ܒܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܒ ܢ ܐ‎ (b n ʾ)
3 terms

Etymology

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.‎‎
    alliksandros 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-tliḥ lī, mšarurē ìwen l-gānī d-īwen šāmṭānā d-nāmosā.
      For if I build again those things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.

Conjugation

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