بنيان

Arabic
Root
ب ن ي (b-n-y)

Noun

بُنْيَان • (bunyān) m

  1. verbal noun of بَنَى (banā) (form I)
  2. building, structure (edifice)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 9:109:
      أَفَمَنْ أَسَّسَ بُنْيَانَهُ عَلَى تَقْوَى مِنَ ٱللّٰهِ وَرِضْوَانٍ خَيْرٌ أَم مَنْ أَسَّسَ بُنْيَانَهُ عَلَى شَفَا جُرُفٍ هَارٍ فَٱنْهَارَ بِهِ فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ
      ʔafaman ʔassasa bunyānahu ʕalā taqwā mina llāhi wariḍwānin ḵayrun ʔam man ʔassasa bunyānahu ʕalā šafā jurufin hārin fanhāra bihi fī nāri jahannama
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  3. wall

Declension
Declension of noun بُنْيَان (bunyān)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal بُنْيَان
bunyān		 الْبُنْيَان
al-bunyān		 بُنْيَان
bunyān
Nominative بُنْيَانٌ
bunyānun		 الْبُنْيَانُ
al-bunyānu		 بُنْيَانُ
bunyānu
Accusative بُنْيَانًا
bunyānan		 الْبُنْيَانَ
al-bunyāna		 بُنْيَانَ
bunyāna
Genitive بُنْيَانٍ
bunyānin		 الْبُنْيَانِ
al-bunyāni		 بُنْيَانِ
bunyāni

Urdu

Etymology

Perhaps from बनिया (baniyā, “merchant”), characterizing their usual clothing.

Pronunciation

Noun

بنيان • (baniyān) f (Hindi spelling बनियान)

  1. vest; undershirt
    Synonym: گنجی

Declension
Declension of بنيان
singular plural
direct بنیان (baniyān) بنیانیں (baniyānẽ)
oblique بنیان (baniyān) بنیانوں (baniyānõ)
vocative بنیان (baniyān) بنیانو (baniyāno)

Descendants
  • → Kalasha: بادِیان (badián)

References
  • “”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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