ܒܢܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܒ ܢ ܐ (b n ˀ)
4 terms

Etymology

Compare Arabic بُنْيَان (bunyān), بِنَايَة (bināya) and Hebrew בִּנְיָן (binyán).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [bɪnjɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܒܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ • (binyānā) m (plural ܒܸܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (binyānē))

1. building, edifice

   ܐ݇ܣܝܼܩ ܠܝܼ ܠܒܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܒܕܸܦܢܵܐ ܕܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ.

   sīq lī l-binyānā b-dipnā d-maḵtḇē.

   I went up to the building next to the offices.

   • Ephesians 2:21:

     ܒܝܼܹܗ ܟܠܹܗ ܒܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܦܝܼܫܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܐ݇ܣܝܼܪܵܐ ܒܸܚܕܵܕܹܐ، ܘܟܹܐ ܓܲܪܘܸܣ ܕܗܵܘܹܐ ܚܲܕ݇ ܗܲܝܟܠܵܐ ܡܩܘܼܕܫܵܐ ܒܡܵܪܝܵܐ.

     bīyēh kullēh binyānā pīšā ìlēh sīrā biḥdādē, w-kē garwis d-hāwē ḥa hayklā mqudšā b-māryā.

     In him the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.

2. (by extension) apartment building, residential building

   ܬܵܙܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܒܸܢܝܵܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܒܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܘܚܲܕ݇ܪܹܝܫܵܐ ܟܠܵܝܗܝ ܡܲܫܟܢܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܙܘܼܒܢܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ.

   tāzā ìnā binyā awa binyānā w-ḥarrēšā kullāyh mašknātē zubnē ìnā.

   They just built that building and it was immediately sold out.

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ (binyānā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܸܢܝܵܢܝܼ (binyānī)		ܒܸܢܝܵܢܲܢ (binyānan)
	construct	ܒܸܢܝܵܢ (binyān)	2nd person	ܒܸܢܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (binyānūḵ)	ܒܸܢܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (binyānāḵ)	ܒܸܢܝܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (binyānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ (binyānā)	3rd person	ܒܸܢܝܵܢܹܗ (binyānēh)	ܒܸܢܝܵܢܵܗ̇ (binyānāh)	ܒܸܢܝܵܢܗܘܿܢ (binyānhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܸܢܝܵܢܝܼ̈ (binyānī)		ܒܸܢܝܵܢܲܢ̈ (binyānan)
	construct	ܒܸܢܝܵܢܲܝ̈ (binyānay)	2nd person	ܒܸܢܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (binyānūḵ)	ܒܸܢܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (binyānāḵ)	ܒܸܢܝܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (binyānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܸܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (binyānē)	3rd person	ܒܸܢܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (binyānūh)	ܒܸܢܝܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (binyānōh)	ܒܸܢܝܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (binyānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܸܢܝܵܢ ܡܲܫܟܢܵܬܹ̈ܐ (binyān mašknātē, “apartment building”)

Related terms

• ܡܲܒܢܝܵܐ (mabnyā, “structure”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܒ-ܢ-ܐ (b-n-ʾ) related to building. Compare Arabic بُنْيَان (bunyān) and Hebrew בִּנְיָן (binyān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɛnjɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [bɛnjɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܒܢܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܢܝܢܐ)

1. building, edifice
2. (figuratively) upbuilding, edification; instruction

Inflection

    inflection of ܒܢܝܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܢܝܢ	ܒܢܝܢܝܢ
construct	ܒܢܝܢ	ܒܢܝܢܝ
emphatic	ܒܢܝܢܐ	ܒܢܝܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܢܝܢܝ	ܒܢܝܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܢܝܢܟ	ܒܢܝܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܢܝܢܟܝ	ܒܢܝܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܢܝܢܗ	ܒܢܝܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܢܝܢܗ	ܒܢܝܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܢܝܢܢ	ܒܢܝܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܢܝܢܟܘܢ	ܒܢܝܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܢܝܢܟܝܢ	ܒܢܝܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܢܝܢܗܘܢ	ܒܢܝܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܢܝܢܗܝܢ	ܒܢܝܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “bnyn”, 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. 162b