بناء

Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.naːʔ/

Noun

بِنَاء • (bināʾ) m (dual بِنَاءَانِ‎ (bināʾāni), plural أَبْنِيَة‎ (ʾabniya))

1. verbal noun of بَنَى‎ (banā) (form I)
2. (uncountable) building, construction (act of)
3. (countable) structure (of an organism, etc.)
4. (countable) building, structure (edifice)

Declension

Declension of noun بِنَاء (bināʾ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِنَاء bināʾ	الْبِنَاء‎ al-bināʾ	بِنَاء bināʾ
Nominative	بِنَاءٌ bināʾun	الْبِنَاءُ‎ al-bināʾu	بِنَاءُ bināʾu
Accusative	بِنَاءً bināʾan	الْبِنَاءَ‎ al-bināʾa	بِنَاءَ bināʾa
Genitive	بِنَاءٍ bināʾin	الْبِنَاءِ‎ al-bināʾi	بِنَاءِ bināʾi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِنَاءَيْن‎ bināʾayn	الْبِنَاءَيْن‎ al-bināʾayn	بِنَاءَيْ‎ bināʾay
Nominative	بِنَاءَانِ‎ bināʾāni	الْبِنَاءَانِ‎ al-bināʾāni	بِنَاءَا‎ bināʾā
Accusative	بِنَاءَيْنِ‎ bināʾayni	الْبِنَاءَيْنِ‎ al-bināʾayni	بِنَاءَيْ‎ bināʾay
Genitive	بِنَاءَيْنِ‎ bināʾayni	الْبِنَاءَيْنِ‎ al-bināʾayni	بِنَاءَيْ‎ bināʾay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَبْنِيَة‎ ʾabniya	الْأَبْنِيَة‎ al-ʾabniya	أَبْنِيَة‎ ʾabniyat
Nominative	أَبْنِيَةٌ‎ ʾabniyatun	الْأَبْنِيَةُ‎ al-ʾabniyatu	أَبْنِيَةُ‎ ʾabniyatu
Accusative	أَبْنِيَةً‎ ʾabniyatan	الْأَبْنِيَةَ‎ al-ʾabniyata	أَبْنِيَةَ‎ ʾabniyata
Genitive	أَبْنِيَةٍ‎ ʾabniyatin	الْأَبْنِيَةِ‎ al-ʾabniyati	أَبْنِيَةِ‎ ʾabniyati

Descendants

• Maltese: bini
• → Azerbaijani: bina
• → Chagatai: بِنا‎
  • Uyghur: بىنا‎ (bina)
  • Uzbek: bino
• → Bashkir: бина (bina)
• → Crimean Tatar: bina
• → Kazakh: бейне (beine)
• → Kumyk: бина (bina)
• → Malay: bina
  • Indonesian: bina
• → Ottoman Turkish: بنا‎ (binâ)
  • Turkish: bina
  • → Romanian: bina
• → Persian: بنا‎ (benâ)
• → Tajik: бино (bino)
• → Tatar: бина (bina)
• → Turkmen: bina
• → Urdu: بنا‎ (binā)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.naː.ʔan/

Noun

بِنَاءً‎ • (bināʾan)

1. indefinite accusative singular of بِنَاء (bināʾ)
3. adverbial accusative of بِنَاء (bināʾ)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: binaən
• → Chagatai: بناء‎
  • Uyghur: بىنائەن‎ (bina'en)
  • Uzbek: binoan
• → Ottoman Turkish: بناء‎ (binâʾen)
  • Turkish: binaen
• → Persian: بناء‎ (benâ'an)

Etymology 3

Occupational noun from the verb بَنَى‎ (banā, “to build”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

بَنَّاء • (bannāʾ) m (dual بَنَّاءَانِ‎ (bannāʾāni), plural بَنَّاؤُون‎ (bannāʾūn), feminine بَنَّاءَة‎ (bannāʾa))

1. builder
2. architect

Declension

Declension of noun بَنَّاء (bannāʾ)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَنَّاء bannāʾ	الْبَنَّاء‎ al-bannāʾ	بَنَّاء bannāʾ	بَنَّاءَة‎ bannāʾa	الْبَنَّاءَة‎ al-bannāʾa	بَنَّاءَة‎ bannāʾat
Nominative	بَنَّاءٌ bannāʾun	الْبَنَّاءُ‎ al-bannāʾu	بَنَّاءُ bannāʾu	بَنَّاءَةٌ‎ bannāʾatun	الْبَنَّاءَةُ‎ al-bannāʾatu	بَنَّاءَةُ‎ bannāʾatu
Accusative	بَنَّاءً bannāʾan	الْبَنَّاءَ‎ al-bannāʾa	بَنَّاءَ bannāʾa	بَنَّاءَةً‎ bannāʾatan	الْبَنَّاءَةَ‎ al-bannāʾata	بَنَّاءَةَ‎ bannāʾata
Genitive	بَنَّاءٍ bannāʾin	الْبَنَّاءِ‎ al-bannāʾi	بَنَّاءِ bannāʾi	بَنَّاءَةٍ‎ bannāʾatin	الْبَنَّاءَةِ‎ al-bannāʾati	بَنَّاءَةِ‎ bannāʾati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَنَّاءَيْن‎ bannāʾayn	الْبَنَّاءَيْن‎ al-bannāʾayn	بَنَّاءَيْ‎ bannāʾay	بَنَّاءَتَيْن‎ bannāʾatayn	الْبَنَّاءَتَيْن‎ al-bannāʾatayn	بَنَّاءَتَيْ‎ bannāʾatay
Nominative	بَنَّاءَانِ‎ bannāʾāni	الْبَنَّاءَانِ‎ al-bannāʾāni	بَنَّاءَا‎ bannāʾā	بَنَّاءَتَانِ‎ bannāʾatāni	الْبَنَّاءَتَانِ‎ al-bannāʾatāni	بَنَّاءَتَا‎ bannāʾatā
Accusative	بَنَّاءَيْنِ‎ bannāʾayni	الْبَنَّاءَيْنِ‎ al-bannāʾayni	بَنَّاءَيْ‎ bannāʾay	بَنَّاءَتَيْنِ‎ bannāʾatayni	الْبَنَّاءَتَيْنِ‎ al-bannāʾatayni	بَنَّاءَتَيْ‎ bannāʾatay
Genitive	بَنَّاءَيْنِ‎ bannāʾayni	الْبَنَّاءَيْنِ‎ al-bannāʾayni	بَنَّاءَيْ‎ bannāʾay	بَنَّاءَتَيْنِ‎ bannāʾatayni	الْبَنَّاءَتَيْنِ‎ al-bannāʾatayni	بَنَّاءَتَيْ‎ bannāʾatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَنَّائِين‎ bannāʾīn	الْبَنَّائِين‎ al-bannāʾīn	بَنَّائِي‎ bannāʾī	بَنَّاءَات‎ bannāʾāt	الْبَنَّاءَات‎ al-bannāʾāt	بَنَّاءَات‎ bannāʾāt
Nominative	بَنَّائُونَ‎‎/بَنَّاؤُونَ‎ bannāʾūna	الْبَنَّائُونَ‎‎/الْبَنَّاؤُونَ‎ al-bannāʾūna	بَنَّائُو‎‎/بَنَّاؤُو‎ bannāʾū	بَنَّاءَاتٌ‎ bannāʾātun	الْبَنَّاءَاتُ‎ al-bannāʾātu	بَنَّاءَاتُ‎ bannāʾātu
Accusative	بَنَّائِينَ‎ bannāʾīna	الْبَنَّائِينَ‎ al-bannāʾīna	بَنَّائِي‎ bannāʾī	بَنَّاءَاتٍ‎ bannāʾātin	الْبَنَّاءَاتِ‎ al-bannāʾāti	بَنَّاءَاتِ‎ bannāʾāti
Genitive	بَنَّائِينَ‎ bannāʾīna	الْبَنَّائِينَ‎ al-bannāʾīna	بَنَّائِي‎ bannāʾī	بَنَّاءَاتٍ‎ bannāʾātin	الْبَنَّاءَاتِ‎ al-bannāʾāti	بَنَّاءَاتِ‎ bannāʾāti

Descendants

• → Armenian: բաննա (banna), բաննահ (bannah), բնա (bna), բընայ (bənay), պնահ (pnah)
• → Azerbaijani: bənna
• → Ottoman Turkish: بنا‎ (bennâ)
• → Persian: بنا‎ (bannâ)
• → Portuguese: alvenel
• → Spanish: albañil
• → Urdu: بنا‎ (bannā)

Adjective

بَنَّاء • (bannāʾ) (feminine بَنَّاءَة‎ (bannāʾa), masculine plural بَنَّاؤُون‎ (bannāʾūn), feminine plural بَنَّاءَات‎ (bannāʾāt))

1. constructive

Declension

Declension of adjective بَنَّاء (bannāʾ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَنَّاء bannāʾ	الْبَنَّاء‎ al-bannāʾ	بَنَّاءَة‎ bannāʾa	الْبَنَّاءَة‎ al-bannāʾa
Nominative	بَنَّاءٌ bannāʾun	الْبَنَّاءُ‎ al-bannāʾu	بَنَّاءَةٌ‎ bannāʾatun	الْبَنَّاءَةُ‎ al-bannāʾatu
Accusative	بَنَّاءً bannāʾan	الْبَنَّاءَ‎ al-bannāʾa	بَنَّاءَةً‎ bannāʾatan	الْبَنَّاءَةَ‎ al-bannāʾata
Genitive	بَنَّاءٍ bannāʾin	الْبَنَّاءِ‎ al-bannāʾi	بَنَّاءَةٍ‎ bannāʾatin	الْبَنَّاءَةِ‎ al-bannāʾati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَنَّاءَيْن‎ bannāʾayn	الْبَنَّاءَيْن‎ al-bannāʾayn	بَنَّاءَتَيْن‎ bannāʾatayn	الْبَنَّاءَتَيْن‎ al-bannāʾatayn
Nominative	بَنَّاءَانِ‎ bannāʾāni	الْبَنَّاءَانِ‎ al-bannāʾāni	بَنَّاءَتَانِ‎ bannāʾatāni	الْبَنَّاءَتَانِ‎ al-bannāʾatāni
Accusative	بَنَّاءَيْنِ‎ bannāʾayni	الْبَنَّاءَيْنِ‎ al-bannāʾayni	بَنَّاءَتَيْنِ‎ bannāʾatayni	الْبَنَّاءَتَيْنِ‎ al-bannāʾatayni
Genitive	بَنَّاءَيْنِ‎ bannāʾayni	الْبَنَّاءَيْنِ‎ al-bannāʾayni	بَنَّاءَتَيْنِ‎ bannāʾatayni	الْبَنَّاءَتَيْنِ‎ al-bannāʾatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَنَّائِين‎ bannāʾīn	الْبَنَّائِين‎ al-bannāʾīn	بَنَّاءَات‎ bannāʾāt	الْبَنَّاءَات‎ al-bannāʾāt
Nominative	بَنَّائُونَ‎‎/بَنَّاؤُونَ‎ bannāʾūna	الْبَنَّائُونَ‎‎/الْبَنَّاؤُونَ‎ al-bannāʾūna	بَنَّاءَاتٌ‎ bannāʾātun	الْبَنَّاءَاتُ‎ al-bannāʾātu
Accusative	بَنَّائِينَ‎ bannāʾīna	الْبَنَّائِينَ‎ al-bannāʾīna	بَنَّاءَاتٍ‎ bannāʾātin	الْبَنَّاءَاتِ‎ al-bannāʾāti
Genitive	بَنَّائِينَ‎ bannāʾīna	الْبَنَّائِينَ‎ al-bannāʾīna	بَنَّاءَاتٍ‎ bannāʾātin	الْبَنَّاءَاتِ‎ al-bannāʾāti

References

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

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بِنَاءً‎‎ (bināʾan), adverbial accusative of بِنَاء‎ (bināʾ). By surface analysis, بنا‎ (binâ) +‎ ـاً‎ (-an).

Adverb

بناءً • (binâʾen)

1. (conjunctive) consequently, in consequence of (what precedes)

Related terms

• بناءً علی ذٰلك‎ (binâʾen ʿalâ ẕâlik)
• بناءً علیه‎ (binâʾen ʿaleyh)
• بنا‎ (binâ)

(from the same Arabic root):

• بنا‎ (bennâ)

Descendants

• Turkish: binaen

References

• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “بناء”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 386

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بِنَاءً‎‎ (bināʾan), adverbial accusative of بِنَاء‎ (bināʾ). By surface analysis, بنا‎ (benâ) +‎ ـاً‎ (-an).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /binɑːʔan/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /bɪnɑːʔan/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /benɒːʔæn/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /binɔʔan/

Adverb

Dari	بناء
Iranian Persian
Tajik	биноан (binoan)

بناءً • (benâ'an)

1. Only used in بناءً علی هٰذا‎ (benâ'an 'alâ hâzâ)

Related terms

• بنا‎ (benâ)

(from the same Arabic root):

• بنا‎ (bannâ)

References

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “بناء”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim