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بناء

بناء

Arabic

Noun

بِنَاء • ‎(bināʾ) m ‎(plural أَبْنِيَة ‎(ʾabniya))

verbal noun of بَنَى ‎(banā) (form I)
building, construction (act of)
بِنَاءً عَلَى‎ ― bināʾan ʿalā ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
structure (of an organism, etc.)
building, structure (edifice)

Declension

Declension of noun بِنَاء (bināʾ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِنَاء bināʾ	الْبِنَاء al-bināʾ	بِنَاء bināʾ
Nominative	بِنَاءٌ bināʾun	الْبِنَاءُ al-bināʾu	بِنَاءُ bināʾu
Accusative	بِنَاءً bināʾan	الْبِنَاءَ al-bināʾa	بِنَاءَ bināʾa
Genitive	بِنَاءٍ bināʾin	الْبِنَاءِ al-bināʾi	بِنَاءِ bināʾi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِنَاءَيْن bināʾayn	الْبِنَاءَيْن al-bināʾayn	بِنَاءَيْ bināʾay
Nominative	بِنَاءَانِ bināʾāni	الْبِنَاءَانِ al-bināʾāni	بِنَاءَا bināʾā
Accusative	بِنَاءَيْنِ bināʾayni	الْبِنَاءَيْنِ al-bināʾayni	بِنَاءَيْ bināʾay
Genitive	بِنَاءَيْنِ bināʾayni	الْبِنَاءَيْنِ al-bināʾayni	بِنَاءَيْ bināʾay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة ‎(-a)
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَبْنِيَة ʾabniya	الْأَبْنِيَة al-ʾabniya	أَبْنِيَة ʾabniyat
Nominative	أَبْنِيَةٌ ʾabniyatun	الْأَبْنِيَةُ al-ʾabniyatu	أَبْنِيَةُ ʾabniyatu
Accusative	أَبْنِيَةً ʾabniyatan	الْأَبْنِيَةَ al-ʾabniyata	أَبْنِيَةَ ʾabniyata
Genitive	أَبْنِيَةٍ ʾabniyatin	الْأَبْنِيَةِ al-ʾabniyati	أَبْنِيَةِ ʾabniyati

Descendants

Crimean Tatar: bina
Indonesian: bina
Malay: bina
Turkish: bina

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

بَنَّاء • ‎(bannāʾ) m ‎(plural بَنَّاؤُون ‎(bannāʾūn))

Declension

Declension of noun بَنَّاء (bannāʾ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَنَّاء bannāʾ	الْبَنَّاء al-bannāʾ	بَنَّاء bannāʾ
Nominative	بَنَّاءٌ bannāʾun	الْبَنَّاءُ al-bannāʾu	بَنَّاءُ bannāʾu
Accusative	بَنَّاءً bannāʾan	الْبَنَّاءَ al-bannāʾa	بَنَّاءَ bannāʾa
Genitive	بَنَّاءٍ bannāʾin	الْبَنَّاءِ al-bannāʾi	بَنَّاءِ bannāʾi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَنَّاءَيْن bannāʾayn	الْبَنَّاءَيْن al-bannāʾayn	بَنَّاءَيْ bannāʾay
Nominative	بَنَّاءَانِ bannāʾāni	الْبَنَّاءَانِ al-bannāʾāni	بَنَّاءَا bannāʾā
Accusative	بَنَّاءَيْنِ bannāʾayni	الْبَنَّاءَيْنِ al-bannāʾayni	بَنَّاءَيْ bannāʾay
Genitive	بَنَّاءَيْنِ bannāʾayni	الْبَنَّاءَيْنِ al-bannāʾayni	بَنَّاءَيْ bannāʾay
Plural	sound masculine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَنَّائِين bannāʾīn	الْبَنَّائِين al-bannāʾīn	بَنَّائِي bannāʾī
Nominative	بَنَّائُونَ‎/بَنَّاؤُونَ bannāʾūna	الْبَنَّائُونَ‎/الْبَنَّاؤُونَ al-bannāʾūna	بَنَّائُو‎/بَنَّاؤُو bannāʾū
Accusative	بَنَّائِينَ bannāʾīna	الْبَنَّائِينَ al-bannāʾīna	بَنَّائِي bannāʾī
Genitive	بَنَّائِينَ bannāʾīna	الْبَنَّائِينَ al-bannāʾīna	بَنَّائِي bannāʾī

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “بناء”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen