ܒܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܒ ܢ ܐ (b n ˀ)
4 terms

Professional noun from ܒܵܢܹܐ (bānē, “to build”); compare Arabic بَانٍ (bānin) and Hebrew בַּנַּאי (banái).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bannaːjaː]

Noun

ܒܲܢܵܝܵܐ • (bannāyā) m (plural ܒܲܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (bannāyē), feminine ܒܲܢܵܝܬܵܐ (bannāytā))

1. builder, constructor (worker who constructs or repairs houses or develops a particular thing)

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܲܢܵܝܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܲܢܵܝܝܼ (bannāyī)		ܒܲܢܵܝܲܢ (bannāyan)
	construct	ܒܲܢܵܝ (bannāy)		2nd person	ܒܲܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (bannāyūḵ)	ܒܲܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (bannāyāḵ)	ܒܲܢܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bannāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܢܵܝܵܐ (bannāyā)		3rd person	ܒܲܢܵܝܹܗ (bannāyēh)	ܒܲܢܵܝܵܗ̇ (bannāyāh)	ܒܲܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (bannāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܲܢܵܝܝܼ̈ (bannāyī)		ܒܲܢܵܝܲܢ̈ (bannāyan)
	construct	ܒܲܢܵܝܲܝ̈ (bannāyay)		2nd person	ܒܲܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bannāyūḵ)	ܒܲܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bannāyāḵ)	ܒܲܢܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bannāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (bannāyē)		3rd person	ܒܲܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (bannāyūh)	ܒܲܢܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bannāyōh)	ܒܲܢܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (bannāyhōn)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bnaːjaː]

Noun

ܒܢܵܝܵܐ • (bnāyā) m

1. verbal noun of ܒܵܢܹܐ (bānē) construction

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bnaːjaː] (present participle)
• IPA^(key): [bɪnjaː] (past participle)

Verb

ܒܢܵܝܵܐ • (bnāyā)

1. present participle of ܒܵܢܹܐ (bānē)

Adjective

ܒܸܢܝܵܐ • (binyā) (feminine ܒܢܝܼܬܵܐ (bnītā), plural ܒܸܢܝܹ̈ܐ (binyē))

1. past participle of ܒܵܢܹܐ (bānē)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bnajjaː]

Noun

ܒܢܲܝ̈ܵܐ • (bnayyā) m

1. plural of ܒܪܵܐ (brā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܒ-ܢ-ܐ (b-n-ʾ) related to building. Compare Arabic بَانِي (bānī) and Hebrew בַּנַּאי (bannaʾy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bannɑjɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [bannɑje(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܒܢܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܢܝܐ)

1. builder, founder, constructor

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܢܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܢܝ		1st person	ܒܢܝܝ		ܒܢܝܢ
	construct	ܒܢܝ		2nd person	ܒܢܝܟ	ܒܢܝܟܝ	ܒܢܝܟܘܢ	ܒܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܢܝܐ		3rd person	ܒܢܝܗ	ܒܢܝܗ	ܒܢܝܗܘܢ	ܒܢܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܢܝܝܢ		1st person	ܒܢܝܝ		ܒܢܝܝܢ
	construct	ܒܢܝܝ		2nd person	ܒܢܝܝܟ	ܒܢܝܝܟܝ	ܒܢܝܝܟܘܢ	ܒܢܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܢܝܐ		3rd person	ܒܢܝܘܗܝ	ܒܢܝܝܗ	ܒܢܝܝܗܘܢ	ܒܢܝܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܒ-ܢ-ܐ (b-n-ʾ) related to building.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b(ə)nɑjɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [b(ə)nɑje(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܒܢܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܢܝܐ)

1. building, erecting, constructing

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܢܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܢܝ		1st person	ܒܢܝܝ		ܒܢܝܢ
	construct	ܒܢܝ		2nd person	ܒܢܝܟ	ܒܢܝܟܝ	ܒܢܝܟܘܢ	ܒܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܢܝܐ		3rd person	ܒܢܝܗ	ܒܢܝܗ	ܒܢܝܗܘܢ	ܒܢܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܢܝܝܢ		1st person	ܒܢܝܝ		ܒܢܝܝܢ
	construct	ܒܢܝܝ		2nd person	ܒܢܝܝܟ	ܒܢܝܝܟܝ	ܒܢܝܝܟܘܢ	ܒܢܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܢܝܐ		3rd person	ܒܢܝܘܗܝ	ܒܢܝܝܗ	ܒܢܝܝܗܘܢ	ܒܢܝܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b(ə)najjɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܒܢܝܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. emphatic plural of ܒܪܐ

References

• “bny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 32a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 48a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 162a

Anagrams

• ܒܝܢܐ
• ܝܒܢܐ
• ܢܒܝܐ
• ܢܝܒܐ