بنية

Arabic

Root
ب ن ي (b-n-y)

Etymology

Diminutive of بِنْت (bint, “daughter”) or اِبْنَة (ibna, “daughter”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

بِنْيَة • (binya) f

1. verbal noun of بَنَى (banā) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun بِنْيَة (binya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِنْيَة binya	الْبِنْيَة al-binya	بِنْيَة binyat
Nominative	بِنْيَةٌ binyatun	الْبِنْيَةُ al-binyatu	بِنْيَةُ binyatu
Accusative	بِنْيَةً binyatan	الْبِنْيَةَ al-binyata	بِنْيَةَ binyata
Genitive	بِنْيَةٍ binyatin	الْبِنْيَةِ al-binyati	بِنْيَةِ binyati

Noun

بِنْيَة or بُنْيَة • (binya or bunya) f (plural بِنًى (binan) or بُنًى (bunan))

1. edifice
2. structure of the body

Declension

Declension of noun بِنْيَة (binya)‎; بُنْيَة (bunya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِنْيَة‎; بُنْيَة binya‎; bunya	الْبِنْيَة‎; الْبُنْيَة al-binya‎; al-bunya	بِنْيَة‎; بُنْيَة binyat‎; bunyat
Nominative	بِنْيَةٌ‎; بُنْيَةٌ binyatun‎; bunyatun	الْبِنْيَةُ‎; الْبُنْيَةُ al-binyatu‎; al-bunyatu	بِنْيَةُ‎; بُنْيَةُ binyatu‎; bunyatu
Accusative	بِنْيَةً‎; بُنْيَةً binyatan‎; bunyatan	الْبِنْيَةَ‎; الْبُنْيَةَ al-binyata‎; al-bunyata	بِنْيَةَ‎; بُنْيَةَ binyata‎; bunyata
Genitive	بِنْيَةٍ‎; بُنْيَةٍ binyatin‎; bunyatin	الْبِنْيَةِ‎; الْبُنْيَةِ al-binyati‎; al-bunyati	بِنْيَةِ‎; بُنْيَةِ binyati‎; bunyati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِنْيَتَيْن‎; بُنْيَتَيْن binyatayn‎; bunyatayn	الْبِنْيَتَيْن‎; الْبُنْيَتَيْن al-binyatayn‎; al-bunyatayn	بِنْيَتَيْ‎; بُنْيَتَيْ binyatay‎; bunyatay
Nominative	بِنْيَتَانِ‎; بُنْيَتَانِ binyatāni‎; bunyatāni	الْبِنْيَتَانِ‎; الْبُنْيَتَانِ al-binyatāni‎; al-bunyatāni	بِنْيَتَا‎; بُنْيَتَا binyatā‎; bunyatā
Accusative	بِنْيَتَيْنِ‎; بُنْيَتَيْنِ binyatayni‎; bunyatayni	الْبِنْيَتَيْنِ‎; الْبُنْيَتَيْنِ al-binyatayni‎; al-bunyatayni	بِنْيَتَيْ‎; بُنْيَتَيْ binyatay‎; bunyatay
Genitive	بِنْيَتَيْنِ‎; بُنْيَتَيْنِ binyatayni‎; bunyatayni	الْبِنْيَتَيْنِ‎; الْبُنْيَتَيْنِ al-binyatayni‎; al-bunyatayni	بِنْيَتَيْ‎; بُنْيَتَيْ binyatay‎; bunyatay
Plural	broken plural in ـًى (-an)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِنَى‎; بُنَى binā‎; bunā	الْبِنَى‎; الْبُنَى al-binā‎; al-bunā	بِنَى‎; بُنَى binā‎; bunā
Nominative	بِنًى‎; بُنًى binan‎; bunan	الْبِنَى‎; الْبُنَى al-binā‎; al-bunā	بِنَى‎; بُنَى binā‎; bunā
Accusative	بِنًى‎; بُنًى binan‎; bunan	الْبِنَى‎; الْبُنَى al-binā‎; al-bunā	بِنَى‎; بُنَى binā‎; bunā
Genitive	بِنًى‎; بُنًى binan‎; bunan	الْبِنَى‎; الْبُنَى al-binā‎; al-bunā	بِنَى‎; بُنَى binā‎; bunā

References

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

Noun

بُنَيَّة • (bunayya) f (dual بُنَيَّتَانِ (bunayyatāni), plural بُنَيَّات (bunayyāt))

2. (endearing) little daughter

   أَبُنَيَّتِي تَشَجَّعِي وَلَا تَخَافِي

   ʔabunayyatī tašajjaʕī walā taḵāfī

   Be brave, my little daughter, and do not fear!

Declension

Declension of noun بُنَيَّة (bunayya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُنَيَّة bunayya	الْبُنَيَّة al-bunayya	بُنَيَّة bunayyat
Nominative	بُنَيَّةٌ bunayyatun	الْبُنَيَّةُ al-bunayyatu	بُنَيَّةُ bunayyatu
Accusative	بُنَيَّةً bunayyatan	الْبُنَيَّةَ al-bunayyata	بُنَيَّةَ bunayyata
Genitive	بُنَيَّةٍ bunayyatin	الْبُنَيَّةِ al-bunayyati	بُنَيَّةِ bunayyati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُنَيَّتَيْن bunayyatayn	الْبُنَيَّتَيْن al-bunayyatayn	بُنَيَّتَيْ bunayyatay
Nominative	بُنَيَّتَانِ bunayyatāni	الْبُنَيَّتَانِ al-bunayyatāni	بُنَيَّتَا bunayyatā
Accusative	بُنَيَّتَيْنِ bunayyatayni	الْبُنَيَّتَيْنِ al-bunayyatayni	بُنَيَّتَيْ bunayyatay
Genitive	بُنَيَّتَيْنِ bunayyatayni	الْبُنَيَّتَيْنِ al-bunayyatayni	بُنَيَّتَيْ bunayyatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُنَيَّات bunayyāt	الْبُنَيَّات al-bunayyāt	بُنَيَّات bunayyāt
Nominative	بُنَيَّاتٌ bunayyātun	الْبُنَيَّاتُ al-bunayyātu	بُنَيَّاتُ bunayyātu
Accusative	بُنَيَّاتٍ bunayyātin	الْبُنَيَّاتِ al-bunayyāti	بُنَيَّاتِ bunayyāti
Genitive	بُنَيَّاتٍ bunayyātin	الْبُنَيَّاتِ al-bunayyāti	بُنَيَّاتِ bunayyāti

Adjective

بُنِّيَّة • (bunniyya) f

1. feminine singular of بُنِّيّ (bunniyy)

Chadian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic بُنَيَّة (bunayya, “little daughter”).

Noun

بنية (bineyya) f

1. girl, young lady
   • 2019, الكتاب المقدس بالعربي الدارجي هنا تشاد [The Bible in Chadian Arabic], N'Djamena: Alliance biblique du Tchad, تكوين [Genesis] 24:28, page 24:

     .وَ فِي الْبَكَانْ دَا، الْبِنَيَّةْ قَمَّتْ جَرَتْ الْبَيْت وَ أَوْرَتْ أَمَّهَا بِكُلَّ شَيّءْ الْكَانْ

     And the girl went running and took the news of these things to her mother's house.