binyan

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noun

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

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waznbabstirpstirps
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Meanings

nounbinyan (plural binyans or binyanim)

plural binyans · plural binyanim

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

    Synonyms: wazn, bab, stirp, stirps

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
waznbabstirpstirps

Origin

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

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Translations

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

binyan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binyan

MLA

“binyan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binyan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “binyan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binyan.

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