بنت

See also: ثنت

Algerian Arabic

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Semitic *bin-

Proto-Afroasiatic *-t

Proto-Semitic *-at-

Proto-Semitic *bint-

Arabic بِنْت (bint)

Algerian Arabic بنت

Inherited from Arabic بِنْت (bint).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bent/

Noun

بنت (bent) f (plural بنات (bnāt))

1. daughter
2. girl

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *bint-. Has the Semitic feminine suffix *-at- added to the root *bin- of اِبْن (ibn, “son”).

Cognate with Hebrew בת (bat).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bint/

• Audio (Modern Standard Arabic):

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Noun

بِنْت • (bint) f (plural بَنَات (banāt), masculine اِبْن (ibn))

1. female equivalent of اِبْن (ibn, “son, descendant”):
   1. daughter
   2. female descendant
2. (colloquial) girl

Declension

Declension of noun بِنْت (bint)

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

• Maltese: bint
• → English: bint
• → Swahili: binti

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)

1. بِنْتُ (bintu) /bin.tu/: first-person singular past active of بَانَ (bāna)
2. بِنْتَ (binta) /bin.ta/: second-person masculine singular past active of بَانَ (bāna)
3. 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/

1. third-person feminine singular past active of بَنَى (banā)

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Semitic *bin-

Proto-Afroasiatic *-t

Proto-Semitic *-at-

Proto-Semitic *bint-

Arabic بِنْت (bint)

Egyptian Arabic بنت

Inherited from Arabic بِنْت (bint).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bint/

Noun

بنت • (bint) f (plural بنات (banāt))

1. girl

   Synonym: (somewhat rude) بتّ (bitt)

2. daughter

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.nit/, /ba.nat/

Verb

بنت • (banit or banat)

1. third-person feminine singular past of بنى (bana)

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ب ن ت
1 term

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Semitic *bin-

Proto-Afroasiatic *-t

Proto-Semitic *-at-

Proto-Semitic *bint-

Arabic بِنْت (bint)

Moroccan Arabic بنت

Inherited from Arabic بِنْت (bint).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bint/

• Audio:

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• Audio:

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Noun

بنت • (bint) f (plural بنات (bnāt), diminutive بنية (bniyya) or بنوتة (bannūta))

1. daughter

   Synonym: درية (darriyya)

   Coordinate terms: بن (ben), ولد (wald)

2. girl (female child)

   Synonym: درية (darriyya)

   Coordinate term: ولد (wald)

3. young woman

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Semitic *bin-

Proto-Afroasiatic *-t

Proto-Semitic *-at-

Proto-Semitic *bint-

Arabic بِنْت (bint)

North Levantine Arabic بنت

Inherited from Arabic بِنْت (bint).

Noun

بنت • (bint) f (plural بنات (banāt))

1. daughter
2. girl (female child)
3. a female teenager or young woman, chiefly unmarried

   Synonym: صبية (ṣabiyye)

4. virgin

   Synonym: بَتُول (batūl) (formal)

5. (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

• ابن (ʔibn, “son”)
• شب (šabb, “young man”)
• صبية (ṣabiyye, “young woman”)
• طفل (ṭifl, “toddler, young child”)
• ولد (walad, “child, kid”)

Persian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Semitic *bin-

Proto-Afroasiatic *-t

Proto-Semitic *-at-

Proto-Semitic *bint-

Arabic بِنْت (bint)bor.

Persian بنت

Borrowed from Arabic بِنْت (bint).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈbint/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɪn̪t̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɪn̪t̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bɪn̪t̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bin̪t̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ben̪t̪ʰ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bin̪t̪]

• Rhymes: -int

Readings
Classical reading?	bint
Dari reading?	bint
Iranian reading?	bent
Tajik reading?	bint

Noun

بنت • (bint / bent) (Tajik spelling бинт)

1. daughter

   Coordinate term: ابن (ibn / ebn)

2. girl

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب ن ت
1 term

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Semitic *bin-

Proto-Afroasiatic *-t

Proto-Semitic *-at-

Proto-Semitic *bint-

Arabic بِنْت (bint)

South Levantine Arabic بنت

Inherited from Arabic بِنْت (bint).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bint/, [bɪnt]

• Audio (Jerusalem):

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Noun

بنت • (bint) f (plural بنات (banāt), masculine ابن (ʔibn))

1. daughter
2. girl

   Synonym: فتاة (fatā)

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)

1. daughter

   Synonym: بیٹی (beṭī)

References

• “بنت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “بنت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.