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Alune
Noun
bina
- woman
1995, Story of Joseph in the Alune language, page 17:
References
- Paideuma: Mitteilungen zur Kulturkunde, volumes 21-22 (1975), page 202: Bina, "Frau"
- Struktur bahasa Alune (1996) (in phrases)
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Arabic بِنَاء (bināʔ, “building, construction”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bina (definite accusative binanı, plural binalar)
- building
- Synonyms: tikili, tikinti
- şərq üslubunda tikilmiş bina ― a building built in the Oriental style
- (colloquial) foundation (of a building)
- Synonyms: əsas, özül, təməl, bünövrə, bünyad, yaradılış
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Arabic بِنَاء (bināʔ, “building, construction”).
Noun
bina
- building
Declension
References
- Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
- “bina”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)
Gamilaraay
Etymology
From Proto-Central New South Wales *bina, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *pina.
Pronunciation
Noun
bina
- ear
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)
- Peter Austin, A Reference Dictionary of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (1993)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay bina, from Arabic بِنَاء (bināʔ, “building; construction (act of)”).
Pronunciation
Verb
bina
- (transitive) to build (nonphysical object)
- Antonym: musnah (“to destroy”)
- (transitive) to develop and improve on something
2017 September 12, Kiye Lakone, “Memaknai Keteladanan [To Define An Exemplar]”, in Suara Merdeka, archived from the original on 12 July 2019:Banyak karakter keteladanan yang diajarkan melalui organisasi tersebut sehingga bagi seorang anggota pramuka, keteladanaan harus dimaknai dengan selalu bina diri, bina satuan dan bina masyarakat.- Many characteristics of an exemplar were taught through that organization until a scout member must be able to define an exemplar by always developing oneself, developing oneness and developing the community.
Usage notes
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay bina.
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
References
- ^ Erwina Burhanuddin, Abdul Gaffar Ruskhan, R.B. Chrismanto (1993) Penelitian kosakata bahasa Arab dalam bahasa Indonesia [Research on Arabic vocabulary in Indonesian], Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, →OCLC
Further reading
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbi.na/
- Rhymes: -ina
- Hyphenation: bì‧na
Adjective
bina
- feminine singular of bino
Kashubian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Bühne.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʲina/
- Syllabification: bi‧na
Noun
bina f
- stage
Further reading
- “bina”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Latin
Pronunciation
Numeral
bīna
- inflection of bīnus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Numeral
bīnā
- ablative feminine singular of bīnus
References
Malay
Etymology
From Arabic بِنَاء (bināʔ, “building, construction (act of)”).
Pronunciation
Verb
bina (Jawi spelling بينا)
- to build
Usage notes
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian bangun.
Antonyms
Descendants
Further reading
Maltese
Pronunciation
Adverb
bina
- first-person plural pronominal form of b’: with us
Northern Sotho
Verb
bina
- to sing
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بنا (bina), from Arabic بِنَاء (bināʔ, “building, construction”).
Noun
bina f (plural binale)
- (dated) building
- building under construction
Declension
Declension of bina
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singular
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plural
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indefinite articulation
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definite articulation
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indefinite articulation
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definite articulation
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nominative/accusative
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(o) bina
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binaua
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(niște) binale
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binalele
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genitive/dative
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(unei) binale
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binalei
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(unor) binale
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binalelor
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vocative
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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Bühne.
Noun
bina f (Cyrillic spelling бина)
- stage
- Synonym: pozornica
Sotho
Verb
bina
- to sing
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbina/
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: bi‧na
Verb
bina
- inflection of binar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Swedish
Noun
bina
- definite plural of bi
Tswana
Verb
bina
- to sing
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish بنا (bina), from Arabic بِنَاء (bināʔ, “building, construction”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bina (definite accusative binayı, plural binalar)
- building
Descendants