бир

See also: бір

Azerbaijani

Numeral

бир

1. Cyrillic spelling of bir (“one”)

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bulgarian бирь (birĭ) (attested in Manasses Chronicle).

Further origin disputed. Either:

• Deverbal from the intensive stem *birati of native бера́ (berá, “to pick”).
• Of Oghur origin, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *bẹ̄ri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bir]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ir

Noun

бир • (bir) m

1. (historical) tax, duty

Declension

Declension of бир

	singular	plural
indefinite	бир bir	би́ри bíri
definite (subject form)	би́рът bírǎt	би́рите bírite
definite (object form)	би́ра bíra
count form	—	би́ра bíra

Coordinate terms

• да́нък (dánǎk, “duty, tax”) (general term)
• нало́г (nalóg), обло́г (oblóg, “duty”)
• та́кса (táksa, “tax”)
• верги́я (vergíja, “duty”) (during Ottoman times)

Derived terms

verbs

• биру́вам (birúvam) (causative-iterative)

nouns

• би́рка (bírka) (diminutive)
• би́рник (bírnik, “tax collector”)

Related terms

• о́бир (óbir, “robbery”)
• сби́рка (sbírka, “compendium”)

References

• Nayden Gerov (1895), “биръ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 42
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бир”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 49

Karachay-Balkar

Karachay-Balkar cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : бир (bir)     Ordinal : биринчи (birinçi)

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bīr (“one”).

Numeral

бир • (bir)

1. one

Kumyk

Kumyk cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : бир (bir)     Ordinal : биринчи (birinçi)

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bīr (“one”).

Numeral

бир • (bir)

1. one

Kyrgyz

Kyrgyz numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: бир (bir)     Ordinal: биринчи (birinci)     Collective: бирөө (biröö)

Alternative forms

• بىر (bir) (Arabic script)

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bīr (“one”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bir/, [b̥ɪr̥]

Numeral

бир • (bir)

1. one

Declension

Declension of бир (sg-only)

singular (жекелик)
possession → case ↓	—	first-person singular (менин)	second-person singular informal (сенин)	second-person singular formal (сиздин)	third-person singular/plural (анын/алардын)	first-person plural (биздин)	second-person plural informal (силердин)	second-person plural formal (сиздердин)
nominative (атооч)	бир bir	бирим birim	бириң biriŋ	бириңиз biriŋiz	бири biri	бирибиз biribiz	бириңер biriŋer	бириңиздер biriŋizder
genitive (илик)	бирдин birdin	биримдин birimdin	бириңдин biriŋdin	бириңиздин biriŋizdin	биринин birinin	бирибиздин biribizdin	бириңердин biriŋerdin	бириңиздердин biriŋizderdin
dative (барыш)	бирге birge	бириме birime	бириңе biriŋe	бириңизге biriŋizge	бирине birine	бирибизге biribizge	бириңерге biriŋerge	бириңиздерге biriŋizderge
accusative (табыш)	бирди birdi	биримди birimdi	бириңди biriŋdi	бириңизди biriŋizdi	бирини birini	бирибизди biribizdi	бириңерди biriŋerdi	бириңиздерди biriŋizderdi
locative (жатыш)	бирде birde	биримде birimde	бириңде biriŋde	бириңизде biriŋizde	биринде birinde	бирибизде biribizde	бириңерде biriŋerde	бириңиздерде biriŋizderde
ablative (чыгыш)	бирден birden	биримден birimden	бириңден biriŋden	бириңизден biriŋizden	биринен birinen	бирибизден biribizden	бириңерден biriŋerden	бириңиздерден biriŋizderden

Nogai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bīr (“one”).

Numeral

бир • (bir)

1. one

Northern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bīr (“one”). Alternative form of пир (pir, “one”).

Numeral

бир • (bir)

1. one

See also

• пир (pir)
• вир (vir)
• мир (mir)

References

• N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “бир”, in Severnyje dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo Jazyka- Dialekt kumandincev(Kumandin Kiži) [Northern Dialect of Altai -Kumandin Dialect(Kumandin kiži)], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN
• N. A Baskakov, editor (1966), “бир”, in Severnyje Dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo) Jazyka - Dialekty Černevyx Tatar (Tuba-Kiži) - Grammatičeskij Očerk i Slovarʹ [Northern Altai Dialect of Altai Language - Black Tatar Dialect (Tuba-Kiži), Grammatical text and dictionary], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN
• N. A. Baskakov, editor (1985), “бир”, in Severnyje Dialekty Altajskovo( Ojrotskovo) Jazyka- Dialekt Lebedinskix Tatar-čalkancev(kuu-kiži) [Northern Altai language-Dialect of Chelkan], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoj literatury, →ISBN

Southern Altai

Southern Altai cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : бир (bir)     Ordinal : биринчи (birinči)     Collective : бирӱ (birü)

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bīr (“one”).

Numeral

бир • (bir)

1. one

Turkmen

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bīr (“one”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɪɾ]
• IPA^(key): [biːɾ] (compounds)

Numeral

бир (bir)

1. Cyrillic spelling of bir (“one”)

Tuvan

Tuvan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : бир (bir)     Ordinal : бирги (birgi)

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bīr (“one”, cardinal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪr/, [p̬i̞r̥]

Numeral

бир • (bir)

1. one

Uyghur

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bīr (“one”).

Numeral

бир • (bir) (Latin spelling bir, Arabic spelling بىر)

1. one

Uzbek

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bīr (“one”).

Numeral

бир (bir) (Latin spelling bir)

1. one