بنش

See also: بنس, تنس, تنش, and ينس

Arabic

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic بنش (benš), from English bench.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛnʃ/

Noun

بِنْش • (benš) m

1. (bodybuilding) bench

Declension

Declension of noun بِنِّش (benš)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِنِّش benš	الْبِنِّش al-benš	بِنِّش benš
Nominative	بِنِّشٌ benšun	الْبِنِّشُ al-benšu	بِنِّشُ benšu
Accusative	بِنِّشًا benšan	الْبِنِّشَ al-benša	بِنِّشَ benša
Genitive	بِنِّشٍ benšin	الْبِنِّشِ al-benši	بِنِّشِ benši

Etymology 2

A name predating the spread of the Semitic languages and the art of writing, equated with a place of a royal marriage ritual Eblaite [Term?] (“Nenash, Binash”) in the Ebla tablets, Akkadian [script needed] (^URUPa-na-aš-ta-a), Hittite [script needed] (^URUPa-ni-iš-ta-i), Egyptian [script needed] (Pa-na-śə).

Alternative forms

• بَانِش (bāniš) — formerly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bin.niʃ/

Proper noun

بِنِّش • (binniš) f

1. Binnish (a city in Idlib governorate, Syria)
2. Binnish (a subdistrict of Idlib district, Idlib governorate, Syria)

Declension

Declension of noun بِنِّش (binniš)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	بِنِّش binniš	—
Nominative	—	بِنِّشُ binnišu	—
Accusative	—	بِنِّشَ binniša	—
Genitive	—	بِنِّشَ binniša	—

References

• Astour, Michael C. (1969) “The Partition of the Confederacy of Mukiš-Nuḫiašše-Nii by Šuppiluliuma: A Study in Political Geography of the Amarna Age”, in Orientalia‎^[1], volume 38, number 3, page 401 No. 34

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English bench.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛnʃ/

Noun

بنش • (benš) m

1. (bodybuilding) bench

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بینیش (biniş).

Alternative forms

• بنيش (binīš)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeneʃ/

Noun

بنش • (biniš) m (plural بنشات (binišāt))

1. (historical) a ceremonial robe with long sleeves, pelisse

References

• Littmann, Enno (1954) “Türkisches Sprachgut im Ägyptisch-Arabischen”, in Fritz Meier, editor, Westöstliche Abhandlungen : Rudolf Tschudi zum 70. Geburtstag überreicht von Freunden und Schülern‎^[2], Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, page 114 Nr. 59
• Spiro, Socrates (1895) “بنش”, in An Arabic-English Vocabulary of the Colloquial Arabic of Egypt, 1st edition, Cairo: Al-Mokattam Printing Office, page 90a
• Vollers, Karl (1897) “Beiträge zur Kenntniss der lebenden arabischen Sprache in Aegypten”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎^[3] (in German), volume 51, page 306 Nr. 21