Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܒ ܢ ܐ (b n ˀ)
4 terms

From Aramaic בְּנָא (bənā); compare Arabic بَنَى (banā) Hebrew בָּנָה (baná), Akkadian 𒆕 (banûm, to build) and Ugaritic 𐎁𐎐𐎊 (bny).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [bɑːneː]

Verb

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ܒܵܢܹܐ (bānē) (present participle ܒܢܵܝܵܐ (bnāyā), past participle ܒܸܢܝܵܐ (binyā))

  1. to build, construct
    ܐܲܠܸܟܣܲܢܕܪܘܿܣ ܒܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܲܝܬܹܗ ܩܵܐ ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܹܗ.
    alliksandrōs bnē lēh tāwānā ḥadtā gāw baytēh qā maḵtḇēh.
    Alexander built a new room in his house for his office.
    • Galatians 2:18:
      ܣܵܒܵܒ ܐܸܢ ܡܸܢ݇ܕܪܹܝܫ݇ ܒܵܢܹܝܢ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܕܬܠܝܼܚ ܠܝܼ، ܡܫܲܪܘܼܪܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܠܓܵܢܝܼ ܕܝܼܘܸܢ ܫܵܡܛܵܢܵܐ ܕܢܵܡܘܿܣܵܐ.
      sābāb in midrēy bānēn mindī d-tlīḥ lī, mšarūrē ìwen l-gānī d-īwen šāmṭānā d-nāmōsā.
      For if I build again those things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.

Conjugation

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