би

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Archi[edit]

Noun[edit]

би (bi)

  1. blood

Avar[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Akin to Udi пӏи (ṗi).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

би (bi) II/III (ergative биялъ/бидуца); second/third declension.

  1. blood

Declension[edit]

Second- or third-declension noun.


Bulgarian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Verb[edit]

би (bi)

  1. second-person singular aorist indicative of бъ́да (bǎ́da)
  2. third-person singular aorist indicative of бъ́да (bǎ́da)

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

би (bi)

  1. second-person singular aorist indicative of би́я (bíja)
  2. third-person singular aorist indicative of би́я (bíja)

Buryat[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Mongolic *bi. Cognate with Khamnigan Mongol би (bi), Kalmyk би (bi), Mongolian би (bi), etc.

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

би (bi)

  1. (first-person singular) I

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Even[edit]

Etymology[edit]

  1. From Proto-Tungusic *bi, compare Udihe би (bi) and Manchu ᠪᡳ (bi).
  2. Compare also Mongolian би (bi), from Proto-Mongolic *bi.

Pronoun[edit]

би (ʙi)

  1. I

Evenki[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

би (bi)

  1. I (personal pronoun)

Forest Enets[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Samoyedic *wet, from Proto-Uralic *wete.

Noun[edit]

би (transliteration needed)

  1. water

References[edit]

  • И. П Сорокина, Д. С Болина, Энецкие тексты (2005), page 225

Kalmyk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Written Oirat ᡋᡅ (bi), from Proto-Mongolic *b-i (*b- for first person and *-i for singularity). Cognate with Mongolian би (bi), Buryat би (bi), etc.

Pronoun[edit]

би (bi)

  1. (first-person singular) I

See also[edit]

Kazakh[edit]

Kazakh Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia kk
Alternative scripts
Arabic بي
Cyrillic би
Latin bi
Yañalif ʙi

Etymology 1[edit]

Doublet of бек (bek).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [bʲij]
  • Hyphenation: би

Noun[edit]

би (bi)

  1. bey
Declension[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Turkic *büdi- (to dance).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [bʲij]
  • Hyphenation: би

Noun[edit]

би (bi)

  1. dance
Declension[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Khamnigan Mongol[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Mongolic *b-i (*b- for first person and *-i for singularity). Cognate with Buryat би (bi), Mongolian би (bi), Kalmyk би (bi), etc.

Pronoun[edit]

би (bi)

  1. (first-person singular) I

Komi-Permyak[edit]

би

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Permic *bi.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbi/, [ˈbi]
  • Hyphenation: би

Noun[edit]

би (bi)

  1. fire

Declension[edit]

Declension of би (stem: би-)
singular plural
nominative би (bi) биэз (biez)
accusative I* би (bi) биэз (biez)
II* биӧс (biös) биэзӧс (biezös)
instrumental биӧн (biön) биэзӧн (biezön)
comitative бикӧт (biköt) биэзкӧт (biezköt)
caritive битӧг (bitög) биэзтӧг (bieztög)
consecutive била (bila) биэзла (biezla)
genitive билӧн (bilön) биэзлӧн (biezlön)
ablative билісь (biliś) биэзлісь (biezliś)
dative билӧ (bilö) биэзлӧ (biezlö)
inessive биын (biyn) биэзын (biezyn)
elative биись (biiś) биэзісь (bieziś)
illative биӧ (biö) биэзӧ (biezö)
egressive бисянь (biśań) биэзсянь (biezśań)
approximative билань (bilań) биэзлань (biezlań)
terminative I биӧдз (biödź) биэзӧдз (biezödź)
II биви (bivi) биэзви (biezvi)
prolative биӧт (biöt) биэзӧт (biezöt)
*) Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.
Possessive declension of би
First person singular
singular plural
nominative биӧ (biö) биэзӧ (biezö)
accusative I* биӧ (biö) биэзӧ (biezö)
II* биӧс (biös) биэзӧс (biezös)
instrumental бинам (binam) биэзнам (bieznam)
comitative биӧкӧт (biököt) биэзӧкӧт (biezököt)
caritive биӧтӧг (biötög) биэзӧтӧг (biezötög)
consecutive биӧла (biöla) биэзӧла (biezöla)
genitive биӧлӧн (biölön) биэзӧлӧн (biezölön)
ablative биӧлісь (biöliś) биэзӧлісь (biezöliś)
dative биӧлӧ (biölö) биэзӧлӧ (biezölö)
inessive биам (biam) биэзам (biezam)
elative бисим (biśim) биэзсим (biezśim)
illative биам (biam) биэзам (biezam)
egressive биӧсянь (biöśań) биэзӧсянь (biezöśań)
approximative биӧлань (biölań) биэзӧлань (biezölań)
terminative I биӧддзам (biöddźam) биэзӧддзам (biezöddźam)
II биӧви (biövi) биэзӧви (biezövi)
prolative биӧттям (biötťam) биэзӧттям (biezötťam)
*) Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.
Second person singular
singular plural
nominative биыт (biyt) биэт (biet)
accusative I* биыт (biyt) биэт (biet)
II* битӧ (bitö) биэзтӧ (bieztö)
instrumental бинат (binat) биэзнат (bieznat)
comitative биыткӧт (biytköt) биэткӧт (bietköt)
caritive биыттӧг (biyttög) биэттӧг (biettög)
consecutive биытла (biytla) биэтла (bietla)
genitive биытлӧн (biytlön) биэтлӧн (bietlön)
ablative биытлісь (biytliś) биэтлісь (bietliś)
dative биытлӧ (biytlö) биэтлӧ (bietlö)
inessive биат (biat) биэзат (biezat)
elative бисит (biśit) биэзсит (biezśit)
illative биат (biat) биэзат (biezat)
egressive биытсянь (biytśań) биэтсянь (bietśań)
approximative биытлань (biytlań) биэтлань (bietlań)
terminative I биӧддзат (biöddźat) биэзӧддзат (biezöddźat)
II биытви (biytvi) биэтви (bietvi)
prolative биӧттят (biötťat) биэзӧттят (biezötťat)
*) Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.
Third person singular
singular plural
nominative биыс (biys) биэс (bies)
accusative I* биыс (biys) биэс (bies)
II* бисӧ (bisö) биэсӧ (biesö)
instrumental бинас (binas) биэзнас (bieznas)
comitative биыскӧт (biysköt) биэскӧт (biesköt)
caritive биыстӧг (biystög) биэстӧг (biestög)
consecutive биысла (biysla) биэсла (biesla)
genitive биыслӧн (biyslön) биэслӧн (bieslön)
ablative биыслісь (biysliś) биэслісь (biesliś)
dative биыслӧ (biyslö) биэслӧ (bieslö)
inessive биас (bias) биэзас (biezas)
elative бисис (biśis) биэзсис (biezśis)
illative биас (bias) биэзас (biezas)
egressive биыссянь (biysśań) биэссянь (biesśań)
approximative биыслань (biyslań) биэслань (bieslań)
terminative I биӧддзас (biöddźas) биэзӧддзас (biezöddźas)
II биысви (biysvi) биэсви (biesvi)
prolative биӧттяс (biötťas) биэзӧттяс (biezötťas)
*) Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.
First person plural
singular plural
nominative биным (binym) биэзным (bieznym)
accusative I* биным (binym) биэзным (bieznym)
II* бинымӧ (binymö) биэзнымӧ (bieznymö)
instrumental бинаным (binanym) биэзнаным (bieznanym)
comitative бинымкӧт (binymköt) биэзнымкӧт (bieznymköt)
caritive бинымтӧг (binymtög) биэзнымтӧг (bieznymtög)
consecutive бинымла (binymla) биэзнымла (bieznymla)
genitive бинымлӧн (binymlön) биэзнымлӧн (bieznymlön)
ablative бинымлісь (binymliś) биэзнымлісь (bieznymliś)
dative бинымлӧ (binymlö) биэзнымлӧ (bieznymlö)
inessive бианым (bianym) биэзаным (biezanym)
elative бисиным (biśinym) биэзсиным (biezśinym)
illative бианым (bianym) биэзаным (biezanym)
egressive бинымсянь (binymśań) биэзнымсянь (bieznymśań)
approximative бинымлань (binymlań) биэзнымлань (bieznymlań)
terminative I биӧддзаным (biöddźanym) биэзӧддзаным (biezöddźanym)
II бинымви (binymvi) биэзнымви (bieznymvi)
prolative биӧттяным (biötťanym) биэзӧттяным (biezötťanym)
*) Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.
Second person plural
singular plural
nominative биныт (binyt) биэзныт (bieznyt)
accusative I* биныт (binyt) биэзныт (bieznyt)
II* бинытӧ (binytö) биэзнытӧ (bieznytö)
instrumental бинаныт (binanyt) биэзнаныт (bieznanyt)
comitative биныткӧт (binytköt) биэзныткӧт (bieznytköt)
caritive биныттӧг (binyttög) биэзныттӧг (bieznyttög)
consecutive бинытла (binytla) биэзнытла (bieznytla)
genitive бинытлӧн (binytlön) биэзнытлӧн (bieznytlön)
ablative бинытлісь (binytliś) биэзнытлісь (bieznytliś)
dative бинытлӧ (binytlö) биэзнытлӧ (bieznytlö)
inessive бианыт (bianyt) биэзаныт (biezanyt)
elative бисиныт (biśinyt) биэзсиныт (biezśinyt)
illative бианыт (bianyt) биэзаныт (biezanyt)
egressive бинытсянь (binytśań) биэзнытсянь (bieznytśań)
approximative бинытлань (binytlań) биэзнытлань (bieznytlań)
terminative I биӧддзаныт (biöddźanyt) биэзӧддзаныт (biezöddźanyt)
II бинытви (binytvi) биэзнытви (bieznytvi)
prolative биӧттяныт (biötťanyt) биэзӧттяныт (biezötťanyt)
*) Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.
Third person plural
singular plural
nominative биныс (binys) биэзныс (bieznys)
accusative I* биныс (binys) биэзныс (bieznys)
II* бинысӧ (binysö) биэзнысӧ (bieznysö)
instrumental бинаныс (binanys) биэзнаныс (bieznanys)
comitative биныскӧт (binysköt) биэзныскӧт (bieznysköt)
caritive биныстӧг (binystög) биэзныстӧг (bieznystög)
consecutive бинысла (binysla) биэзнысла (bieznysla)
genitive биныслӧн (binyslön) биэзныслӧн (bieznyslön)
ablative биныслісь (binysliś) биэзныслісь (bieznysliś)
dative биныслӧ (binyslö) биэзныслӧ (bieznyslö)
inessive бианыс (bianys) биэзаныс (biezanys)
elative бисиныс (biśinys) биэзсиныс (biezśinys)
illative бианыс (bianys) биэзаныс (biezanys)
egressive биныссянь (binysśań) биэзныссянь (bieznysśań)
approximative биныслань (binyslań) биэзныслань (bieznyslań)
terminative I биӧддзаныс (biöddźanys) биэзӧддзаныс (biezöddźanys)
II бинысви (binysvi) биэзнысви (bieznysvi)
prolative биӧттяныс (biötťanys) биэзӧттяныс (biezötťanys)
*) Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.

References[edit]

  • P. S. Kuznecov; A. M. Sporova (1946), “огонь”, in Русско-Коми-Пермяцкӧй словарь [Russian-Komi-Permyak dictionary], Kudymkar: Комипермгиз

Macedonian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [bi]
  • (file)

Particle[edit]

би (bi)

  1. A verbal particle used to render the conditional mood.
    Тие би јаделе.
    Tie bi jadele.
    They would eat.

Mongolian[edit]

MongolianCyrillic
ᠪᠢ
(bi)
би
(bi)

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠪᠢ (bi), from Middle Mongol ᠪᠢ (pj /⁠bi⁠/), from Proto-Mongolic *bi (*b- for the first person and *-i for singularity). Cognate with Buryat би (bi), Kalmyk би (bi), Dongxiang bi, etc.

Possibly related somehow with Proto-Turkic *ben and Proto-Tungusic *bi; compare Turkish ben, Evenki би (bi). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [pi]
  • Hyphenation: би

Pronoun[edit]

би (bi)

  1. The first-person singular pronoun, I

Declension[edit]

See also[edit]

Old Church Slavonic[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *bi.

Verb[edit]

би (bi)

  1. second-person singular conditional of бꙑти (byti)
    Synonym: бꙑ (by)
  2. third-person singular conditional of бꙑти (byti)
    Synonym: бꙑ (by)

Usage notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Antoine Meillet (1902), “VII. Participe en -lo-”, in Études sur l'étymologie & le vocabulaire du vieux slave (in French), Paris: Librairie Émile Bouillon, page 95
  2. ^ Karl Meyer (1935), “би”, in Altkirchenslavisch-griechisches Wörterbuch des Codex Suprasliensis (in German), Glückstadt, Hamburg: Verlag J. J. Augustin, page 22
  3. ^ Koch, Christoph (1990), “§ 66 Konj. I.1b, 24)”, in Das morphologische System des altkirchenslavischen Verbums (in German), Munich: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, page 719

Russian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from English B.

Noun[edit]

би (bin inan (indeclinable)

  1. (English letter) B, b

Etymology 2[edit]

Clipping of бисексуа́л (bisɛksuál) or бисексуа́лка (bisɛksuálka).

Noun[edit]

би (bim anim or f anim (indeclinable)

  1. (colloquial) a bi person (someone who is bisexual)
    Вы гетеро? — Я би!Vy getero? — Ja bi!Are you hetero? — I'm bi!

Udihe[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

би (bi)

  1. I (personal pronoun)

Ukrainian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Ruthenian бы (by), from Old East Slavic бꙑ (by), from Proto-Slavic *by.

Pronunciation[edit]

Particle[edit]

би (by)

  1. would, expresses a conditional statement (following a consonant)

See also[edit]

Ulch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Pronoun[edit]

би (bi)

  1. I (personal pronoun)