ܒܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܒ ܢ ܐ (b n ˀ)
4 terms

Professional noun from ܒܵܢܹܐ (bānē, “to build”); compare Arabic بَانٍ (bānin) and Hebrew בַּנַּאי (banái).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bannaːjaː]

Noun

ܒܲܢܵܝܵܐ • (bannāyā) m (plural ܒܲܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (bannāyē), feminine ܒܲܢܵܝܬܵܐ (bannāytā))

1. builder, constructor (worker who constructs or repairs houses or develops a particular thing)

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܲܢܵܝܵܐ (bannāyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܲܢܵܝܝܼ (bannāyī)		ܒܲܢܵܝܲܢ (bannāyan)
	construct	ܒܲܢܵܝ (bannāy)	2nd person	ܒܲܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (bannāyūḵ)	ܒܲܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (bannāyāḵ)	ܒܲܢܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bannāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܢܵܝܵܐ (bannāyā)	3rd person	ܒܲܢܵܝܹܗ (bannāyēh)	ܒܲܢܵܝܵܗ̇ (bannāyāh)	ܒܲܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (bannāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܲܢܵܝܝܼ̈ (bannāyī)		ܒܲܢܵܝܲܢ̈ (bannāyan)
	construct	ܒܲܢܵܝܲܝ̈ (bannāyay)	2nd person	ܒܲܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bannāyūḵ)	ܒܲܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bannāyāḵ)	ܒܲܢܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bannāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (bannāyē)	3rd person	ܒܲܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (bannāyūh)	ܒܲܢܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bannāyōh)	ܒܲܢܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (bannāyhōn)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bnaːjaː]

Noun

ܒܢܵܝܵܐ • (bnāyā) m

1. verbal noun of ܒܵܢܹܐ (bānē) construction

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bnaːjaː] (present participle)
• IPA^(key): [bɪnjaː] (past participle)

Verb

ܒܢܵܝܵܐ • (bnāyā)

1. present participle of ܒܵܢܹܐ (bānē)

Adjective

ܒܸܢܝܵܐ • (binyā) (feminine ܒܢܝܼܬܵܐ (bnītā), plural ܒܸܢܝܹ̈ܐ (binyē))

1. past participle of ܒܵܢܹܐ (bānē)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bnajjaː]

Noun

ܒܢܲܝ̈ܵܐ • (bnayyā) m

1. plural of ܒܪܵܐ (brā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܒ-ܢ-ܐ (b-n-ʾ) related to building. Compare Arabic بَانِي (bānī) and Hebrew בַּנַּאי (bannaʾy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bannɑjɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [bannɑje(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܒܢܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܢܝܐ)

1. builder, founder, constructor

Inflection

    inflection of ܒܢܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܢܝ	ܒܢܝܝܢ
construct	ܒܢܝ	ܒܢܝܝ
emphatic	ܒܢܝܐ	ܒܢܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܢܝܝ	ܒܢܝܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܢܝܟ	ܒܢܝܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܢܝܟܝ	ܒܢܝܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܢܝܗ	ܒܢܝܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܢܝܗ	ܒܢܝܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܢܝܢ	ܒܢܝܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܢܝܟܘܢ	ܒܢܝܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܢܝܟܝܢ	ܒܢܝܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܢܝܗܘܢ	ܒܢܝܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܢܝܗܝܢ	ܒܢܝܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܒ-ܢ-ܐ (b-n-ʾ) related to building.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b(ə)nɑjɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [b(ə)nɑje(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܒܢܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܢܝܐ)

1. building, erecting, constructing

Inflection

    inflection of ܒܢܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܢܝ	ܒܢܝܝܢ
construct	ܒܢܝ	ܒܢܝܝ
emphatic	ܒܢܝܐ	ܒܢܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܢܝܝ	ܒܢܝܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܢܝܟ	ܒܢܝܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܢܝܟܝ	ܒܢܝܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܢܝܗ	ܒܢܝܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܢܝܗ	ܒܢܝܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܢܝܢ	ܒܢܝܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܢܝܟܘܢ	ܒܢܝܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܢܝܟܝܢ	ܒܢܝܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܢܝܗܘܢ	ܒܢܝܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܢܝܗܝܢ	ܒܢܝܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b(ə)najjɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܒܢܝܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. emphatic plural of ܒܪܐ

References

• “bny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 32a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 48a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 162a

Anagrams

• ܒܝܢܐ
• ܝܒܢܐ
• ܢܒܝܐ
• ܢܝܒܐ