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ب-ن-ي

The Arabic root ب-ن-ي (b-n-y)

Core idea: building, constructing

14 words in the dictionary are built from ب-ن-ي, including verbs in Forms I, VIII. Each verb is listed with the nouns that come from it: its verbal noun (masdar), its participles, and words derived from it.

Most common

Verb · Form I
to construe
Verb · Form I
to build
Noun
building
Noun
builder
Noun
building
Adjective
بَنَّاء
constructive
Noun
بِنْيَة
edifice
Noun
بِنَاء
building

Verbs and the nouns that come from them

بَنَى · present يَبْنِي
Form I · The plain action

to construe, to inflect a word grammatically; to strengthen, to fatten; to assist by benefits

بِنَاء
Verbal noun
building
بَانٍ
Active participle
builder
مَبْنِيّ
Passive participle
Derived noun
building
Derived noun
builder
بَنَّاء
Derived noun
constructive
بَنَى · present يَبْنِي
Form I · The plain action

to build, to construct, to raise

Verbal noun
building
بِنْيَة
Verbal noun
edifice
بِنْيَة
Verbal noun
بَنْي
Verbal noun
بِنَاء
Verbal noun
بُنْيَان
Verbal noun
building
بَانٍ
Active participle
مَبْنِيّ
Passive participle
اِبْتَنَى · present يَبْتَنِي
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic

to build, to construct

اِبْتِنَاء
Verbal noun
construction
مُبْتَنٍ
Active participle
مُبْتَنًى
Passive participle

Other nouns and adjectives

تِبْن
Noun
a vessel used to fill drinking cups

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