bina
Alune edit
Noun edit
bina
- woman
- 1995, Story of Joseph in the Alune language, page 17:
- Mokwai ata bina esa.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
References edit
- Paideuma: Mitteilungen zur Kulturkunde, volumes 21-22 (1975), page 202: Bina, "Frau"
- Struktur bahasa Alune (1996) (in phrases)
Azerbaijani edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic بِنَاء (bināʔ, “building, construction”).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
bina (definite accusative binanı, plural binalar)
- building
- (colloquial) foundation (of a building)
Declension edit
Declension of bina | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | bina |
binalar | ||||||
definite accusative | binanı |
binaları | ||||||
dative | binaya |
binalara | ||||||
locative | binada |
binalarda | ||||||
ablative | binadan |
binalardan | ||||||
definite genitive | binanın |
binaların |
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “bina” in Obastan.com.
Crimean Tatar edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic بِنَاء (bināʔ, “building, construction”).
Noun edit
bina
Declension edit
References edit
Gamilaraay edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Central New South Wales *bina, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *pina.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bina
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)
- Peter Austin, A Reference Dictionary of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (1993)
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay bina, from Arabic بِنَاء (bināʔ, “building; construction (act of)”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
bina
- (transitive) to build (nonphysical object)
- Antonym: musnah (“to destroy”)
- (transitive) to develop and improve on something
- 2017 September 12, Kiye Lakone, “Memaknai Keteladanan [To Define An Exemplar]”, in Suara Merdeka[3], archived from the original on 12 July 2019:
- Banyak karakter keteladanan yang diajarkan melalui organisasi tersebut sehingga bagi seorang anggota pramuka, keteladanaan harus dimaknai dengan selalu bina diri, bina satuan dan bina masyarakat.
- Many characteristics of an exemplar were taught through that organization until a scout member must be able to define an exemplar by always developing oneself, developing oneness and developing the community.
Usage notes edit
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay bina.
Derived terms edit
References edit
Further reading edit
- “bina” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
bina
Latin edit
Adjective edit
bīna
- inflection of bīnus:
References edit
- bina in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic بِنَاء (bināʔ, “building, construction (act of)”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -a
Verb edit
bina (Jawi spelling بينا)
- to build
Usage notes edit
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian bangun.
Antonyms edit
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: bina
Further reading edit
- “bina” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Maltese edit
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
bina
- first-person plural pronominal form of b’: with us
Northern Sotho edit
Verb edit
bina
- to sing
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بنا (bina), from Arabic بِنَاء (bināʔ, “building, construction”).
Noun edit
bina f (plural binale)
- (dated) building
- building under construction
Declension edit
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
bina f (Cyrillic spelling бина)
Sotho edit
Verb edit
bina
- to sing
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
bina
- inflection of binar:
Swedish edit
Noun edit
bina
Tswana edit
Verb edit
bina
- to sing
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish بنا (bina), from Arabic بِنَاء (bināʔ, “building, construction”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bina (definite accusative binayı, plural binalar)
Descendants edit
- → Romanian: bina