt))

1. building

   Synonym: عمارة (ʕamāra)