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بنآء

Root: بنى

2 entries for this word

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Entry 1

بناء binā’ building, construction, erection, setting up; structure (also, e.g., of an organism), setup, make-up; (pl. ابنية abniya) building, structure, edifice│اعادة البناء i‘ādat al-b. reconstruction; البناء الحر (ḥurr) Freemaaonry; بناء على binā’an ‘alā according to, in accordance with, on the basis of, by virtue of, on the strength of; بناء على هذا accordingly, thus

Entry 2

بناء bannā’ pl. -ūn builder; mason; constructive│ بناء حر(ḥurr) Freemason

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