"binyan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: binyans [plural], binyanim [plural]
Etymology: From Hebrew בניין / בִּנְיָן (binyan, “building, construction”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|-}} Hebrew, {{he-m|בניין|dwv=בִּנְיָן|gloss=building, construction|tr=binyan}} בניין / בִּנְיָן (binyan, “building, construction”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|binyanim}} binyan (plural binyans or binyanim)
  1. In Semitic languages, a kind of word stem into which vowels and affixes can be slotted, typically consisting of three letters. Wikipedia link: binyan Categories (topical): Semitic linguistics Translations (in Semitic languages, a kind of word stem into which vowels and affixes can be slotted): وَزْن (wazn) [masculine] (Arabic), בניין \ בִּנְיָן (binyán) [masculine] (Hebrew), бинъя́н (binʺján) [masculine] (Russian)

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