بنا
Arabic
Verb
بِنَّا • (binnā) (form I)
- first-person plural past active of بَانَ (bāna)
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic بِنَاء (bināʾ).
Noun
بنا • (binâ)
- building
Related terms
- بناءً (binâʾen)
Descendants
- Turkish: bina
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic بَنَّاء (bannāʾ).
Noun
بنا • (bennâ)
- bricklayer
Descendants
- Turkish: benna
Persian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic بِنَاء (bināʾ, “building”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /biˈnɑː/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /bɪˈnɑː/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /beˈnɒː/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /biˈnɔ/
Noun
| Dari | بنا |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | бино (bino) |
بنا • (benâ)
- building
Related terms
- بناءً (benâ'an)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic بَنَّاء (bannāʾ, “builder”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /banˈnɑː/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /banˈnɑː/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /bænˈnɒː/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /banˈnɔ/
Noun
| Dari | بنا |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | банно (banno) |
بنا • (bannâ)
- bricklayer
References
- Hayyim, Sulayman. New Persian-English dictionary. [Teheran, Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim] 1934-1936.
Urdu
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀡𑀸 (viṇā), from Sanskrit विना (vínā). Doublet of وِنَا (vinā), a tatsama. Cognate with Punjabi ਬਿਨ (bin) / بِن (bin), Mewari वना (vanā) Kachchi વિણ- (viṇa-), Marathi बिन- (bin-).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bɪ.nɑː/
Preposition
بِنا • (binā) (Hindi spelling बिना) (postposition and preposition)
- without, prepared without
Usage notes
- بِنا (binā) is one of the few Urdu prepositions.
Derived terms
- کے بِنا (ke binā)
References
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “بن”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बिना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884), “بنا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vínā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic بِنَاء (bināʾ).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bɪ.nɑː/
Noun
بِنا • (binā) f (Hindi spelling बिना)
- building, structure, edifice; foundation, basis, base; ground, footing, motive; root, source, origin; beginning, commencement
Derived terms
- بنا بر
- بنا برین
- بنا ڈالنا
References
- “بنا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Platts, John T. (1884), “بنا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Arabic بَنَّاء (bannāʾ).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bən.nɑː/
Noun
بَنّا • (bannā) m (Hindi spelling बन्ना)
- mason, builder
References
- “بنا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Platts, John T. (1884), “بنا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.