بُنَيَّةُlittle daughter

Example sentences

• فَقَالَ يَا بُنَيَّةُ، أَلَا تُحِبِّينَ مَا أُحِبُّ،

  He said, "My little daughter, do you not love what I love?"

  بُنَيَّةُ — my little daughter. A diminutive of affection, 'little daughter', the small-shape used to convey tenderness; Arabic builds the endearment into the word's own pattern rather than adding a separate 'dear'. Summoned by the call-particle before it, it stands as the tender address.

  From: Wives of the Prophet →