beni

Etymology

Borrowed from French bénir. Related to bona.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeni/

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• Rhymes: -eni
• Hyphenation: be‧ni

Verb

beni (present benas, past benis, future benos, conditional benus, volitive benu)

1. to bless

   Antonym: malbeni

Conjugation

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Conjugation of beni

		present		past		future
		singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
tense		benas		benis		benos
active participle		benanta	benantaj	beninta	benintaj	benonta	benontaj
	acc.	benantan	benantajn	benintan	benintajn	benontan	benontajn
passive participle		benata	benataj	benita	benitaj	benota	benotaj
	acc.	benatan	benatajn	benitan	benitajn	benotan	benotajn
nominal active participle		benanto	benantoj	beninto	benintoj	benonto	benontoj
	acc.	benanton	benantojn	beninton	benintojn	benonton	benontojn
nominal passive participle		benato	benatoj	benito	benitoj	benoto	benotoj
	acc.	benaton	benatojn	beniton	benitojn	benoton	benotojn
adverbial active participle		benante		beninte		benonte
adverbial passive participle		benate		benite		benote
		infinitive	beni	imperative	benu	conditional	benus

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.ni/
• Rhymes: -ɛni
• Hyphenation: bè‧ni

Noun

beni m

1. plural of bene
2. property

Anagrams

• bine

Romanization

beni

1. Rōmaji transcription of べに

Noun

beni

1. water

References

• Intelligibility Survey of Biseni, Okordia & Oruma Lects, in Convergence: English and Nigerian Languages: A Festschrift (2016)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *banjō. Cognate with Old English benn, Old Norse ben (Norwegian ben).

Noun

beni f

1. wound; mortal injury

Noun

beni

1. water

References

• Intelligibility Survey of Biseni, Okordia & Oruma Lects, in Convergence: English and Nigerian Languages: A Festschrift (2016)

Etymology

From Latin bene (“well”). Compare Italian bene.

Adverb

beni

1. (Campidanese) well

Alternative forms

• bè (apocopic)

Etymology

From Latin bene (“well”), from Old Latin *duenēd, from duenos (“good”), from Proto-Italic *dwenos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛni/

Noun

beni m (invariable)

1. good
2. sake, good
3. (usually in the plural) good, property, possession, belonging, asset

Further reading

• Ugo Solinas (2016) “bèni”, in Vocabolario sassarese-italiano fraseologico ed etimologico, volume 1, Sestu: Domus de Janas, →ISBN, page 240
• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) “bene/1”, in Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

Anagrams

• nebi

Etymology

From Latin bene.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.ni/
• Hyphenation: bè‧ni

Adverb

beni

1. well

Noun

beni m (plural beni)

1. good

Related terms

• bonu / buonu

Etymology

From English bend.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeni/, [ˈbɪ̞ni], [ˈbe̝ni]

Noun

beni

1. bend

   Synonym: boktu

Verb

beni

1. to bend

   Synonym: boigi

2. to make a turn (change direction)

Adjective

beni

1. bent, crooked, curved (not straight)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beni/
• Hyphenation: be‧ni

Pronoun

beni

1. me