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binyan

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

In Semitic languages, especially Hebrew, a template that creates verbs by having root consonants slotted into it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wazn, bab, stirp, stirps

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: template, pattern, form, wazn

History

Etymology

From Hebrew בניין / בִּנְיָן (binyan, literally “building, construction”).

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: وَزْن (wazn) — in Semitic languages, a verb template into which root consonants can be slotted
  • German: Stamm — in Semitic languages, a verb template into which root consonants can be slotted
  • Hebrew: בניין \ בִּנְיָן (binyán) — in Semitic languages, a verb template into which root consonants can be slotted
  • Polish: binjan — in Semitic languages, a verb template into which root consonants can be slotted
  • Russian: бинья́н (binʹján) — in Semitic languages, a verb template into which root consonants can be slotted