بَنَى (banaā)to build

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb بَنَى (banaā) — “to build”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation: بَنَى يَبْنِي

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
بَنَى banaāيَبْنِي yabnīاِبْنِ aibniبِنَاءٌ binaāʾun

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to build

    • بَنَى العُمَّالُ البِنَاءَ.The workers built the building.
    • أَلَمْ يَبْنِ الأَجْدَادُ قُصُورًا عَظِيمَةً؟Did the ancestors not build great palaces?
    • بَنَى المُهَنْدِسُ المَنْزِلَ الفَاخِرَ عَلَى التَّلِّ.The engineer built the luxurious house on the hill.
  2. 2. to construct

    • بَنَى العُمَّالُ جِسْرًا جَدِيدًا.The workers constructed a new bridge.
    • بَنَتِ الحَضَارَاتُ القَدِيمَةُ مَدَائِنَ عَظِيمَةً.Ancient civilizations constructed great cities.
    • لَمْ يَبْنِ المُهَنْدِسُ المَبْنَى بِحَسَبِ الخُطَّةِ.The engineer did not construct the building according to the plan.
  3. 3. to build upon

    • بَنَى الْفِكْرَةَ عَلَى أَسَاسٍ مَتِينٍ.He built the idea upon a solid foundation.
    • يَبْنِي الْبَاحِثُ نَتَائِجَهُ عَلَى دِرَاسَاتٍ سَابِقَةٍ.The researcher builds his findings upon previous studies.
    • يَجِبُ عَلَيْنَا أَنْ نَبْنِيَ مُسْتَقْبَلَنَا عَلَى قِيَمِ الْعَدْلِ وَالْمُسَاوَاةِ لِضَمَانِ مُجْتَمَعٍ مُزْدَهِرٍ.We must build our future upon the values of justice and equality to ensure a prosperous society.

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