benia

Contraction of ben + haia, "may they have good".

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛnjɐ]

benia

1. (dated) God bless; blessings

   Antonyms: dodemo, malia

   • 1836, anonymous author, Diálogo 2º na Alameda:

     bénea nai que o pareu

     God bless the mother who gave him birth!

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “benia”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “benia”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “benia”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN