بناني

From reanalyzing لِبْنَان (libnān, “Lebanon”) as if *البْنَان (*l-bnān /⁠libnān⁠/, pronounced identically, literally “the Banon”). This causes the لِـ (/⁠li-⁠/) to drop upon the addition of ـي (-i, nisba suffix), which is the regular behavior of the definite article الـ (l-); compare السُّودَان (s-sūdān, “the Sudan”) → سُودَانِي (sūdāni, “Sudanese”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbnaː.ni/, (regional) /-ne/

بْنَانِي • (bnāni) m (plural بْنَانِيِّة (bnāniyye) or بْنَانِيِّين (bnāniyyīn), feminine بْنَانِيِّة (bnāniyye))

1. (Syria, rustic, uncommon) alternative form of لِبْنَانِي (libnāni, “Lebanese person”)

بْنَانِي • (bnāni) (feminine بْنَانِيِّة (bnāniyye), common plural بْنَانِيِّة (bnāniyye) or بْنَانِيِّين (bnāniyyīn))

1. (Syria, rustic, uncommon) alternative form of لِبْنَانِي (libnāni, “Lebanese”)

بْنَانِي • (bnāni) m

1. (Syria, rustic, uncommon) alternative form of لِبْنَانِي (libnāni, “Lebanese Arabic”)