بنية

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ب ن ي (b n y)
12 terms

Pronunciation

بِنْيَة (verbal noun or "edifice"): IPA^(key): /bin.ja/
- بُنْيَة ("edifice"): IPA^(key): /bun.ja/

Noun

بِنْيَة • (binya) f

verbal noun of بَنَى (banā) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun **بِنْيَة** (binya)
singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بِنْيَة binya	الْبِنْيَة al-binya	بِنْيَة binyat
nominative	بِنْيَةٌ binyatun	الْبِنْيَةُ al-binyatu	بِنْيَةُ binyatu
accusative	بِنْيَةً binyatan	الْبِنْيَةَ al-binyata	بِنْيَةَ binyata
genitive	بِنْيَةٍ binyatin	الْبِنْيَةِ al-binyati	بِنْيَةِ binyati

Noun

بِنْيَة or بُنْيَة • (binya or bunya) f (plural بِنًى (binan) or بُنًى (bunan))

edifice
structure of the body

Declension

Declension of noun **بِنْيَة** (binya)‎; **بُنْيَة** (bunya)
singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بِنْيَة‎; بُنْيَة binya‎; bunya	الْبِنْيَة‎; الْبُنْيَة al-binya‎; al-bunya	بِنْيَة‎; بُنْيَة binyat‎; bunyat
nominative	بِنْيَةٌ‎; بُنْيَةٌ binyatun‎; bunyatun	الْبِنْيَةُ‎; الْبُنْيَةُ al-binyatu‎; al-bunyatu	بِنْيَةُ‎; بُنْيَةُ binyatu‎; bunyatu
accusative	بِنْيَةً‎; بُنْيَةً binyatan‎; bunyatan	الْبِنْيَةَ‎; الْبُنْيَةَ al-binyata‎; al-bunyata	بِنْيَةَ‎; بُنْيَةَ binyata‎; bunyata
genitive	بِنْيَةٍ‎; بُنْيَةٍ binyatin‎; bunyatin	الْبِنْيَةِ‎; الْبُنْيَةِ al-binyati‎; al-bunyati	بِنْيَةِ‎; بُنْيَةِ binyati‎; bunyati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بِنْيَتَيْن‎; بُنْيَتَيْن binyatayn‎; bunyatayn	الْبِنْيَتَيْن‎; الْبُنْيَتَيْن al-binyatayn‎; al-bunyatayn	بِنْيَتَيْ‎; بُنْيَتَيْ binyatay‎; bunyatay
nominative	بِنْيَتَانِ‎; بُنْيَتَانِ binyatāni‎; bunyatāni	الْبِنْيَتَانِ‎; الْبُنْيَتَانِ al-binyatāni‎; al-bunyatāni	بِنْيَتَا‎; بُنْيَتَا binyatā‎; bunyatā
accusative	بِنْيَتَيْنِ‎; بُنْيَتَيْنِ binyatayni‎; bunyatayni	الْبِنْيَتَيْنِ‎; الْبُنْيَتَيْنِ al-binyatayni‎; al-bunyatayni	بِنْيَتَيْ‎; بُنْيَتَيْ binyatay‎; bunyatay
genitive	بِنْيَتَيْنِ‎; بُنْيَتَيْنِ binyatayni‎; bunyatayni	الْبِنْيَتَيْنِ‎; الْبُنْيَتَيْنِ al-binyatayni‎; al-bunyatayni	بِنْيَتَيْ‎; بُنْيَتَيْ binyatay‎; bunyatay
plural	broken plural in ـًى (-an)
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بِنَى‎; بُنَى binā‎; bunā	الْبِنَى‎; الْبُنَى al-binā‎; al-bunā	بِنَى‎; بُنَى binā‎; bunā
nominative	بِنًى‎; بُنًى binan‎; bunan	الْبِنَى‎; الْبُنَى al-binā‎; al-bunā	بِنَى‎; بُنَى binā‎; bunā
accusative	بِنًى‎; بُنًى binan‎; bunan	الْبِنَى‎; الْبُنَى al-binā‎; al-bunā	بِنَى‎; بُنَى binā‎; bunā
genitive	بِنًى‎; بُنًى binan‎; bunan	الْبِنَى‎; الْبُنَى al-binā‎; al-bunā	بِنَى‎; بُنَى binā‎; bunā

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: بنیه
- Turkish: bünye

Etymology 2

Diminutive of بِنْت (bint, “daughter”) or اِبْنَة (ibna, “daughter”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bu.naj.ja/

Noun

بُنَيَّة • (bunayya) f (dual بُنَيَّتَانِ (bunayyatāni), plural بُنَيَّات (bunayyāt))

(endearing) little daughter
أَبُنَيَّتِي تَشَجَّعِي وَلَا تَخَافِي
ʔabunayyatī tašajjaʕī walā taḵāfī
Be brave, my little daughter, and do not fear!

Declension

Declension of noun **بُنَيَّة** (bunayya)
singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بُنَيَّة bunayya	الْبُنَيَّة al-bunayya	بُنَيَّة bunayyat
nominative	بُنَيَّةٌ bunayyatun	الْبُنَيَّةُ al-bunayyatu	بُنَيَّةُ bunayyatu
accusative	بُنَيَّةً bunayyatan	الْبُنَيَّةَ al-bunayyata	بُنَيَّةَ bunayyata
genitive	بُنَيَّةٍ bunayyatin	الْبُنَيَّةِ al-bunayyati	بُنَيَّةِ bunayyati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بُنَيَّتَيْن bunayyatayn	الْبُنَيَّتَيْن al-bunayyatayn	بُنَيَّتَيْ bunayyatay
nominative	بُنَيَّتَانِ bunayyatāni	الْبُنَيَّتَانِ al-bunayyatāni	بُنَيَّتَا bunayyatā
accusative	بُنَيَّتَيْنِ bunayyatayni	الْبُنَيَّتَيْنِ al-bunayyatayni	بُنَيَّتَيْ bunayyatay
genitive	بُنَيَّتَيْنِ bunayyatayni	الْبُنَيَّتَيْنِ al-bunayyatayni	بُنَيَّتَيْ bunayyatay
plural	sound feminine plural
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بُنَيَّات bunayyāt	الْبُنَيَّات al-bunayyāt	بُنَيَّات bunayyāt
nominative	بُنَيَّاتٌ bunayyātun	الْبُنَيَّاتُ al-bunayyātu	بُنَيَّاتُ bunayyātu
accusative	بُنَيَّاتٍ bunayyātin	الْبُنَيَّاتِ al-bunayyāti	بُنَيَّاتِ bunayyāti
genitive	بُنَيَّاتٍ bunayyātin	الْبُنَيَّاتِ al-bunayyāti	بُنَيَّاتِ bunayyāti

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bun.nij.ja/

Adjective

بُنِّيَّة • (bunniyya) f

feminine singular of بُنِّيّ (bunniyy)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “بنية”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Chadian Arabic

Root
ب ن ي
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic بُنَيَّة (bunayya, “little daughter”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bi.neː.je/

Noun

بنية • (binēye) f (plural بنات (banāt) or بنيات (binēyāt))

girl, young lady
Synonyms: بنت (bint), بت (bitt)
- 2019, الكتاب المقدس بالعربي الدارجي هنا تشاد [The Bible in Chadian Arabic]‎^[2], N'Djamena: Alliance biblique du Tchad, تكوين [Genesis] 24:28:
  وَ فِي الْبَكَانْ دَا، الْبِنَيَّةْ قَمَّتْ جَرَتْ الْبَيْت وَ أَوْرَتْ أَمَّهَا بِكُلَّ شَيّءْ الْكَانْ.
  wa fi l-bakān da, al-binēye gammat jarat al-bēt wa ʔōrat ʔammaha be-kulla šeyy al-kān.
  And in that place, the girl got up, ran home, and told her mother everything that happened.

References

Heath, Judith, Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021) Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français‎^[3] (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 28