Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From an unclear root, either ب ن و (b-n-w) or ب ن ي (b-n-y).

Verb edit

تَبَنَّى (tabannā) V, non-past يَتَبَنَّى‎ (yatabannā)

  1. to adopt
    تَبَنَى الزَّوْجَانِ طِفْلًا مِن دَارِ الْأَيْتَامِ.
    tabanā z-zawjāni ṭiflan min dāri l-ʔaytāmi.
    The couple adopted a child from the orphanage.

Conjugation edit

Verb edit

تُبْنَى (tubnā) (form I)

  1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative of بَنَى (banā)
  2. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive of بَنَى (banā)
  3. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative of بَنَى (banā)
  4. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive of بَنَى (banā)