English

Proper noun

Bina

1. A language spoken in New Guinea.

External links

• ISO 639-3 code bmn (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Bina, bmn

Etymology 2

From Binawa.

Proper noun

Bina

1. A language spoken in Nigeria, also called Binawa.

External links

• ISO 639-3 code byj (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Bina, byj

Faroese

Proper noun

Bina f

1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Bina: Binuson
• daughter of Bina: Binudóttir

Declension

Alune

Noun

bina

1. woman
   • 1995, Story of Joseph in the Alune language, page 17:

     Mokwai ata bina esa.

References

• Paideuma: Mitteilungen zur Kulturkunde, volumes 21-22 (1975), page 202: Bina, "Frau"
• Struktur bahasa Alune (1996) (in phrases)

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Arabic بِنَاء ‎(bināʾ, “building, construction”).

Noun

bina

1. building

Declension

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8

Gamilaraay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bina/

Etymology

From Proto-Central New South Wales *bina, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *pina.

Noun

bina

1. ear

Derived terms

• bina gaarr

Synonyms

• manga

References

• Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)
• Peter Austin, A Reference Dictionary of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (1993)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic بِنَاء ‎(bināʾ, “building, construction”).

Verb

bina

1. to build (used in the form membina)

Italian

Adjective

bina

1. feminine singular of bino

Latin

Adjective

bīna

1. nominative feminine singular of bīnus
2. nominative neuter plural of bīnus
3. accusative neuter plural of bīnus
4. vocative feminine singular of bīnus
5. vocative neuter plural of bīnus

bīnā

1. ablative feminine singular of bīnus

References

• BINA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Bühne

Noun

bina f ‎(Cyrillic spelling бина)

1. stage

Synonyms

• pozornica

Spanish

Verb

bina

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of binar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of binar.
3. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of binar.

Swedish

Noun

bina

1. definite plural of bi

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic بِنَاء ‎(bināʾ, “building, construction”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.nɑː/

Noun

bina ‎(definite accusative binayı, plural binalar)

1. building