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مَبْنِيّ
built /mabˈniːj/
adjectiveB2#3305 most common
Also: based on (with على), indeclinable (grammar term)
Example sentences
البيت مبني من الحجر.
The house is built of stone.
هذا المسجد مبني منذ مئة عام.
This mosque was built a hundred years ago.
قراره مبني على الخوف.
His decision is based on fear.
رأيها مبني على تجربة شخصية.
Her opinion is based on personal experience.
الفعل الماضي مبني دائماً على الفتح.
The past-tense verb is always fixed on the fatha vowel.
في النحو العربي، الأسماء المبنية لا تتغير حركة آخرها بتغير موقعها الإعرابي.
In Arabic grammar, indeclinable nouns do not change their final vowel when their grammatical position changes.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَبْنِيٌّ | مَبْنِيُّونَ |
| Genitive | مَبْنِيٍّ | مَبْنِيِّينَ |
| Accusative | مَبْنِيًّا | مَبْنِيِّينَ |
| Vocative | يا مَبْنِيُّ | يا مَبْنِيُّونَ |
Word family
Etymology
مَبْنِيّ comes from the Semitic root ب-ن-ي, meaning to build or construct. It is the passive participle of the verb بَنَى, formed on the مفعول pattern. Because the root ends in a weak letter, the pattern's own ending fuses with the root, producing the doubled ي at the end of the word.
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