beni

See also: Beni, bení, béni, -beni, and Béni

Esperanto

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

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

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

beni m

1. plural of bene
2. property

Anagrams

• bine

Japanese

Romanization

beni

1. Rōmaji transcription of べに

Okodia

Noun

beni

1. water

References

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

Old Saxon

Etymology

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

Noun

beni f

1. wound; mortal injury

Related terms

• bennian
• bano

Oruma

Noun

beni

1. water

References

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

Sardinian

Etymology

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

Adverb

beni

1. (Campidanese) well

Sassarese

Alternative forms

• bè (apocopic)

Etymology

From Latin bene (“well”), from Old Latin *duenēd, from duenos (“good”), from Proto-Italic *dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to show favor, revere”).

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

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin bene.

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

beni

1. well

Antonyms

• mali
• malamenti

Noun

beni m (plural beni)

1. good

Antonyms

• mali

Related terms

• bonu / buonu

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English bend.

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)

Turkish

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

beni

1. me