بنى

Root entry · 30 derived lemmas

The root 'بنى' primarily relates to building, constructing, and establishing. It extends to concepts of lineage, offspring, and the fundamental structure or essence of things, including abstract concepts like worries and physical attributes like the body.

Derived headwords

بِنْتnoun

1.
daughterboth
A female offspring.
2.
young womanclassical
Used metaphorically for young women, especially noble ones.
3.
offspring/productboth
Figuratively, something that results from or is produced by something else.

وابنة الجبل: الصدى — And the daughter of the mountain: the echo.

وبنات أعنق: النساء — And the daughters of A'naq: women.

وبنات المنى وبنات الليل أيضا الهموم — And the daughters of desire and the daughters of the night are also worries.

بَنَىverb

1.
to buildboth
To construct a building or structure.
2.
to establishboth
To found or set up something, like a family or a system.
3.
to marry (a woman)both
To consummate a marriage with a woman.

وابتنى بأهله: كبنى بها — And he consummated his marriage with his family: like he built with her.

يا نبي الله متى تبنيني — O Prophet of God, when will you consummate my marriage?

ابْتَنَىverb

1.
to build for oneselfboth
To construct something for one's own use or benefit.
2.
to establishboth
To create or set up something, often in a figurative sense.
3.
to consummate marriageboth
To have sexual intercourse with one's wife.

وابتنى الرجل اصطنعه — And a man built it: he fashioned it.

وابتنى بأهله: كبنى بها — And he consummated his marriage with his family: like he built with her.

بُنْيَانnoun

1.
buildingboth
A structure, a edifice.
2.
structureboth
The way something is built or organized; its composition.
3.
wallclassical
Specifically, a wall of a building.

والبنيان: الحائط — And the بنيان: the wall.

وقد يكون البنيان جمع بنيانة كشعير وشعيرة — And بنيان can be a plural of بنيانة like شعير and شعيرة.

بَنَّاءnoun

1.
builderboth
A person who constructs buildings; a mason.
2.
architectboth
One who designs and oversees the construction of buildings.

والبناء، ككتان: مدبر البنيان وصانعه — And the بناء, like كتان: the planner and maker of the بنيان.

بِنَاءnoun

1.
bodyboth
The physical structure of a person or animal.
2.
matclassical
A woven mat, possibly for sitting or covering.

والبناء، ككتاب: الجسم — And the بناء, like كتاب: the body.

وأيضا: النطع — And also: the mat.

أَبْنَاءnoun

1.
sonsboth
Male offspring.
2.
offspringboth
Children in general, male or female.
3.
descendantsboth
People descended from a particular ancestor.
4.
people of a placeclassical
Inhabitants or natives of a specific region.

وقد يجمع الباني على أبناء كشاهد وأشهاد — And the builder may be pluralized as أبناء like شاهد and أشهاد.

والأبناء باليمن، وهو وادي السر — And Al-Abna' in Yemen, which is Wadi Al-Sir.

بَنِيnoun

1.
sons of (lineage)both
Used in construct state to denote lineage or belonging to a group.
2.
buildersclassical
Plural of builder, referring to those who construct.

الرفق {بني الحلم أي مثله — Gentleness {is the بني of forbearance, meaning its like.

وبنات شحاج: البغال — And the daughters of Shuhaj: mules.

بُنْيَانَةnoun

1.
buildingboth
A single structure or edifice.
2.
part of a buildingclassical
A component or section of a larger structure.

وقد يكون البنيان جمع بنيانة كشعير وشعيرة — And بنيان can be a plural of بنيانة like شعير and شعيرة.

مُبْتَنَىnoun

1.
buildingboth
A structure that has been built.
2.
constructionboth
The act or process of building, used as a noun.

والمبتنى: البناء أقيم مقام المصدر — And the مبتنى: the building, used in place of the masdar (verbal noun).

بَنَاتnoun

1.
daughtersboth
Female offspring.
2.
things produced byboth
Figuratively, things that originate from or are associated with something.

وبنات الأرض: الأنهار الصغار — And the daughters of the earth: small rivers.

وبنات الليل أيضا الهموم — And the daughters of the night are also worries.

ابْنnoun

1.
sonboth
A male offspring.
2.
offspringboth
A descendant, male or female.
3.
product/resultboth
Figuratively, something that results from or is produced by something else.
4.
one associated withboth
Used to denote strong association or characteristic.

ونحو فلان ابن حرب وابن السبيل للمسافر — And like so-and-so, son of war, and son of the road for the traveler.

وابن يومه إذا لم يتفكر في غده — And the son of his day, if he does not think about his tomorrow.

تَبَنَّىverb

1.
to grow fatclassical
Said of a camel's hump, meaning it became well-nourished.
2.
to consummate marriageboth
To have sexual intercourse with one's wife.

مستحملا أعرف قد تبنى — Carrying, I recognized that it had grown fat.

متى تبنيني — When will you consummate my marriage?

بَنَاتُnoun

1.
daughters ofboth
Used in construct state to denote a specific group or type.

وبنات صهال: الخيل — And the daughters of Sahal: horses.

وبنات الأخدري: الأتن — And the daughters of Al-Akhdari: she-asses.

بَنِيnoun

1.
sons ofboth
Used in construct state to denote lineage or belonging to a group.

الرفق {بني الحلم أي مثله — Gentleness {is the بني of forbearance, meaning its like.

بَنِيnoun

1.
sons ofboth
Used in construct state to denote lineage or belonging to a group.

وبنات القلب طوائفه — And the بني of the heart are its divisions.

بَنِيnoun

1.
sons ofboth
Used in construct state to denote lineage or belonging to a group.

وبنات المثال: النساء — And the بني of the example: women.

بَنِيnoun

1.
sons ofboth
Used in construct state to denote lineage or belonging to a group.

وبنات طارق: بنات الملوك — And the بني of Tariq: daughters of kings.

بَنِيnoun

1.
sons ofboth
Used in construct state to denote lineage or belonging to a group.

وبنات الدو: حمير الوحش — And the بني of the water: wild asses.

بَنِيnoun

1.
sons ofboth
Used in construct state to denote lineage or belonging to a group.

وبنات عرجون: الشماريخ — And the بني of the date cluster: the branches.

بَنِيnoun

1.
sons ofboth
Used in construct state to denote lineage or belonging to a group.

وبنات عرهون: الفطر — And the بني of 'Arhun: mushrooms.

بَنِيnoun

1.
sons ofboth
Used in construct state to denote lineage or belonging to a group.

وبنت الأرض وابن الأرض ضرب من البقل — And the بنت of the earth and the ابن of the earth are a type of herb.

بَنِيnoun

1.
sons ofboth
Used in construct state to denote lineage or belonging to a group.

كان إحدى بنات مساجد الله — He was one of the daughters of the mosques of God.

بَنِيnoun

1.
sons ofboth
Used in construct state to denote lineage or belonging to a group.

فسبت بنات القلب وهي رهائن — So she captured the بني of the heart while they were captives.

بَنِيnoun

1.
sons ofboth
Used in construct state to denote lineage or belonging to a group.

يا سعد بن عملي يا سعد أراد من يعمل عملي أو مثل عملي — O Sa'd, son of my deed, O Sa'd, meaning one who does my deed or like my deed.

بَنِيnoun

1.
sons ofboth
Used in construct state to denote lineage or belonging to a group.

أبناؤها أجناؤها — Its بني are its ajna' (offspring).

بَنِيnoun

1.
sons ofboth
Used in construct state to denote lineage or belonging to a group.

تبنى السنام: سمن — The camel's hump grew fat: it became well-nourished.

بَنِيnoun

1.
sons ofboth
Used in construct state to denote lineage or belonging to a group.

بنيت عن حال الركية: نحيت الرشاء عنه لئلا يقع التراب على الحافر — I cleared the well rope: I moved the rope away from it so that dirt would not fall on the bucket.

بَنِيnoun

1.
sons ofboth
Used in construct state to denote lineage or belonging to a group.

وأبناه: أدخله على زوجته — And he made him enter his wife: he consummated his marriage with her.

بَانِيَانname

1.
Al-Baniyanclassical
A group of people, possibly of Yemeni origin, many of whom were non-believers.

والبانيان: قوم من الأبناء باليمن وبالهند وأكثرهم كفار — And Al-Baniyan: a people from Al-Abna' in Yemen and India, most of whom were disbelievers.

Parallel reading

وابنة الجبل: الصدى.

And the daughter of the mountain: the echo.

وبنات أعنق: النساء؛ وأيضا جياد الخيل نسبت إلى فحل يقال له أعنق.

And the daughters of A'naq: women; and also fine horses attributed to a stallion called A'naq.

وبنات صهال: الخيل.

And the daughters of Sahal: horses.

وبنات شحاج: البغال.

And the daughters of Shuhaj: mules.

وبنات الأخدري: الأتن.

And the daughters of Al-Akhdari: she-asses.

وبنات نعش: من الكواكب الشمالية.

And the daughters of Na'sh: among the northern stars.

وبنات الأرض: الأنهار الصغار.

And the daughters of the earth: small rivers.

وبنات المنى وبنات الليل أيضا الهموم؛ أنشد ثعلب:

And the daughters of desire and the daughters of the night are also worries; Tha'lab recited:

تظل بنات الليل حولي عكفا عكوف البواكي بينهن قتيل

The daughters of the night remain around me, lingering like mourners among whom a slain person lies.

وكذلك بنات الصدر؛ وبنات المثال: النساء.

And likewise the daughters of the chest; and the daughters of the example: women.

والمثال الفراش.

And the example (matrimonial bed) is the bed.

وبنات طارق: بنات الملوك.

And the daughters of Tariq: daughters of kings.

وبنات الدو: حمير الوحش.

And the daughters of the water: wild asses.

وبنات عرجون: الشماريخ.

And the daughters of the date cluster: the branches.

وبنات عرهون: الفطر.

And the daughters of 'Arhun: mushrooms.

قال الجوهري: وبنت الأرض وابن الأرض ضرب من البقل.

Al-Jauhari said: And the daughter of the earth and the son of the earth are a type of herb.

قال: وذكر لرؤبة رجل فقال: كان إحدى بنات مساجد الله، كأنه جعله حصاة من حصى المسجد.

He said: And Ru'bah mentioned a man and said: He was one of the daughters of the mosques of God, as if he made him a pebble from the pebbles of the mosque.

قال ابن سيده، عن ابن الأعرابي والعرب تقول الرفق {بني الحلم أي مثله.

Ibn Saydah said, from Ibn Al-A'rabi: And the Arabs say gentleness {is the بني of forbearance, meaning its like.

وبنات القلب طوائفه؛ وبه فسر قول أمية الهذلي:

And the بني of the heart are its divisions; and with this was explained the saying of Umayyah Al-Hudhali:

فسبت بنات القلب وهي رهائن

So she captured the بني of the heart while they were captives

وكذلك ابن الليل وابن العلم، ويقال فلان ابن فرجه إذا كان همه مصروفًا إليهما، وابن يومه إذا لم يتفكر في غده، انتهى.

And the son of the night and the son of knowledge, and it is said so-and-so is the son of his private part if his concern is directed to them, and the son of his day if he does not think about his tomorrow, ended.

وأنشد ابن الأعرابي: يا سعد بن عملي يا سعد أراد من يعمل عملي أو مثل عملي.

And Ibn Al-A'rabi recited: O Sa'd, son of my deed, O Sa'd, meaning one who does my deed or like my deed.

والبنيان: الحائط، نقله الجوهري.

And the بنيان: the wall, as narrated by Al-Jauhari.

قال الراغب: وقد يكون البنيان جمع بنيانة كشعير وشعيرة وهذا النحو من الجمع يصح تذكيره وتأنيثه.

Al-Raghib said: And بنيان can be a plural of بنيانة like شعير and شعيرة, and this type of plural can be masculine or feminine.

والبناء، ككتان: مدبر البنيان وصانعه.

And the بناء, like كتان: the planner and maker of the بنيان.

وقد يجمع الباني على أبناء كشاهد وأشهاد، وبه فسر أبو عبيد المثل: {أبناؤها أجناؤها، وكذلك الأجناء جمع جان.

And the builder may be pluralized as أبناء like شاهد and أشهاد, and with this Abu Ubaid explained the proverb: {Its بني are its ajna' (offspring), and likewise ajna' is the plural of jan.

وابتنى الرجل اصطنعه.

And a man built it: he fashioned it.

وتبنى السنام: سمن؛ قال الأعور الشني:

And the camel's hump grew fat: it became well-nourished; Al-A'war Al-Shanni said:

مستحملا أعرف قد تبنى

Carrying, I recognized that it had grown fat.

والبناء، ككتاب: الجسم.

And the بناء, like كتاب: the body.

وأيضا: النطع.

And also: the mat.

وبنيت عن حال الركية: نحيت الرشاء عنه لئلا يقع التراب على الحافر.

I cleared the well rope: I moved the rope away from it so that dirt would not fall on the bucket.

وابتنى بأهله: كبنى بها.

And he consummated his marriage with his family: like he built with her.

والمبتنى: البناء أقيم مقام المصدر.

And the مبتنى: the building, used in place of the masdar (verbal noun).

وأبناه: أدخله على زوجته؛ ومنه قول علي، رضي الله تعالى عنه: (يا نبي الله متى تبنيني).

And he made him enter his wife: he consummated his marriage with her; and from this is the saying of Ali, may God be pleased with him: (O Prophet of God, when will you consummate my marriage?).

قال ابن الأثير حقيقته متى تجعلني ابتني بزوجتي.

Ibn Al-Athir said its reality is: when will you make me consummate my marriage with my wife.

ووادي الأبناء باليمن، وهو وادي السر.

And Wadi Al-Abna' in Yemen, which is Wadi Al-Sir.

والبانيان: قوم من الأبناء باليمن وبالهند وأكثرهم كفار.

And Al-Baniyan: a people from Al-Abna' in Yemen and India, most of whom were disbelievers.

وبنات جبل: بين اليمامة والحجاز؛ عن نصر.

And the daughters of Jabal: between Al-Yamamah and Al-Hijaz; according to Nasr.