بني
b-n-y
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root بني across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root B-N-Y primarily signifies building, constructing, or erecting something, often with the sense of raising it up.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
b-n-y
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بَنَىٰهَا
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Root letters:
ب — ن — ي
Word Family Tree (75 forms)
All word forms derived from the root بني as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 174×
Verb 11×
Concordance — 185 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root بني appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (142) · Verb (11)
Noun (142 verses — showing first 5)
Jonah 10:90
Noun
۞ وَجَـٰوَزۡنَا بِبَنِیۤ إِسۡرَ ٰۤءِیلَ ٱلۡبَحۡرَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُمۡ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَجُنُودُهُۥ بَغۡیࣰا وَعَدۡوًاۖ حَتَّىٰۤ إِذَاۤ أَدۡرَكَهُ ٱلۡغَرَقُ قَالَ ءَامَنتُ أَنَّهُۥ لَاۤ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِیۤ ءَامَنَتۡ بِهِۦ بَنُوۤا۟ إِسۡرَ ٰۤءِیلَ وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِینَ ٩٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And We took the Children of Israel across the sea, and Pharaoh and his soldiers pursued them in tyranny and enmity until, when drowning overtook him, he said, "I believe that there is no deity except that in whom the Children of Israel believe, and I am of the Muslims."
Jonah 10:93
Noun
وَلَقَدۡ بَوَّأۡنَا بَنِیۤ إِسۡرَ ٰۤءِیلَ مُبَوَّأَ صِدۡقࣲ وَرَزَقۡنَـٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّیِّبَـٰتِ فَمَا ٱخۡتَلَفُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ جَاۤءَهُمُ ٱلۡعِلۡمُۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ یَقۡضِی بَیۡنَهُمۡ یَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِیَـٰمَةِ فِیمَا كَانُوا۟ فِیهِ یَخۡتَلِفُونَ ٩٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And We had certainty settled the Children of Israel in an agreeable settlement and provided them with good things. And they did not differ until [after] knowledge had come to them. Indeed, your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that over which they used to diffe
Hud 11:42
Noun
وَهِیَ تَجۡرِی بِهِمۡ فِی مَوۡجࣲ كَٱلۡجِبَالِ وَنَادَىٰ نُوحٌ ٱبۡنَهُۥ وَكَانَ فِی مَعۡزِلࣲ یَـٰبُنَیَّ ٱرۡكَب مَّعَنَا وَلَا تَكُن مَّعَ ٱلۡكَـٰفِرِینَ ٤٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And it sailed with them through waves like mountains, and Noah called to his son who was apart [from them], "O my son, come aboard with us and be not with the disbelievers."
Hud 11:45
Noun
وَنَادَىٰ نُوحࣱ رَّبَّهُۥ فَقَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ ٱبۡنِی مِنۡ أَهۡلِی وَإِنَّ وَعۡدَكَ ٱلۡحَقُّ وَأَنتَ أَحۡكَمُ ٱلۡحَـٰكِمِینَ ٤٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And Noah called to his Lord and said, "My Lord, indeed my son is of my family; and indeed, Your promise is true; and You are the most just of judges!"
Hud 11:78
Noun
وَجَاۤءَهُۥ قَوۡمُهُۥ یُهۡرَعُونَ إِلَیۡهِ وَمِن قَبۡلُ كَانُوا۟ یَعۡمَلُونَ ٱلسَّیِّءَاتِۚ قَالَ یَـٰقَوۡمِ هَـٰۤؤُلَاۤءِ بَنَاتِی هُنَّ أَطۡهَرُ لَكُمۡۖ فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُخۡزُونِ فِی ضَیۡفِیۤۖ أَلَیۡسَ مِنكُمۡ رَجُلࣱ رَّشِیدࣱ ٧٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And his people came hastening to him, and before [this] they had been doing evil deeds. He said, "O my people, these are my daughters; they are purer for you. So fear Allah and do not disgrace me concerning my guests. Is there not among you a man of reason?"
Derived Forms (75)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| بَنِىٓ | baniā | Noun | 31× | |
| ٱبْنُ | bnu | Noun | 12× | |
| يَٰبَنِىٓ | yabaniā | Noun | 11× | |
| ٱبْنَ | bna | Noun | 10× | |
| وَبَنِينَ | wabaniyna | Noun | 7× | |
| يَٰبُنَىَّ | yabunaāa | Noun | 6× | |
| وَٱبْنِ | wabni | Noun | 5× | |
| أَبْنَآءَهُمْ | ʾaabnaāʾahum | Noun | 4× | |
| ٱبْنِ | bni | Noun | 4× | |
| لِّبَنِىٓ | libaniā | Noun | 4× |