بنت
See also: ثنت
Algerian Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bent/
Noun
بنت (bent) f (plural بنات (bnāt))
Arabic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *bint-. Has the Semitic feminine suffix *-at- added to the root *bin- of اِبْن (ibn, “son”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bint/
Audio (Modern Standard Arabic): (file)
Noun
بِنْت • (bint) f (plural بَنَات (banāt), masculine اِبْن (ibn))
- female equivalent of اِبْن (ibn, “son, descendant”):
- daughter
- female descendant
- (colloquial) girl
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | بِنْت bint |
الْبِنْت al-bint |
بِنْت bint |
| nominative | بِنْتٌ bintun |
الْبِنْتُ al-bintu |
بِنْتُ bintu |
| accusative | بِنْتًا bintan |
الْبِنْتَ al-binta |
بِنْتَ binta |
| genitive | بِنْتٍ bintin |
الْبِنْتِ al-binti |
بِنْتِ binti |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | بِنْتَيْن bintayn |
الْبِنْتَيْن al-bintayn |
بِنْتَيْ bintay |
| nominative | بِنْتَانِ bintāni |
الْبِنْتَانِ al-bintāni |
بِنْتَا bintā |
| accusative | بِنْتَيْنِ bintayni |
الْبِنْتَيْنِ al-bintayni |
بِنْتَيْ bintay |
| genitive | بِنْتَيْنِ bintayni |
الْبِنْتَيْنِ al-bintayni |
بِنْتَيْ bintay |
| plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | بَنَات banāt |
الْبَنَات al-banāt |
بَنَات banāt |
| nominative | بَنَاتٌ banātun |
الْبَنَاتُ al-banātu |
بَنَاتُ banātu |
| accusative | بَنَاتٍ banātin |
الْبَنَاتِ al-banāti |
بَنَاتِ banāti |
| genitive | بَنَاتٍ banātin |
الْبَنَاتِ al-banāti |
بَنَاتِ banāti |
Alternative forms
- اِبْنَة (ibna)
- اِبْنَت (ibnat) — obsolete
- مِنْت (mint) — Mauritania
Descendants
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “بن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
بنت (form I)
- بِنْتُ (bintu) /bin.tu/: first-person singular past active of بَانَ (bāna)
- بِنْتَ (binta) /bin.ta/: second-person masculine singular past active of بَانَ (bāna)
- بِنْتِ (binti) /bin.ti/: second-person feminine singular past active of بَانَ (bāna)
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
بَنَتْ • (banat) (form I) /ba.nat/
- third-person feminine singular past active of بَنَى (banā)
Egyptian Arabic
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bint/
Noun
بنت • (bint) f (plural بنات (banāt))
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.nit/, /ba.nat/
Verb
بنت • (banit or banat)
- third-person feminine singular past of بنى (bana)
Moroccan Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ب ن ت |
| 1 term |
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bint/
Audio: (file) Audio: (file)
Noun
بنت • (bint) f (plural بنات (bnāt), diminutive بنية (bniyya) or بنوتة (bannūta))
North Levantine Arabic
Etymology
Noun
بنت • (bint) f (plural بنات (banāt))
- daughter
- girl (female child)
- a female teenager or young woman, chiefly unmarried
- Synonym: صبية (ṣabiyye)
- virgin
- Synonym: بَتُول (batūl) (formal)
- (playing cards) queen
Usage notes
- See ولاد (wlād, “children”), شب (šabb, “young man”), and صبية (ṣabiyye, “young woman”) for relevant notes.
Derived terms
- بَنُّوت (bannūt) ~ بَنُّوتِة (bannūte, “little girl”, diminutive)
See also
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic بِنْت (bint).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈbint/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [bɪn̪t̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ben̪t̪ʰ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [bin̪t̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | bint |
| Dari reading? | bint |
| Iranian reading? | bent |
| Tajik reading? | bint |
Noun
بنت • (bint / bent) (Tajik spelling бинт)
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ب ن ت |
| 1 term |
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bint/, [bɪnt]
Audio (Jerusalem): (file)
Noun
بنت • (bint) f (plural بنات (banāt), masculine ابن (ʔibn))
See also
- صبيّة (ṣabiyye, “young woman”)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic بِنْت (bint).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bɪnt̪/
Noun
بِنْت • (bint) f (Hindi spelling बिंत)