بنیان

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بُنْيَان (bunyān), perhaps influenced by بنیاد (bonyâd, “foundation, basis”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [bun.ˈjɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bʊɲ.jɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bʊɲ.jɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bʊɲ.jɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [buɲ.jɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [boɲ.jɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [buɲ.jɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	bunyān
Dari reading?	bunyān
Iranian reading?	bonyân
Tajik reading?	bunyon

Noun

بنیان • (bonyân)

1. structure, foundation, basis

Derived terms

• بنیان‌گذار (bonyân-gozâr, “founder”)
• بنیان‌گذاری (bonyân-gozâri, “establishment, foundation”)

 

Urdu

Noun

بنیان • (banyān) f (Hindi spelling बनियान)

1. banyan