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مَبْنَى
building /ˈmabnaː/
nounA2#815 most common
Also: edifice, structure, form (in grammar)
Example sentences
هٰذَا مَبْنًى كَبِيرٌ.
This is a big building.
المَبْنَى قَرِيبٌ مِنَ المَدْرَسَةِ.
The building is close to the school.
نَعْمَلُ فِي مَبْنًى جَدِيدٍ وَسَطَ المَدِينَةِ.
We work in a new building in the city center.
تَقَعُ شَقَّتُنَا فِي الطَّابِقِ الخَامِسِ مِنْ هٰذَا المَبْنَى.
Our apartment is on the fifth floor of this building.
رُمِّمَ المَبْنَى التَّارِيخِيُّ بَعْدَ سَنَوَاتٍ مِنَ الإِهْمَالِ.
The historic building was restored after years of neglect.
يَعْكِسُ تَصْمِيمُ المَبْنَى رُؤْيَةً مِعْمَارِيَّةً تَمْزُجُ الأَصَالَةَ بِالحَدَاثَةِ.
The building's design reflects an architectural vision that blends authenticity with modernity.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَبْنًى | مَبَانٍ |
| Genitive | مَبْنًى | مَبَانٍ |
| Accusative | مَبْنًى | مَبَانِيَ |
| Vocative | مَبْنَى | مَبَانِي |
Word family
بَنَىto build
بِنَاءconstruction; building
بَنّاءbuilder, mason
مَبْنِيّbuilt; (grammar) indeclinableبُنْيَانedifice, structure
Etymology
Mabnā comes from the Semitic root b-n-y, meaning to build. The prefixed mīm marks a noun of place, so the word names the thing built: a building. The same root runs through Hebrew and Aramaic words for building and construction.
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