بی

See also: پی

Dongxiang

Pronoun

بی

1. Xiaojing spelling of bi (“I”)

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Persian

Etymology 1

From earlier ابی (abē), from Middle Persian. Compare Old Armenian ապա- (apa-), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading?	b
Dari reading?	b
Iranian reading?	b
Tajik reading?	b

Prefix

Dari	بی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	бе

بی • (bê-, bi-)

1. -less
2. un-, in-

   Synonym: نا (nâ-)

Related terms

• بیچاره (bêčâre)
• بی‌جا (bê-jâ)
• بی‌گناه (bê-gonâh)
• بی‌ستاره (bê-setâre)

Preposition

Dari	بی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	бе

1. without

   Synonym: بدون (bedun-e)

Usage notes

• Prepositional use is now relatively rare in Iran (بدون being preferred), but it remains common elsewhere.

Etymology 2

From English bee.

Noun

بی • (bi)

1. Transliteration of the name of the Latin-script letter b in English and other European languages.

Derived terms

• بی‌بی‌سی (Bi-Bi-Si)