بني
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Arabic
Etymology 1
Relative adjective (nisba) composed of بُنّ (bunn, “coffee”) + ـِيّ (-iyy).
Pronunciation
Adjective
بُنِّيّ • (bunniyy) (feminine بُنِّيَّة (bunniyya), masculine plural بُنِّيُّونَ (bunniyyūna), feminine plural بُنِّيَّات (bunniyyāt))
Declension
Declension of adjective بُنِّيّ (bunniyy)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | بُنِّي bunnī |
الْبُنِّي al-bunnī |
بُنِّيَّة bunniyya |
الْبُنِّيَّة al-bunniyya |
| Nominative | بُنِّيٌّ bunniyyun |
الْبُنِّيُّ al-bunniyyu |
بُنِّيَّةٌ bunniyyatun |
الْبُنِّيَّةُ al-bunniyyatu |
| Accusative | بُنِّيًّا bunniyyan |
الْبُنِّيَّ al-bunniyya |
بُنِّيَّةً bunniyyatan |
الْبُنِّيَّةَ al-bunniyyata |
| Genitive | بُنِّيٍّ bunniyyin |
الْبُنِّيِّ al-bunniyyi |
بُنِّيَّةٍ bunniyyatin |
الْبُنِّيَّةِ al-bunniyyati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | بُنِّيَّيْن bunniyyayn |
الْبُنِّيَّيْن al-bunniyyayn |
بُنِّيَّتَيْن bunniyyatayn |
الْبُنِّيَّتَيْن al-bunniyyatayn |
| Nominative | بُنِّيَّانِ bunniyyāni |
الْبُنِّيَّانِ al-bunniyyāni |
بُنِّيَّتَانِ bunniyyatāni |
الْبُنِّيَّتَانِ al-bunniyyatāni |
| Accusative | بُنِّيَّيْنِ bunniyyayni |
الْبُنِّيَّيْنِ al-bunniyyayni |
بُنِّيَّتَيْنِ bunniyyatayni |
الْبُنِّيَّتَيْنِ al-bunniyyatayni |
| Genitive | بُنِّيَّيْنِ bunniyyayni |
الْبُنِّيَّيْنِ al-bunniyyayni |
بُنِّيَّتَيْنِ bunniyyatayni |
الْبُنِّيَّتَيْنِ al-bunniyyatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | بُنِّيِّين bunniyyīn |
الْبُنِّيِّين al-bunniyyīn |
بُنِّيَّات bunniyyāt |
الْبُنِّيَّات al-bunniyyāt |
| Nominative | بُنِّيُّونَ bunniyyūna |
الْبُنِّيُّونَ al-bunniyyūna |
بُنِّيَّاتٌ bunniyyātun |
الْبُنِّيَّاتُ al-bunniyyātu |
| Accusative | بُنِّيِّينَ bunniyyīna |
الْبُنِّيِّينَ al-bunniyyīna |
بُنِّيَّاتٍ bunniyyātin |
الْبُنِّيَّاتِ al-bunniyyāti |
| Genitive | بُنِّيِّينَ bunniyyīna |
الْبُنِّيِّينَ al-bunniyyīna |
بُنِّيَّاتٍ bunniyyātin |
الْبُنِّيَّاتِ al-bunniyyāti |
See also
| أَبْيَض (ʔabyaḍ), أَشْيَب (ʔašyab) | رَمَادِيّ (ramādiyy), أَشْهَب (ʔašhab), أَغْبَر (ʔaḡbar), أَعْفَر (ʔaʕfar), رَصَاصِيّ (raṣāṣiyy) | أَسْوَد (ʔaswad), غِرْبِيب (ḡirbīb), أَحَمّ (ʔaḥamm), أَدْهَم (ʔadham) |
| أَحْمَر (ʔaḥmar), أَصْهَب (ʔaṣhab); قِرْمِزِيّ (qirmiziyy) | أَمْغَر (ʔamḡar), بُرْتُقَالِيّ (burtuqāliyy); بُنِّيّ (bunniyy), أَسْمَر (ʔasmar), أَشْعَل (ʔašʕal), أَشْهَل (ʔašhal) | أَصْفَر (ʔaṣfar), أَشْقَر (ʔašqar); قِشْدِيّ (qišdiyy) |
| لِيمِيّ (līmiyy) | أَخْضَر (ʔaḵḍar), أَحْوَى (ʔaḥwā) | نَعْنَاعِيّ (naʕnāʕiyy), زُمُرُّدِيّ (zumurrudiyy) |
| سَمَاوِيّ (samāwiyy), فَيْرُوزِيّ (fayrūziyy); حَذَفِيّ (ḥaḏafiyy), شَرْشِيرِيّ (šaršīriyy) | لَازُوَرْدِيّ (lāzuwardiyy), بَحْرِيّ (baḥriyy) | أَزْرَق (ʔazraq) |
| بَنَفْسَجِيّ (banafsajiyy), فِرْفِيرِيّ (firfīriyy); نِيلِيّ (nīliyy) | فُوشِيّ (fūšiyy); أُرْجُوَانِيّ (ʔurjuwāniyy) | وَرْدِيّ (wardiyy), زَهْرِيّ (zahriyy) |
Etymology 2
Noun
بَنْي • (bany) m
- verbal noun of بَنَى (banā) (form I)
Declension
Declension of noun بَنْي (bany)
Etymology 3
Verb
بُنِيَ • (buniya) (form I) /bu.ni.ja/
Etymology 4
Diminutive of اِبْن (ibn, “son”).
Noun
بُنَيّ • (bunayy) m (plural بُنَيُّونَ (bunayyūna), feminine بُنَيَّة (bunayya))
Declension
Declension of noun بُنَيّ (bunayy)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بُنَيّ bunayy |
الْبُنَيّ al-bunayy |
بُنَيّ bunayy |
| Nominative | بُنَيٌّ bunayyun |
الْبُنَيُّ al-bunayyu |
بُنَيُّ bunayyu |
| Accusative | بُنَيًّا bunayyan |
الْبُنَيَّ al-bunayya |
بُنَيَّ bunayya |
| Genitive | بُنَيٍّ bunayyin |
الْبُنَيِّ al-bunayyi |
بُنَيِّ bunayyi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | بُنَيَّيْن bunayyayn |
الْبُنَيَّيْن al-bunayyayn |
بُنَيَّيْ bunayyay |
| Nominative | بُنَيَّانِ bunayyāni |
الْبُنَيَّانِ al-bunayyāni |
بُنَيَّا bunayyā |
| Accusative | بُنَيَّيْنِ bunayyayni |
الْبُنَيَّيْنِ al-bunayyayni |
بُنَيَّيْ bunayyay |
| Genitive | بُنَيَّيْنِ bunayyayni |
الْبُنَيَّيْنِ al-bunayyayni |
بُنَيَّيْ bunayyay |
| Plural | sound masculine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بُنَيِّين bunayyīn |
الْبُنَيِّين al-bunayyīn |
بُنَيِّي bunayyī |
| Nominative | بُنَيُّونَ bunayyūna |
الْبُنَيُّونَ al-bunayyūna |
بُنَيُّو bunayyū |
| Accusative | بُنَيِّينَ bunayyīna |
الْبُنَيِّينَ al-bunayyīna |
بُنَيِّي bunayyī |
| Genitive | بُنَيِّينَ bunayyīna |
الْبُنَيِّينَ al-bunayyīna |
بُنَيِّي bunayyī |
Noun
بُنَيّ • (bunayy) m (plural بُنَيَّات (bunayyāt))
- a little road branching off from a main road
- a. 1000, المقدسي, edited by Michael Jan de Goeje, أحسن التقاسيم في معرفة الأقاليم (Bibliotheca Geographorum Arabicorum; 3), Leiden: E. J. Brill, published 1877, 1906, page 252 line 3:
- a. 1000, المقدسي, edited by Michael Jan de Goeje, أحسن التقاسيم في معرفة الأقاليم (Bibliotheca Geographorum Arabicorum; 3), Leiden: E. J. Brill, published 1877, 1906, page 488 q:
- a. 1000, المقدسي, edited by Michael Jan de Goeje, أحسن التقاسيم في معرفة الأقاليم (Bibliotheca Geographorum Arabicorum; 3), Leiden: E. J. Brill, published 1877, 1906, page 490 i:
- a. 1000, المقدسي, edited by Michael Jan de Goeje, أحسن التقاسيم في معرفة الأقاليم (Bibliotheca Geographorum Arabicorum; 3), Leiden: E. J. Brill, published 1877, 1906, page 495 line 8:
Declension
Declension of noun بُنَيّ (bunayy)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بُنَيّ bunayy |
الْبُنَيّ al-bunayy |
بُنَيّ bunayy |
| Nominative | بُنَيٌّ bunayyun |
الْبُنَيُّ al-bunayyu |
بُنَيُّ bunayyu |
| Accusative | بُنَيًّا bunayyan |
الْبُنَيَّ al-bunayya |
بُنَيَّ bunayya |
| Genitive | بُنَيٍّ bunayyin |
الْبُنَيِّ al-bunayyi |
بُنَيِّ bunayyi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | بُنَيَّيْن bunayyayn |
الْبُنَيَّيْن al-bunayyayn |
بُنَيَّيْ bunayyay |
| Nominative | بُنَيَّانِ bunayyāni |
الْبُنَيَّانِ al-bunayyāni |
بُنَيَّا bunayyā |
| Accusative | بُنَيَّيْنِ bunayyayni |
الْبُنَيَّيْنِ al-bunayyayni |
بُنَيَّيْ bunayyay |
| Genitive | بُنَيَّيْنِ bunayyayni |
الْبُنَيَّيْنِ al-bunayyayni |
بُنَيَّيْ bunayyay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بُنَيَّات bunayyāt |
الْبُنَيَّات al-bunayyāt |
بُنَيَّات bunayyāt |
| Nominative | بُنَيَّاتٌ bunayyātun |
الْبُنَيَّاتُ al-bunayyātu |
بُنَيَّاتُ bunayyātu |
| Accusative | بُنَيَّاتٍ bunayyātin |
الْبُنَيَّاتِ al-bunayyāti |
بُنَيَّاتِ bunayyāti |
| Genitive | بُنَيَّاتٍ bunayyātin |
الْبُنَيَّاتِ al-bunayyāti |
بُنَيَّاتِ bunayyāti |
Etymology 5
With بِينِيت (bīnīt) ~ بِينِيث (bīnīṯ, “bonito”) from Aramaic בִּינִִיתָא / בִּנִִיתָא (binnīṯā) / ܒܝܼܢܝܵܬܵܐ (bīnyāṯā, “a certain kind of fish that was frequently eaten”), from Akkadian 𒁉𒉌𒀉 (bi-ni-it /binītu/)/ 𒁉𒉡𒌓 (bi-nu-ut /binūtu/, “construction, make-up; shape; creature, product, produce; natural product of animals, plants or stones; fish eggs, roe”) from the root found in Arabic as ب ن ي (b-n-y).
Noun
بِنِّيّ or بُنِّيّ • (binniyy or bunniyy) m
- Labeobarbus bynni
- a. 1229, Yāqūt al-Ḥamawīy, edited by Ferdinand Wüstenfeld, كتاب معجم البلدان , volume 1, Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus, published 1866, page 886, line 3:
- a. 1229, Yāqūt al-Ḥamawīy, edited by Ferdinand Wüstenfeld, كتاب معجم البلدان , volume 3, Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus, published 1868, page 494, line 20:
- a. 1000, المقدسي, edited by Michael Jan de Goeje, أحسن التقاسيم في معرفة الأقاليم (Bibliotheca Geographorum Arabicorum; 3), Leiden: E. J. Brill, published 1877, 1906, page 128 line 17:
- a. 1000, المقدسي, edited by Michael Jan de Goeje, أحسن التقاسيم في معرفة الأقاليم (Bibliotheca Geographorum Arabicorum; 3), Leiden: E. J. Brill, published 1877, 1906, page 130 p:
- a. 1000, المقدسي, edited by Michael Jan de Goeje, أحسن التقاسيم في معرفة الأقاليم (Bibliotheca Geographorum Arabicorum; 3), Leiden: E. J. Brill, published 1877, 1906, page 162, line 2:
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Declension
Declension of noun بِنِّيّ (binniyy); بُنِّيّ (bunniyy)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بِنِّي; بُنِّي binnī; bunnī |
الْبِنِّي; الْبُنِّي al-binnī; al-bunnī |
بِنِّي; بُنِّي binnī; bunnī |
| Nominative | بِنِّيٌّ; بُنِّيٌّ binniyyun; bunniyyun |
الْبِنِّيُّ; الْبُنِّيُّ al-binniyyu; al-bunniyyu |
بِنِّيُّ; بُنِّيُّ binniyyu; bunniyyu |
| Accusative | بِنِّيًّا; بُنِّيًّا binniyyan; bunniyyan |
الْبِنِّيَّ; الْبُنِّيَّ al-binniyya; al-bunniyya |
بِنِّيَّ; بُنِّيَّ binniyya; bunniyya |
| Genitive | بِنِّيٍّ; بُنِّيٍّ binniyyin; bunniyyin |
الْبِنِّيِّ; الْبُنِّيِّ al-binniyyi; al-bunniyyi |
بِنِّيِّ; بُنِّيِّ binniyyi; bunniyyi |
Derived terms
- بُنّ (bunn, “brine, pickling-solution”)
Descendants
- → Translingual: Labeobarbus bynni, Barbus bynni, obsolete Cyprinus bynni
References
- “bynytˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “بني”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 116b
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 122
- Michael Jan de Goeje, editor (1879), Indices, glossarium et addenda et emendanda ad part. I–III (Bibliotheca Geographorum Arabicorum; 7) (in Latin), Leiden: E. J. Brill, published 1879, page 194
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “بني”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 258b
- Seetzen, Ulrich Jasper (1805) Friedrich Karl Hermann Kruse, editor, Reisen durch Syrien, Palästina, Phönicien, die Transjordan-Länder, Arabia Petraea und Unter-Aegypten, volume 3, Berlin: G. Reimer, published 1855, page 123
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South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic بُنِّيّ (bunniyy).
Pronunciation
Adjective
بنّي • (binni) (feminine بنّيّة (binniyye))
See also
- بن (binn, “coffee beans”)
| Colors · الألوان (il-ʔalwān) | |
|---|---|
| أبيض (ʔabyaḍ, “white”) | أسود (ʔaswad, “black”) |
| أحمر (ʔaḥmar, “red”), خمري (ḵamri, “crimson”) | رمادي (ramādi, “grey”), سكني (sakani, “grey”) |
| بردقاني (burdʔāni, “orange”), بني (binni, “brown”) | أصفر (ʔaṣfar, “yellow”) |
| أخضر (ʔaḵḍar, “green”) | أزرق (ʔazraʔ, “blue”), كحلي (kuḥli, “navy”) |
| بنفسجي (banafsaji, “violet”), نهدي (nahdi, “purple”) | زهري (zahri, “pink”), ليلكي (lēlaki, “lilac”) |