بنية

Arabic

Root
ب ن ي‎ (b-n-y)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

بِنْيَة • (binya) f

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

Declension

Noun

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

  1. edifice
  2. structure of the body

Declension

References

Noun

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

  1. (endearing) little daughter
    ‏أَبُنَيَّتِي تَشَجَّعِي وَلَا تَخَافِي‎
    ʔabunayyatī tašajjaʕī walā taḵāfī
    Be brave, my little daughter, and do not fear!

Declension

Adjective

بُنِّيَّة • (bunniyya) f

  1. feminine singular of بُنِّيّ‎ (bunniyy)
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