Benin

Bénin Benín bénin bénîn bɛnin English thumb|right|Benin Etymology en :bor fr:Bénin ++ en fr Bénin, from en pt Benim, from en its Ubinu. The term is first documented in the late 1490s upon Portuguese contact with the Itsekiri Kingdom. The etymology is unclear; it appears Benin was always used as an exonym (probably by the Itsekiri and Yoruba) for the Benin Kingdom, which was always referred to as bin Ẹ̀dó, and older bin Ìgòdòmigòdò. The leading hypothesis is that the term originally derived from en yo ilẹ̀ ìbínú land of anger, which emerges from a folk myth regarding purported founder of the Benin empire, Oranmiyan, who was a Yoruba prince, who referred to the region by this phrase because of his frustration in ruling the land.Once Upon a Kingdom Isidore Okpewho 1998 176 https://books.google.com/books?id=DC-Q6vgEYTQC&pg=PA176&dq=%22ile+ibinu%22&hl=en&sa=X Indiana University Press. Pronunciation en Be nin en /bɪˈniːn/ /bɛˈniːn/ UK en /bəˈnin/ /bəˈnɪn/ US en En-us-Benin.ogg US en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Benin.wav UK en ɪn iːn 2 Proper noun en Q962en country r/West Africa formerly Dahomey. People's Republic of Benin, from 1975 to 1990 Republic of Benin, since 1990 en Q171203A historical kingdom in West Africa, in present-day Nigeria. Hypernyms en Subsahara Derived terms en Beninese Bay of Benin Bight of Benin Republic of Benin Descendants ja 1 ベニン Benin Translations Q962 country Afrikaans: af Benin Amharic: am ቤኒን Arabic: ar بَنِين m Aramaic: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: aii ܒܸܢܝܼܢ f Armenian: hy Բենին Asturian: ast Benín Azerbaijani: az Benin Balinese: ban Bénin Belarusian: be Бені́н m Bengali: bn বেনিন Betawi: bew Bénin Breton: br Benin Bulgarian: bg Бени́н m Burmese: my ဘီနင် Catalan: ca Benín m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 貝寧 Bèiníng Crimean Tatar: crh Benin Czech: cs Benin m Danish: da Benin Dhivehi: dv ބެނީން Dutch: nl Benin n Esperanto: eo Benino Estonian: et Benin Faroese: fo Benin n Finnish: fi Benin French: fr Bénin m Galician: gl Benín Georgian: ka ბენინი German: de Benin n Greek: el Μπενίν n Hausa: ha Binin, ha Benin Hebrew: he בנין benin Hindi: hi बेनिन Hungarian: hu Benin Icelandic: is Benín n Indonesian: id Benin Interlingua: ia Benin Irish: ga Beinin f Italian: it Benin m Japanese: ja ベナン Benan Javanese: jv Bénin Kalenjin: kln Benin Kamba: kam Mbenini Kazakh: kk Бенин Khmer: km បេណាំង Korean: ko ^베냉, ko ^베닌 North Korea Kyrgyz: ky Бенин Latin: la Beninum Latvian: lv Benina f Lithuanian: lt Beninas m Luhya: luy Benini Luo: luo Benin Macedonian: mk Бенин m Malay: ms Benin Maltese: il-mt Benin m Māori: mi Pēnina Meru: mer Benin Mingrelian: xmf ბენინი Mongolian: mn Бенин Norman: nrf Benin m Norwegian: no Benin Persian: fa بنین benin Polish: pl Benin Portuguese: pt Benim Romanian: ro Benin n Russian: ru Бени́н m Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Бенин m Latin: sh Benin m Slovak: sk Benin m Slovene: sl Benin m Spanish: es Benín Sundanese: su Bénin Swahili: sw Benin Swedish: sv Benin Tagalog: tl Benin Tajik: tg Бенин Tamil: ta பெனின் Thai: th เบนิน Tigrinya: ti ቤኒን Turkish: tr Benin Ukrainian: uk Бені́н m Urdu: ur بینن benin Uyghur: ug بېنىن Uzbek: uz Benin Vietnamese: vi Bê-nanh Wolaytta: wal Beniine Yoruba: yo Bẹ̀nẹ̀ See also Countries of the world References Further reading Anagrams en beinn benni Afrikaans af: Pronunciation af LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-Benin.wav Proper noun af proper noun af Benin Q962 af:Porto Novo af:Republiek van Benin Derived terms af Beninees Breton Proper noun br proper noun ? br Benin Q962 Central Nahuatl Proper noun nhn proper noun nhn Benin Q962 Crimean Tatar crh: Alternative forms بنین Benin Benin Бенин Benin Proper noun crh proper noun crh Benin Q962 Czech cs: Pronunciation [ny] Proper noun m-in beninský Beninec,Beniňan Beninka,Beniňanka cs Benin Q962 Declension m.sg Further reading Danish Proper noun da Benin Q962 Dutch Pronunciation nl /beːˈnin/ nl Nl-Benin.ogg nl Be nin nl in Proper noun n nl Benin Q962 Derived terms nl Benins Estonian et: Pronunciation beˈniin Proper noun Benini Benini et Benin Q962 Declension Benin i sg Faroese Etymology From fo pt Benim, transcription of local corruption of Itsekiri ubinu, from fo yo ile ibinu house of vexation. Pronunciation fo /peˈniːn/ Proper noun fo proper noun n fo Benin Q962 Declension Benin Benin Benini Benins Finnish fi: Etymology From fi pt Benim. Pronunciation Proper noun fi Benin Q962 Declension sg Benin ä 0 Derived terms fi beniniläinen German Pronunciation de /beˈniːn/ de De-Benin.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun toponym de Benin Q962 Derived terms de Beniner de beninisch de Benin-Stadt See also Further reading Hungarian hu: Pronunciation hu Be nin hu in 2 Proper noun hu proper noun hu Benin Q962 hu:Benini Köztársaság Declension Benine e - sgBenin j jei sg Derived terms hu benini See also Indonesian id: Etymology id pt Benim, from id its Ubinu, from id yo ile ibinu house of vexation. Pronunciation Bé.nin Proper noun id Benin Q962 Noun a Beninese Adjective Beninese See also Further reading Interlingua Proper noun ia proper noun ia Benin Q962 Italian it: Proper noun m it Benin Q962 Derived terms it beninese Japanese Romanization ベニン Maltese mt: Proper noun proper noun m Il-Benin mt Benin Q962 mt:Repubblika tal-Benin See also Norwegian Bokmål no thumb|The flag of Benin. thumb|Benin in Africa. thumb|A landscape in Pendjari National Park in Benin. Etymology nb, based ultimately on nb pt Benim, the Portuguese name of the historical kingdom of Benin, from nb its Ubinu. The modern country, formerly called nb Dahomey, adopted the name in 1975 from the Bight of Benin (Norwegian Beninbukta), which had itself been named after the historical kingdom in present-day Nigeria. The further origin of its Ubinu is uncertain; a traditional explanation connects it with yo ilẹ̀ ìbínú land of anger. Parallel international adaptations include nn Benin, da Benin, sv Benin, de Benin, nl Benin and en Benin. Pronunciation nb /¹beˈniːn/ [bəˈnìːn] nb iːn 2 nb Be nin Proper noun nb proper noun Benin; nb country cont/Africa, in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea, with Porto-Novo as its official capital and Cotonou as the seat of government. nb Benin har en kort kystlinje ved Guineabukta. Benin has a short coastline on the Gulf of Guinea. nb 24 July 2026 Anne Kielland and Sten Lundbo Benin Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Benin Benin er en republikk ved Guineabukta i Vest-Afrika. Benin is a republic on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa. https://web.archive.org/web/20261010150531/https://snl.no/Benin 10 October 2026 nb historical Benin; nb historical kingdom c/Nigeria. nb Benin var kjent for sin avanserte metallkunst. The kingdom of Benin was known for its sophisticated metalwork. nb 24 February 2025 Dag Leraand Benin – historisk område i Afrika Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Benin_-_historisk_omr%C3%A5de_i_Afrika Benin var en vestafrikansk statsdannelse i det nåværende Nigeria; på 1400-tallet den største staten i Guineabukta. Benin was a West African polity in present-day Nigeria; in the fifteenth century, it was the largest state on the Gulf of Guinea. https://web.archive.org/web/20241207172602/https://snl.no/Benin_-_historisk_omr%C3%A5de_i_Afrika 7 December 2024 Usage notes The official Norwegian long-form name of the modern country is Republikken Benin (“the Republic of Benin”). The modern country, formerly called Dahomey, is distinct from the historical kingdom of Benin in present-day Nigeria. Related terms nb beniner Beninese person nb beninsk Beninese nb Dahomey Dahomey See also References “Benin” in Store norske leksikon. “Benin – historisk område i Afrika” in Store norske leksikon. “Navn på stater” at Språkrådet. “Historiske navn” at Språkrådet. Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Proper noun nn proper noun nn Benin Q962 Related terms nn beninar nn beninsk Polish pl: Pronunciation Pl-Benin.ogg Proper noun m-in beniński pl Benin Q962 Declension s Derived terms pl nouns Benińczyk Beninka See also Further reading Romanian Pronunciation ro LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Benin.wav Proper noun ro proper noun ro Benin Q962 Serbo-Croatian Pronunciation sh /bênin/ sh Be nin Proper noun Bȅnin m-in sh Benin Q962 Declension Benin Benina Beninu Benin Benine Beninu Beninom Slovak sk: Pronunciation Proper noun m-in Beninu dub sk Benin Q962 References Slovene Pronunciation Benín Proper noun Benín m-in sl Benin Q962 Declension Benín sg Related terms sl Benínčan / sl Benínčanka sl benínski References Swahili Pronunciation sw Sw-ke-Benin.flac Kenya Proper noun sw proper noun sw Benin Q962 See also Swedish sv: Etymology From sv pt Benim, from sv its Ubinu, from sv yo ile ibinu house of vexation.Once Upon a Kingdom Isidore Okpewho 1998 176 https://books.google.com/books?id=DC-Q6vgEYTQC&pg=PA176&dq=%22ile+ibinu%22&hl=en&sa=X Indiana University Press. Pronunciation sv /bɛˈniːn/ sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Benin.wav Proper noun n sv Benin Q962 Related terms sv beninsk adjective Beninese sv beninier c Beninese male sv beninska c Beninese female See also References saol Svensk MeSH Tagalog Etymology tl :bor es:Benín<t:Benin> + 1 Pronunciation Benín Proper noun Benín + tl Benin Q962 Turkish Pronunciation tr LL-Q256 (tur)-ToprakM-Benin.wav Proper noun tr Benin Q962 Declension Benin - Benin'i - Benin'e - Benin'de - Benin'den - Benin'in - See also Welsh cy: Etymology From cy en Benin, from cy pt Benim, from cy its Ubinu, from cy yo ile ibinu. Pronunciation cy /bɛˈnɪn/ Proper noun f cy Benin Q962 Derived terms cy Beninaidd adjective Beninese cy Beniniad Beninese (man/woman) cy Gweriniaeth Benin Republic of Benin See also Mutation cy exonyms