بناء

Arabic

Etymology 1

Noun

بِنَاء • (bināʔ) m (dual بِنَاءَانِ (bināʔāni), plural أَبْنِيَة (ʔabniya))

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

Declension

Declension of noun بِنَاء (bināʔ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِنَاء bināʔ	الْبِنَاء al-bināʔ	بِنَاء bināʔ
Nominative	بِنَاءٌ bināʔun	الْبِنَاءُ al-bināʔu	بِنَاءُ bināʔu
Accusative	بِنَاءً bināʔan	الْبِنَاءَ al-bināʔa	بِنَاءَ bināʔa
Genitive	بِنَاءٍ bināʔin	الْبِنَاءِ al-bināʔi	بِنَاءِ bināʔi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِنَاءَيْن bināʔayn	الْبِنَاءَيْن al-bināʔayn	بِنَاءَيْ bināʔay
Nominative	بِنَاءَانِ bināʔāni	الْبِنَاءَانِ al-bināʔāni	بِنَاءَا bināʔā
Accusative	بِنَاءَيْنِ bināʔayni	الْبِنَاءَيْنِ al-bināʔayni	بِنَاءَيْ bināʔay
Genitive	بِنَاءَيْنِ bināʔayni	الْبِنَاءَيْنِ al-bināʔayni	بِنَاءَيْ bināʔay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَبْنِيَة ʔabniya	الْأَبْنِيَة al-ʔabniya	أَبْنِيَة ʔabniyat
Nominative	أَبْنِيَةٌ ʔabniyatun	الْأَبْنِيَةُ al-ʔabniyatu	أَبْنِيَةُ ʔabniyatu
Accusative	أَبْنِيَةً ʔabniyatan	الْأَبْنِيَةَ al-ʔabniyata	أَبْنِيَةَ ʔabniyata
Genitive	أَبْنِيَةٍ ʔabniyatin	الْأَبْنِيَةِ al-ʔabniyati	أَبْنِيَةِ ʔabniyati

Descendants

• Maltese: bini
• → Bashkir: бина (bina)
• → Crimean Tatar: bina
• → Indonesian: bina
• → Kumyk: бина (bina)
• → Malay: bina
• → Tatar: бина (bina)
• → Tajik: бино (bino)
• → Turkish: bina

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

بَنَّاء • (bannāʔ) m (dual بَنَّاءَانِ (bannāʔāni), plural بَنَّاؤُون (bannāʔūn), feminine بَنَّاءَة (bannāʔa))

1. builder
2. architect

Declension

Declension of noun بَنَّاء (bannāʔ)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَنَّاء bannāʔ	الْبَنَّاء al-bannāʔ	بَنَّاء bannāʔ	بَنَّاءَة bannāʔa	الْبَنَّاءَة al-bannāʔa	بَنَّاءَة bannāʔat
Nominative	بَنَّاءٌ bannāʔun	الْبَنَّاءُ al-bannāʔu	بَنَّاءُ bannāʔu	بَنَّاءَةٌ bannāʔatun	الْبَنَّاءَةُ al-bannāʔatu	بَنَّاءَةُ bannāʔatu
Accusative	بَنَّاءً bannāʔan	الْبَنَّاءَ al-bannāʔa	بَنَّاءَ bannāʔa	بَنَّاءَةً bannāʔatan	الْبَنَّاءَةَ al-bannāʔata	بَنَّاءَةَ bannāʔata
Genitive	بَنَّاءٍ bannāʔin	الْبَنَّاءِ al-bannāʔi	بَنَّاءِ bannāʔi	بَنَّاءَةٍ bannāʔatin	الْبَنَّاءَةِ al-bannāʔati	بَنَّاءَةِ bannāʔati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَنَّاءَيْن bannāʔayn	الْبَنَّاءَيْن al-bannāʔayn	بَنَّاءَيْ bannāʔay	بَنَّاءَتَيْن bannāʔatayn	الْبَنَّاءَتَيْن al-bannāʔatayn	بَنَّاءَتَيْ bannāʔatay
Nominative	بَنَّاءَانِ bannāʔāni	الْبَنَّاءَانِ al-bannāʔāni	بَنَّاءَا bannāʔā	بَنَّاءَتَانِ bannāʔatāni	الْبَنَّاءَتَانِ al-bannāʔatāni	بَنَّاءَتَا bannāʔatā
Accusative	بَنَّاءَيْنِ bannāʔayni	الْبَنَّاءَيْنِ al-bannāʔayni	بَنَّاءَيْ bannāʔay	بَنَّاءَتَيْنِ bannāʔatayni	الْبَنَّاءَتَيْنِ al-bannāʔatayni	بَنَّاءَتَيْ bannāʔatay
Genitive	بَنَّاءَيْنِ bannāʔayni	الْبَنَّاءَيْنِ al-bannāʔayni	بَنَّاءَيْ bannāʔay	بَنَّاءَتَيْنِ bannāʔatayni	الْبَنَّاءَتَيْنِ al-bannāʔatayni	بَنَّاءَتَيْ bannāʔatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَنَّائِين bannāʔīn	الْبَنَّائِين al-bannāʔīn	بَنَّائِي bannāʔī	بَنَّاءَات bannāʔāt	الْبَنَّاءَات al-bannāʔāt	بَنَّاءَات bannāʔāt
Nominative	بَنَّائُونَ‎/بَنَّاؤُونَ bannāʔūna	الْبَنَّائُونَ‎/الْبَنَّاؤُونَ al-bannāʔūna	بَنَّائُو‎/بَنَّاؤُو bannāʔū	بَنَّاءَاتٌ bannāʔātun	الْبَنَّاءَاتُ al-bannāʔātu	بَنَّاءَاتُ bannāʔātu
Accusative	بَنَّائِينَ bannāʔīna	الْبَنَّائِينَ al-bannāʔīna	بَنَّائِي bannāʔī	بَنَّاءَاتٍ bannāʔātin	الْبَنَّاءَاتِ al-bannāʔāti	بَنَّاءَاتِ bannāʔāti
Genitive	بَنَّائِينَ bannāʔīna	الْبَنَّائِينَ al-bannāʔīna	بَنَّائِي bannāʔī	بَنَّاءَاتٍ bannāʔātin	الْبَنَّاءَاتِ al-bannāʔāti	بَنَّاءَاتِ bannāʔāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: bənna
• → Persian: بنا (bannâ)
• → Portuguese: alvenel
• → Spanish: albañil

References

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