ܒܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܢ ܐ (b n ˀ)
4 terms

From Aramaic בְּנָא (bənā); compare Arabic بَنَى (banā) Hebrew בָּנָה (baná), Akkadian 𒆕 (banûm, “to build”) and Ugaritic 𐎁𐎐𐎊 (bny).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [bɑːneː]

Verb

ܒܵܢܹܐ • (bānē) (present participle ܒܢܵܝܵܐ (bnāyā), past participle ܒܸܢܝܵܐ (binyā))

1. to build, construct

   ܐܲܠܸܟܣܲܢܕܪܘܿܣ ܒܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܲܝܬܹܗ ܩܵܐ ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܹܗ.

   alliksandrōs bnē lēh tāwānā ḥadtā gāw baytēh qā maḵtḇēh.

   Alexander built a new room in his house for his office.

   • Galatians 2:18:

     ܣܵܒܵܒ ܐܸܢ ܡܸܢ݇ܕܪܹܝܫ݇ ܒܵܢܹܝܢ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܕܬܠܝܼܚ ܠܝܼ، ܡܫܲܪܘܼܪܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܠܓܵܢܝܼ ܕܝܼܘܸܢ ܫܵܡܛܵܢܵܐ ܕܢܵܡܘܿܣܵܐ.

     sābāb in midrēy bānēn mindī d-tlīḥ lī, mšarūrē ìwen l-gānī d-īwen šāmṭānā d-nāmōsā.

     For if I build again those things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܒܵܢܹܐ (bānē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܒܢܹܐ ܠܝܼ (bnē lī)	ܒܢܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (bnē lūḵ)	ܒܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ (bnē lēh)	ܒܢܹܐ ܠܲܢ (bnē lan)	ܒܢܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bnē lāwḵōn)	ܒܢܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (bnē lhōn)
	f		ܒܢܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (bnē lāḵ)	ܒܢܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (bnē lāh)
non-past	m	ܒܵܢܹܝܢ (bānēn)	ܒܵܢܹܝܬ (bānēt)	ܒܵܢܹܐ (bānē)	ܒܵܢܲܚ (bānaḥ)	ܒܵܢܹܝܬܘܿܢ (bānētōn)	ܒܵܢܝܼ (bānī)
	f	ܒܵܢܝܵܢ (bānyān)	ܒܵܢܝܵܬܝ (bānyāt)	ܒܵܢܝܵܐ (bānyā)
imperative	m		ܒܢܝܼ (bnī)			ܒܢܹܝܡܘܼܢ (bnēmūn)
	f		ܒܢܹܐ (bnē)