No. 552 in Persian
بنا
"Bana" (بنا) in Persian means "builder" or "construction worker."
In a sentence
این ساختمان با تلاش زیاد بنا شد.
This building was constructed with great effort.
The word 'بنا' here is used as a verb meaning 'built' or 'constructed'.
بنا مجسمه زیبا را روی پایه قرار داد.
The builder placed the beautiful statue on the base.
In this sentence, 'بنا' refers to a person, specifically the 'builder'.
بنا بر اظهارات شاهد، حادثه به سرعت اتفاق افتاد.
According to the witness statements, the incident happened quickly.
Here, 'بنا بر' is a phrase meaning 'according to' or 'based on'.
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