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بِنْيَة
structure /ˈbin.ja/
nounB1#2030 most common
Also: build (of the body), physique, constitution, framework
Example sentences
البِنْيَة قَوِيَّة.
The structure is strong.
لَهُ بِنْيَة قَوِيَّة.
He has a strong build.
بِنْيَة الجِسْم مُهِمَّة لِلرِّياضِيّ.
Body structure is important for the athlete.
دَرَسْنا بِنْيَة الجُمْلَة فِي اللُّغَة العَرَبِيَّة.
We studied the structure of the sentence in the Arabic language.
تَعْتَمِد بِنْيَة المُجْتَمَع عَلَى قِيَمِه.
The structure of society depends on its values.
حَلَّلَ الباحِث البِنْيَة التَّحْتِيَّة لِلاقْتِصاد الوَطَنِيّ.
The researcher analyzed the infrastructure of the national economy.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | بِنْيَةٌ | بِنَىً |
| Genitive | بِنْيَةٍ | بِنَىً |
| Accusative | بِنْيَةً | بِنَىً |
| Vocative | يا بِنْيَةُ | يا بِنَى |
Word family
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root b-n-y, meaning to build. It shares this root with the verb banā, to build, and the noun bināʾ, a building. The sense moved from the act of building to the thing built, and then to abstract structure.
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