бирӕ

Ossetian

Alternative forms

• берӕ (beræ), беурӕ (bewræ) (Digor)

Etymology

From older *биурӕ (*biwræ), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *baywā́.

Adverb

би́рӕ • (bíræ)

1. (Iron) many, much; very, too, too much; significantly
2. (Iron) long (of time)

Adjective

би́рӕ • (bíræ)

1. (Iron) sizeable, substantial, significant, numerous

Noun

би́рӕ • (bíræ)

1. (Iron) sizeable, substantial, significant, numerous

   бирӕ адӕм ― biræ adæm ― throng of people

References

• Бигулаев, Б. Б.; Гагкаев, К. Е.; Кулаев, Н. X.; Туаева, О. Н. (1970), “бирæ”, in Касаев А. М., editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Publishing House “Ir”
• Абаев, В. И. (1958) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow, Leningrad: Academy Press, page 262
• Hübschmann, Heinrich (1887) Etymologie und Lautlehre der ossetischen Sprache (in German), Strasbourg: K.J. Trübner, page 28