بنت

See also: ثنت

Arabic

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bint/

Noun

بِنْت • (bint) f (dual بِنْتَانِ (bintāni), plural بَنَات (banāt), masculine اِبْن (ibn))

1. (deprecated template usage) feminine equivalent of اِبْن (ibn, “son, descendant”):
   1. daughter
   2. female descendant
2. (colloquial) girl

Declension

Declension of noun بِنْت (bint)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِنْت bint	الْبِنْت al-bint	بِنْت bint
Nominative	بِنْتٌ bintun	الْبِنْتُ al-bintu	بِنْتُ bintu
Accusative	بِنْتًا bintan	الْبِنْتَ al-binta	بِنْتَ binta
Genitive	بِنْتٍ bintin	الْبِنْتِ al-binti	بِنْتِ binti
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِنْتَيْن bintayn	الْبِنْتَيْن al-bintayn	بِنْتَيْ bintay
Nominative	بِنْتَانِ bintāni	الْبِنْتَانِ al-bintāni	بِنْتَا bintā
Accusative	بِنْتَيْنِ bintayni	الْبِنْتَيْنِ al-bintayni	بِنْتَيْ bintay
Genitive	بِنْتَيْنِ bintayni	الْبِنْتَيْنِ al-bintayni	بِنْتَيْ bintay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَنَات banāt	الْبَنَات al-banāt	بَنَات banāt
Nominative	بَنَاتٌ banātun	الْبَنَاتُ al-banātu	بَنَاتُ banātu
Accusative	بَنَاتٍ banātin	الْبَنَاتِ al-banāti	بَنَاتِ banāti
Genitive	بَنَاتٍ banātin	الْبَنَاتِ al-banāti	بَنَاتِ banāti

Descendants

• → English: bint

Alternative forms

• اِبْنَة (ibna)

References

• 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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bin.tu/

Verb

بِنْتُ • (bintu) (form I)

1. first-person singular past active of بَانَ (bāna)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bin.ta/

Verb

بِنْتَ • (binta) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular past active of بَانَ (bāna)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bin.ti/

Verb

بِنْتِ • (binti) (form I)

1. second-person feminine singular past active of بَانَ (bāna)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.nat/

Verb

بَنَتْ • (banat) (form I)

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

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North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic بِنْت (bint).

Noun

بنت • (bint) f (plural بنات (banāt))

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

Usage notes

• See ولاد (wlād), شب (šabb), and صبيه (ṣabīye) for relevant notes.

Synonyms

• (female teenager, young woman): صبيه (ṣabīye)

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بِنْت (bint).

Noun

بنت • (bent)

1. daughter
2. girl