بنت

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See also: ثنت

Algerian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic بِنْت (bint).

Pronunciation

Noun

بنت (bent) f (plural بنات (bnāt))

  1. daughter
  2. girl

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *bint-. Has the Semitic feminine suffix *-at- added to the root *bin- of اِبْن (ibn, “son”).

Cognate with Hebrew בת (bat).

Pronunciation

Noun

بِنْت • (bint) f (dual بِنْتَانِ (bintāni), plural بَنَات (banāt), masculine اِبْن (ibn))

  1. female equivalent of اِبْن (ibn, “son, descendant”):
    1. daughter
    2. female descendant
  2. (colloquial) girl
Declension
Declension of noun بِنْت (bint)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal بِنْت
bint 		الْبِنْت
al-bint 		بِنْت
bint
Nominative بِنْتٌ
bintun 		الْبِنْتُ
al-bintu 		بِنْتُ
bintu
Accusative بِنْتًا
bintan 		الْبِنْتَ
al-binta 		بِنْتَ
binta
Genitive بِنْتٍ
bintin 		الْبِنْتِ
al-binti 		بِنْتِ
binti
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal بِنْتَيْن
bintayn 		الْبِنْتَيْن
al-bintayn 		بِنْتَيْ
bintay
Nominative بِنْتَانِ
bintāni 		الْبِنْتَانِ
al-bintāni 		بِنْتَا
bintā
Accusative بِنْتَيْنِ
bintayni 		الْبِنْتَيْنِ
al-bintayni 		بِنْتَيْ
bintay
Genitive بِنْتَيْنِ
bintayni 		الْبِنْتَيْنِ
al-bintayni 		بِنْتَيْ
bintay
Plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal بَنَات
banāt 		الْبَنَات
al-banāt 		بَنَات
banāt
Nominative بَنَاتٌ
banātun 		الْبَنَاتُ
al-banātu 		بَنَاتُ
banātu
Accusative بَنَاتٍ
banātin 		الْبَنَاتِ
al-banāti 		بَنَاتِ
banāti
Genitive بَنَاتٍ
banātin 		الْبَنَاتِ
al-banāti 		بَنَاتِ
banāti
Alternative forms
Descendants
  • Maltese: bint
  • → English: bint
  • → Swahili: binti

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “بن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

بنت (form I)

  1. بِنْتُ (bintu) /bin.tu/: first-person singular past active of بَانَ (bāna)
  2. بِنْتَ (binta) /bin.ta/: second-person masculine singular past active of بَانَ (bāna)
  3. بِنْتِ (binti) /bin.ti/: second-person feminine singular past active of بَانَ (bāna)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

بَنَتْ • (banat) (form I) /ba.nat/

  1. third-person feminine singular past active of بَنَى (banā)

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic بِنْت (bint).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /bint/

Noun

بنت • (bint) f (plural بنات (banāt))

  1. girl
    Synonym: (somewhat rude) بتّ (bitt)
  2. daughter

Etymology 2

From Arabic بَنَتْ (banat), equivalent to بنى (bana, “he built”) +‎ ـت (-t, feminine subject suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /banat/

Verb

بنت • (banat)

  1. past-tense singular feminine of بنى (bana, “to build”): she built

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ب ن ت
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic بِنْت (bint).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bint/
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Noun

بنت • (bint) f (plural بنات (bnāt), diminutive بنية (bniyya) or بنوتة (bannūta))

  1. daughter
    Synonym: درية (darriyya)
    Coordinate terms: بن (ben), ولد (wald)
  2. girl (female child)
    Synonym: درية (darriyya)
    Coordinate term: ولد (wald)
  3. young woman

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic بِنْت (bint).

Noun

بنت • (bint) f (plural بنات (banāt))

  1. daughter
  2. girl (female child)
  3. a female teenager or young woman, chiefly unmarried
    Synonym: صبيه (ṣabīye)

Usage notes

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بِنْت (bint).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? bint
Dari reading? bint
Iranian reading? bent
Tajik reading? bint

Noun

Dari بنت
Iranian Persian
Tajik бинт

بنت • (bent)

  1. daughter
  2. girl

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب ن ت
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic بِنْت (bint).

Pronunciation

Noun

بنت • (bint) f (plural بنات (banāt), masculine ابن (ʔibn))

  1. daughter
  2. girl
    Synonym: فتاة (fatā)

See also

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بِنْت (bint).

Pronunciation

Noun

بِنْت • (bint) f (Hindi spelling बिंत)

  1. daughter
    Synonym: بیٹی (beṭī)

References

  • “بنت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “بنت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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