Arabic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بِنَايَة (bināyaf (plural بِنَايَات (bināyāt))

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

Declension

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References

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  • 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

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Root
ب ن ي
2 terms

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Arabic بِنَايَة (bināya).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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بناية (bināyef (plural بنايات (bināyāt))

  1. building
    Synonym: عمارة (ʕamāra)