beni

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See also: Beni, bení, béni, -beni, and Béni

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from French bénir. Related to bona.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -eni
  • Hyphenation: be‧ni

Verb

beni (present benas, past benis, future benos, conditional benus, volitive benu)

  1. to bless
    Antonym: malbeni

Conjugation

Conjugation of beni
present past future
singular plural singular plural singular plural
tense benas benis benos
active participle benanta benantaj beninta benintaj benonta benontaj
acc. benantan benantajn benintan benintajn benontan benontajn
passive participle benata benataj benita benitaj benota benotaj
acc. benatan benatajn benitan benitajn benotan benotajn
nominal active participle benanto benantoj beninto benintoj benonto benontoj
acc. benanton benantojn beninton benintojn benonton benontojn
nominal passive participle benato benatoj benito benitoj benoto benotoj
acc. benaton benatojn beniton benitojn benoton benotojn
adverbial active participle benante beninte benonte
adverbial passive participle benate benite benote
infinitive beni imperative benu conditional benus

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.ni/
  • Rhymes: -ɛni
  • Hyphenation: bè‧ni

Noun

beni m

  1. plural of bene
  2. property

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

beni

  1. Rōmaji transcription of べに

Okodia

Noun

beni

  1. water

References

  • Intelligibility Survey of Biseni, Okordia & Oruma Lects, in Convergence: English and Nigerian Languages: A Festschrift (2016)

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *banjō. Cognate with Old English benn, Old Norse ben (Norwegian ben).

Noun

beni f

  1. wound; mortal injury

Related terms

Oruma

Noun

beni

  1. water

References

  • Intelligibility Survey of Biseni, Okordia & Oruma Lects, in Convergence: English and Nigerian Languages: A Festschrift (2016)

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin bene (“well”). Compare Italian bene.

Adverb

beni

  1. (Campidanese) well

Sassarese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin bene (“well”), from Old Latin *duenēd, from duenos (“good”), from Proto-Italic *dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to show favor, revere”).

Pronunciation

Noun

beni m (invariable)

  1. good
  2. sake, good
  3. (usually in the plural) good, property, possession, belonging, asset

Further reading

  • Ugo Solinas (2016) “bèni”, in Vocabolario sassarese-italiano fraseologico ed etimologico, volume 1, Sestu: Domus de Janas, →ISBN, page 240
  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) “bene/1”, in Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

Anagrams

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin bene.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.ni/
  • Hyphenation: bè‧ni

Adverb

beni

  1. well

Antonyms

Noun

beni m (plural beni)

  1. good

Antonyms

Related terms

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English bend.

Noun

beni

  1. bend
    Synonym: boktu

Verb

beni

  1. to bend
    Synonym: boigi
  2. to make a turn (change direction)

Adjective

beni

  1. bent, crooked, curved (not straight)

Turkish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beni/
  • Hyphenation: be‧ni

Pronoun

beni

  1. me
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