ܒܢܐ

ܒܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܒ ܢ ܐ‎ (b n ʾ)
3 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic בְּנָא‎ (bənā); compare Arabic بَنَى‎ (banā) Hebrew בָּנָה‎ (baná), Akkadian 𒆕 (banûm, “to build”) and Ugaritic 𐎁𐎐𐎊 (bny).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [bɑːneː]

Verb

ܒܵܢܹܐ • (bānē) (present participle ܒܢܵܝܵܐ‎ (bnāyā), past participle ܒܸܢܝܵܐ‎ (binyā))

1. to build, construct

   ‏ܐܲܠܸܟܣܲܢܕܪܘܿܣ ܒܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܲܝܬܹܗ ܩܵܐ ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܹܗ.‎‎

   alliksandros bnē lēh tāwānā ḥadtā gāw baytēh qā maḵtḇēh.

   Alexander built a new room in his house for his office.

   • Galatians 2:18:

     ‏ܣܵܒܵܒ ܐܸܢ ܡܸܢ݇ܕܪܹܝܫ݇ ܒܵܢܹܝܢ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܕܬܠܝܼܚ ܠܝܼ، ܡܫܲܪܘܼܪܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܠܓܵܢܝܼ ܕܝܼܘܸܢ ܫܵܡܛܵܢܵܐ ܕܢܵܡܘܿܣܵܐ.‎‎

     sābāb in midrēy bānēn mindī d-tliḥ lī, mšarurē ìwen l-gānī d-īwin šāmṭānā d-nāmosā.

     For if I build again those things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܒܵܢܹܐ (bānē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܒܢܹܐ ܠܝܼ‎ (bnē lī)	ܒܢܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎ (bnē luḵ)	ܒܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ‎ (bnē lēh)	ܒܢܹܐ ܠܲܢ‎ (bnē lan)	ܒܢܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (bnē lāwḵon)	ܒܢܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ‎ (bnē lhon)
	f		ܒܢܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (bnē lāḵ)	ܒܢܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇‎ (bnē lāh)
non-past	m	ܒܵܢܹܝܢ‎ (bānēn)	ܒܵܢܹܝܬ‎ (bānēt)	ܒܵܢܹܐ (bānē)	ܒܵܢܲܚ‎ (bānaḥ)	ܒܵܢܹܝܬܘܿܢ‎ (bānēton)	ܒܵܢܝܼ‎ (bānī)
	f	ܒܵܢܝܵܢ‎ (bānyān)	ܒܵܢܝܵܬܝ‎ (bānyāt)	ܒܵܢܝܵܐ‎ (bānyā)
imperative	m		ܒܢܝܼ‎ (bnī)			ܒܢܹܝܡܘܼܢ‎ (bnēmun)
	f		ܒܢܹܐ (bnē)