bina

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bina"

Alune

Noun

bina

1. woman
   • 1995, Story of Joseph in the Alune language, page 17:

     Mokwai ata bina esa.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

• Paideuma: Mitteilungen zur Kulturkunde, volumes 21-22 (1975), page 202: Bina, "Frau"
• Struktur bahasa Alune (1996) (in phrases)

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Arabic بِنَاء (bināʔ, “building, construction”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

bina (definite accusative binanı, plural binalar)

1. building

   Synonyms: tikili, tikinti

   şərq üslubunda tikilmiş bina ― a building built in the Oriental style

2. (colloquial) foundation (of a building)

   Synonyms: əsas, özül, təməl, bünövrə, bünyad, yaradılış

Declension

Declension of bina
	singular	plural
nominative	bina	binalar
definite accusative	binanı	binaları
dative	binaya	binalara
locative	binada	binalarda
ablative	binadan	binalardan
definite genitive	binanın	binaların

Possessive forms of bina
	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	binam	binalarım
sənin (“your”)	binan	binaların
onun (“his/her/its”)	binası	binaları
bizim (“our”)	binamız	binalarımız
sizin (“your”)	binanız	binalarınız
onların (“their”)	binası or binaları	binaları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	binamı	binalarımı
sənin (“your”)	binanı	binalarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	binasını	binalarını
bizim (“our”)	binamızı	binalarımızı
sizin (“your”)	binanızı	binalarınızı
onların (“their”)	binasını or binalarını	binalarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	binama	binalarıma
sənin (“your”)	binana	binalarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	binasına	binalarına
bizim (“our”)	binamıza	binalarımıza
sizin (“your”)	binanıza	binalarınıza
onların (“their”)	binasına or binalarına	binalarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	binamda	binalarımda
sənin (“your”)	binanda	binalarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	binasında	binalarında
bizim (“our”)	binamızda	binalarımızda
sizin (“your”)	binanızda	binalarınızda
onların (“their”)	binasında or binalarında	binalarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	binamdan	binalarımdan
sənin (“your”)	binandan	binalarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	binasından	binalarından
bizim (“our”)	binamızdan	binalarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	binanızdan	binalarınızdan
onların (“their”)	binasından or binalarından	binalarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	binamın	binalarımın
sənin (“your”)	binanın	binalarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	binasının	binalarının
bizim (“our”)	binamızın	binalarımızın
sizin (“your”)	binanızın	binalarınızın
onların (“their”)	binasının or binalarının	binalarının

Related terms

• bani
• bənna
• binaən
• binaən əla haza

Further reading

• “bina” in Obastan.com.

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Arabic بِنَاء (bināʔ, “building, construction”).

Noun

bina

1. building

Declension

Declension of bina

	singular	plural
nominative	bina	binalar
genitive	binanıñ	binalarnıñ
dative	binağa	binalarğa
accusative	binanı	binalarnı
locative	binada	binalarda
ablative	binadan	binalardan

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
• “bina”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Gamilaraay

Etymology

From Proto-Central New South Wales *bina, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *pina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bina/

Noun

bina

1. ear

Synonyms

• manga

Derived terms

• bina gaarr

References

• Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)
• Peter Austin, A Reference Dictionary of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (1993)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bina, from Arabic بِنَاء (bināʔ, “building; construction (act of)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbina/
• Rhymes: -na, -a
• Hyphenation: bi‧na

Verb

bina

1. (transitive) to build (nonphysical object)

   Antonym: musnah (“to destroy”)

2. (transitive) to develop and improve on something
   • 2017 September 12, Kiye Lakone, “Memaknai Keteladanan [To Define An Exemplar]”, in Suara Merdeka‎^[3], archived from the original on 12 July 2019:

     Banyak karakter keteladanan yang diajarkan melalui organisasi tersebut sehingga bagi seorang anggota pramuka, keteladanaan harus dimaknai dengan selalu bina diri, bina satuan dan bina masyarakat.

     Many characteristics of an exemplar were taught through that organization until a scout member must be able to define an exemplar by always developing oneself, developing oneness and developing the community.

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay bina.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• membina [agent focus] (meN-)
• pembina [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pembinaan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + repetition / reciprocity] (peN- + -an)

Further reading

• “bina” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.na/
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: bì‧na

Adjective

bina

1. feminine singular of bino

Kashubian

bina

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bühne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.na/
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: bi‧na

Noun

bina f

1. stage

   Synonyms: zdrzadniô, scena

Further reading

• “bina”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbiː.na/, [ˈbiːnä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.na/, [ˈbiːnä]
• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbiː.naː/, [ˈbiːnäː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.na/, [ˈbiːnä]

Numeral

bīna

1. inflection of bīnus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Numeral

bīnā

1. ablative feminine singular of bīnus

References

• bina in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic بِنَاء (bināʔ, “building, construction (act of)”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a

Verb

bina (Jawi spelling بينا)

1. to build

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian bangun.

Antonyms

• musnah (to destroy)

Descendants

• Indonesian: bina

Further reading

• “bina” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiː.na/

Adverb

bina

1. first-person plural pronominal form of b’: with us

Northern Sotho

Verb

bina

1. to sing

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بنا (bina), from Arabic بِنَاء (bināʔ, “building, construction”).

Noun

bina f (plural binale)

1. (dated) building
2. building under construction

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	bina	binaua		binale	binalele
genitive-dative	binale	binalei		binale	binalelor
vocative	—			—

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bühne.

Noun

bina f (Cyrillic spelling бина)

1. stage

   Synonym: pozornica

Sotho

Verb

bina

1. to sing

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbina/ [ˈbi.na]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: bi‧na

Verb

bina

1. inflection of binar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Sundanese

Etymology

From Sanskrit भिन्न (bhinna, “broken, split, divided”).

Adjective

bina

1. different

Noun

bina

1. difference; distinction

Derived terms

• kabina-bina

References

• Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij

Swedish

Noun

bina

1. definite plural of bi

Tswana

Verb

bina

1. to sing

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بنا (bina), from Arabic بِنَاء (bināʔ, “building, construction”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.naː/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

bina (definite accusative binayı, plural binalar)

1. building

Descendants

• → Romanian: bina