بنى

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بنى^¹

/ba.naː/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *banay- (“to build”).

Cognate with Hebrew בָּנָה (baná) and Akkadian 𒆕 (banûm, “to build”).

verb بَنَى · banā · يَبْنِي · بَنْي · بِنَاء · بُنْيَان

to build, to construct, to raise

Opposite: هَدَمَ

verb بَنَى · banā · يَبْنِي · بِنَاء · بَانٍ

to construe, to inflect a word grammatically
to strengthen, to fatten
to assist by benefits
to lead a bride in procession to her new home
to lie with a woman

بنى^²

noun بِنًى · binan

plural plural of بِنْيَة (binya)

بنى^³

noun بُنًى · bunan

plural plural of بُنْيَة (bunya)

Thesaurus

verb

Opposite: هَدَمَ

In English

build (transitive) to form by combining materials or parts

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"بنى." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%89. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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"بنى." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%89.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {بنى},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%89},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

بنى