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بَنَى
to build /baˈnaː/
verbB1#2058 most common
Also: to construct, to erect, to establish
Example sentences
هُوَ بَنَى بَيْتاً.
He built a house.
بَنَى جَدِّي هٰذا البَيْتَ بِيَدَيْهِ.
My grandfather built this house with his own hands.
بَنَى المُهَنْدِسُ جِسْراً فَوْقَ النَّهْرِ.
The engineer built a bridge over the river.
بَنَى الرَّجُلُ ثَرْوَتَهُ مِنَ الصِّفْرِ بَعْدَ سَنَواتٍ مِنَ العَمَلِ الشّاقِّ.
The man built his fortune from nothing after years of hard work.
بَنَى الفَيْلَسُوفُ حُجَّتَهُ عَلى أُسُسٍ مَنْطِقِيَّةٍ مَتِينَةٍ.
The philosopher built his argument on solid logical foundations.
بَنَى الخَلِيفَةُ عاصِمَةً جَدِيدَةً وَجَعَلَها مَنارَةً لِلعِلْمِ وَالحَضارَةِ لِقُرونٍ.
The caliph built a new capital and made it a beacon of learning and civilization for centuries.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَبْنِي | بَنَيْتُ | سَأَبْنِي |
| 2sg | تَبْنِي | بَنَيْتَ | سَتَبْنِي |
| 3sg | يَبْنِي | بَنَى | سَيَبْنِي |
| 1pl | نَبْنِي | بَنَيْنَا | سَنَبْنِي |
| 2pl | تَبْنُونَ | بَنَيْتُمْ | سَتَبْنُونَ |
| 3pl | يَبْنُونَ | بَنَوْا | سَيَبْنُونَ |
Word family
بِناءbuilding, construction
بَنّاءbuilder, mason
مَبْنىbuilding, edifice
بُنيةstructure
بَنَوِيّstructural
Etymology
The verb comes from the common Semitic root b-n-y, meaning to build or construct. The same root appears across the family with little change in sense. In Arabic it also underlies the word for son, seen as one who continues or extends the family line.
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