بنت

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See also: ثنت

Algerian Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic بِنْت (bint).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بنت (bentf (plural بنات (bnāt))

  1. daughter
  2. girl

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Semitic *bint-. Has the Semitic feminine suffix *-at- added to the root *bin- of اِبْن (ibn, son).

Cognate with Hebrew בת (bat).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بِنْت (bintf (dual بِنْتَانِ (bintāni), plural بَنَات (banāt), masculine اِبْن (ibn))

  1. female equivalent of اِبْن (ibn, son, descendant):
    1. daughter
    2. female descendant
  2. (colloquial) girl
Declension
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Alternative forms
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Descendants
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  • Maltese: bint
  • English: bint
  • Swahili: binti

References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “بن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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بنت (form I)

  1. بِنْتُ (bintu) /bin.tu/: first-person singular past active of بَانَ (bāna)
  2. بِنْتَ (binta) /bin.ta/: second-person masculine singular past active of بَانَ (bāna)
  3. بِنْتِ (binti) /bin.ti/: second-person feminine singular past active of بَانَ (bāna)

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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بَنَتْ (banat) (form I) /ba.nat/

  1. third-person feminine singular past active of بَنَى (banā)

Moroccan Arabic

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Root
ب ن ت
1 term

Etymology

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From Arabic بِنْت (bint).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bint/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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بنت (bintf (plural بنات (bnāt), diminutive بنية (bniyya) or بنوتة (bannūta))

  1. daughter
    Synonym: درية (darriyya)
    Coordinate terms: بن (ben), ولد (wald)
  2. girl (female child)
    Synonym: درية (darriyya)
    Coordinate term: ولد (wald)
  3. young woman

North Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic بِنْت (bint).

Noun

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بنت (bintf (plural بنات (banāt))

  1. daughter
  2. girl (female child)
  3. a female teenager or young woman, chiefly unmarried
    Synonym: صبيه (ṣabīye)

Usage notes

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic بِنْت (bint).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? bint
Dari reading? bint
Iranian reading? bent
Tajik reading? bint

Noun

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Dari بنت
Iranian Persian
Tajik бинт

بنت (bent)

  1. daughter
  2. girl

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ب ن ت
1 term

Etymology

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From Arabic بِنْت (bint).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bint/, [bɪnt]
  • Audio (Jerusalem):(file)

Noun

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بنت (bintf (plural بنات (banāt), masculine ابن (ʔibn))

  1. daughter
  2. girl
    Synonym: فتاة (fatā)

See also

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Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic بِنْت (bint).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بِنْت (bintf (Hindi spelling बिंत)

  1. daughter
    Synonym: بیٹی (beṭī)

References

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  • بنت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • بنت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.