bi
Translingual[edit]
Symbol[edit]
bi
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Clipping of bisexual and biceps.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
bi (not comparable)
- (LGBT, slang) Bisexual.[1]
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bisexual
- Coordinate terms: pan, mono
- I'm straight, but my oldest sister is bi.
- (LGBT, slang, uncommon) Bigender.
Translations[edit]
Noun[edit]
bi (plural bis)
- (LGBT, slang) A bisexual person.[1]
- 1991 October 10, Ken Jones, “Re: Bisexual privilege? (Was Re: Tom Robinson Concert”, in soc.motss[2] (Usenet):
- For some reason, I'm feeling _very_ sensitive to bi-discrimination tonight. I'm really not trying to mock the points being made here, it's just that many of the same arguments can be turned around and used to describe the discrimination that bis face.
- Synonyms: bisexual; see also Thesaurus:bisexual person
- (bodybuilding, colloquial, uncommon) A biceps muscle.
- You cannot train your back without regard to your tris and bis.
Translations[edit]
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Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (from Wade-Giles) pi
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bi (plural bi)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Aiwoo[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Oceanic *biti.
Verb[edit]
bi
- to bake
References[edit]
- Lackey, W.J.. & Boerger, B.H. (2021), “Reexamining the Phonological History of Oceanic's Temotu subgroup”, in Oceanic Linguistics.
Albanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A short form of bijë, from archaic bilë ("daughter, girl").
Interjection[edit]
bi
- A friendly exclamation to a person (female).
- Fol bi, Dritë!
- Speak, therefore, Dritë!
- An exclamation of surprise (to a female person).
- Bi! Po ç'është kjo?
- Girl! What is this?
- Po ç'është kjo, bi?
- What is this, girl?
Related terms[edit]
Bambara[edit]
Noun[edit]
bi
See also[edit]
Basque[edit]
20 | ||
← 1 | 2 | 3 → |
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Cardinal: bi Ordinal: bigarren Multiplier: bikoitz Distributive: bina Collective: bikote Fractional: erdi |
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably from Proto-Basque *biga (“two”), given the fact that dialectal forms like biga and bida (with *-g- > -d-) are phonetically more conservative.[1][2] Often compared with Iberian bi (“two”).[3]
Pronunciation[edit]
Numeral[edit]
bi
Usage notes[edit]
This number can appear after the noun, especially in Biscay; but, just like all other numerals apart from bat, it is much more commonly placed before the noun.
Declension[edit]
indefinite | singular | plural | ||
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absolutive | bi | bia | biak | |
ergative | bik | biak | biek | |
dative | biri | biari | biei | |
genitive | biren | biaren | bien | |
comitative | birekin | biarekin | biekin | |
causative | birengatik | biarengatik | biengatik | |
benefactive | birentzat | biarentzat | bientzat | |
instrumental | biz | biaz | biez | |
inessive | anim. | birengan | biarengan | biengan |
inanim. | bitan | bian | bietan | |
locative | anim. | — | — | — |
inanim. | bitako | biko | bietako | |
allative | anim. | birengana | biarengana | biengana |
inanim. | bitara | bira | bietara | |
terminative | anim. | birenganaino | biarenganaino | bienganaino |
inanim. | bitaraino | biraino | bietaraino | |
directive | anim. | birenganantz | biarenganantz | bienganantz |
inanim. | bitarantz | birantz | bietarantz | |
destinative | anim. | birenganako | biarenganako | bienganako |
inanim. | bitarako | birako | bietarako | |
ablative | anim. | birengandik | biarengandik | biengandik |
inanim. | bitatik | bitik | bietatik | |
partitive | birik | — | — | |
prolative | bitzat | — | — |
References[edit]
- ^ “bi” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
- ^ Mitxelena, Koldo L. (1961) Fonética histórica vasca [Basque Historical Phonetics] (Obras completas de Luis Michelena; 1) (in Spanish), Diputación Foral de Guipuzkoa, published 1990, →ISBN, page 413
- ^ Orduña A., Eduardo (2011), “Los numerales ibéricos y el protovasco [Iberian numerals and Proto-Basque]”, in Veleia[1] (in Spanish), volume 28, pages 125–139
Further reading[edit]
- “bi” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
- "bi" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- Azkue, Resurrección María de (1905–1906), “bi”, in Diccionario vasco-español-francés = Dictionnaire basque-espagnol-français [Basque-Spanish-French Dictionary] (in Spanish and French), volume 1, Bilbao, page 162
Bislama[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
bi
Borôro[edit]
Verb[edit]
bi
- to die
Bura[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bì
References[edit]
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Danish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic *bijō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰey-. Cognate with English bee.
Noun[edit]
bi c (singular definite bien, plural indefinite bier)
Inflection[edit]
See also[edit]
- hveps c
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Middle Low German bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi (“near, around”). Related to English by and German bei.
Adverb[edit]
bi
Usage notes[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
bi
- imperative of bie
Dongxiang[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Mongolic *bi (“I”), compare Mongolian би (bi).
Pronunciation[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
- I (first-person singular personal pronoun)
Drung[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-bəj-n/k.
Verb[edit]
bi
- to give
References[edit]
- Ross Perlin (2019) A Grammar of Trung[3], Santa Barbara: University of California
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Clipping of biseksueel.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
bi (invariable, comparative meer bi, superlative meest bi)
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bi
- (colloquial) bi (bisexual)
Declension[edit]
Declension of bi (type maa)
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From bissexuel, or possibly directly from English bi.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bi m or f by sense (plural bis)
- bi, bisexual person
Adjective[edit]
bi (invariable)
- bi, bisexual
Further reading[edit]
- “bi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
bi (strong nominative masculine singular bier, not comparable)
Gothic[edit]
Romanization[edit]
bi
- Romanization of 𐌱𐌹
Guerrero Amuzgo[edit]
Adjective[edit]
bi
Isthmus Zapotec[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bi
Italian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- be (obsolete, regional)
Etymology[edit]
From Latin bē (the name of the letter B).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bi f (invariable)
- The name of the Latin-script letter B.; bee
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letter names) lettera; a, bi, ci, di, e, effe, gi, acca, i, gei / i lunga, cappa, elle, emme, enne, o, pi, cu, erre, esse, ti, u, vu / vi, doppia vu, ics, ipsilon / i greca, zeta
Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
bi
Kalasha[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit बीज (bīja), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bíHȷ́am. Cognate with Konkani बी (bī) and Parachi bīz (“seed-corn”).
Noun[edit]
bi
Related terms[edit]
Kangjia[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Mongolic *bi, compare Mongolian би (bi), Dongxiang bi.
Pronoun[edit]
bi
Kaure[edit]
Noun[edit]
bi
References[edit]
- C. L. Voorhoeve, 1975. Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, p.108
- Bill Palmer, editor (2018) The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide, Padua: De Gruyter Mouton, →OCLC, page 457
Low German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Saxon bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi.
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
bi
- at, with
- Bi us is dat ümmer Feest.
- With us it's always a party.
- Bi us is dat ümmer Feest.
- by
- Wi wahnt in en Huus bi de Meer.
- I live in a house by the lake.
- Wi wahnt in en Huus bi de Meer.
- around, about (often in combination with üm)
- Dat weer üm bi so'n twintig Johr vör.
- It was about twenty years ago.
- Dat weer üm bi so'n twintig Johr vör.
Inflection[edit]
Adverb[edit]
bi
Manchu[edit]
Romanization[edit]
bi
- Romanization of ᠪᡳ
Mandarin[edit]
Romanization[edit]
bi
- Nonstandard spelling of bī.
- Nonstandard spelling of bí.
- Nonstandard spelling of bǐ.
- Nonstandard spelling of bì.
Usage notes[edit]
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Middle Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Dutch bi, from Proto-West Germanic *bī.
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
bi
Descendants[edit]
Adverb[edit]
bi
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “bi (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “bi (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “bi”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English[edit]
Preposition[edit]
bi
- Alternative form of by
Mirandese[edit]
Verb[edit]
bi
- first-person singular preterite indicative of ber: I saw.
- 2011, Ana Afonso, L Princepico Chapter 1:
- Quando you tenie seis anhos, bi ua beça ua eimaige mi guapa nun lhibro subre la floresta birge que se chamaba "Stórias Bibidas".
- 1948 translation by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Once when I was six years old I saw a magnificent picture in a book, called True Stories from Nature, about the primeval forest.
- 1948 translation by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Quando you tenie seis anhos, bi ua beça ua eimaige mi guapa nun lhibro subre la floresta birge que se chamaba "Stórias Bibidas".
North Frisian[edit]
Noun[edit]
bi f
Northern Kurdish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Iranian *pati-.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɪ
Preposition[edit]
bi
Nzadi[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
bǐ
- we (first-person plural pronoun)
See also[edit]
Old Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *bī.
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
bī
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “bī”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *bī (“near, by, around, about”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
bī
Descendants[edit]
Old High German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi, whence also Old English bi.
Preposition[edit]
bī
Descendants[edit]
Old Saxon[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *bī, whence also Old English bi.
Preposition[edit]
bī
Descendants[edit]
Phalura[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Particle[edit]
bi (discourse, Perso-Arabic spelling بیۡ)
- also, too
- else, at all
- even
References[edit]
- Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[4], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -i
Adjective[edit]
bi (invariable)
- (LGBT, colloquial) Abbreviation of bissexual (“sexually attracted to persons of either sex”).
Noun[edit]
bi m or f by sense (plural bis)
- (LGBT, colloquial) Abbreviation of bissexual (“bisexual person”).
Noun[edit]
bi f (plural bis)
- (Brazil, LGBT, slang) Abbreviation of bicha (“flammer”).
Sardinian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
bi (adverbial)
Scots[edit]
Preposition[edit]
bi
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish bí. Cognate with Irish bí and Manx bee.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
bi (past bha, future bidh, verbal noun bhith)
- (copulative) to be
- (intransitive) to exist
- (auxiliary) Used with air to form various tenses with perfect meaning
Inflection[edit]
singular | plural | ||||||||
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first | second | third m/f | first | second | third | ||||
independent | present | tha mi | tha thu | tha e/i | tha sinn | tha sibh | tha iad | ||
past | bha mi | bha thu | bha e/i | bha sinn | bha sibh | bha iad | |||
future | simple | bidh mi | bidh tu | bidh e/i | bidh sinn | bidh sibh | bidh iad | ||
emphatic | bithidh mi | bithidh tu | bithidh e/i | bithidh sinn | bithidh sibh | bithidh iad | |||
conditional | simple | bhithinn | bhiodh tu | bhiodh e/i | bhiodh sinn bhiomaid |
bhiodh sibh | bhiodh iad | ||
emphatic | bhitheadh tu | bhitheadh e/i | bhitheadh sinn bhitheamaid |
bhitheadh sibh | bhitheadh iad | ||||
negative | present | chan eil mi | chan eil thu | chan eil e/i | chan eil sinn | chan eil sibh | chan eil iad | ||
past | cha robh mi | cha robh thu | cha robh e/i | cha robh sinn | cha robh sibh | cha robh iad | |||
future | cha bhi mi | cha bhi thu | cha bhi e/i | cha bhi sinn | cha bhi sibh | cha bhi iad | |||
conditional | simple | cha bhithinn | cha bhiodh tu | cha bhiodh e/i | cha bhiodh sinn cha bhiomaid |
cha bhiodh sibh | cha bhiodh iad | ||
emphatic | cha bhitheadh tu | cha bhitheadh e/i | cha bhitheadh sinn cha bhitheamaid |
cha bhitheadh sibh | cha bhitheadh iad | ||||
affirmative interrogative |
present | a bheil mi? | a bheil thu? | a bheil e/i? | a bheil sinn? | a bheil sibh? | a bheil iad? | ||
past | an robh mi? | an robh thu? | an robh e/i? | an robh sinn? | an robh sibh? | an robh iad? | |||
future | am bi mi? | am bi thu? | am bi e/i? | am bi sinn? | am bi sibh? | am bi iad? | |||
conditional | simple | am bithinn? | am biodh tu? | am biodh e/i? | am biodh sinn? am biomaid? |
am biodh sibh? | am biodh iad? | ||
emphatic | am bitheadh tu? | am bitheadh e/i? | am bitheadh sinn am bitheamaid? |
am bitheadh sibh? | am bitheadh iad? | ||||
negative interrogative |
present | nach eil mi? | nach eil thu? | nach eil e/i? | nach eil sinn? | nach eil sibh? | nach eil iad? | ||
past | nach robh mi? | nach robh thu? | nach robh e/i? | nach robh sinn? | nach robh sibh? | nach robh iad? | |||
future | nach bi mi? | nach bi thu? | nach bi e/i? | nach bi sinn? | nach bi sibh? | nach bi iad? | |||
conditional | simple | nach bithinn? | nach biodh tu? | nach biodh e/i? | nach biodh sinn? nach biomaid? |
nach biodh sibh? | nach biodh iad? | ||
emphatic | nach bitheadh tu? | nach bitheadh e/i? | nach bitheadh sinn? nach bitheamaid? |
nach bitheadh sibh? | nach bitheadh iad? | ||||
relative future | simple | (a) bhios mi | (a) bhios tu | (a) bhios e/i | (a) bhios sinn | (a) bhios sibh | (a) bhios iad | ||
emphatic | (a) bhitheas mi | (a) bhitheas tu | (a) bhitheas e/i | (a) bhitheas sinn | (a) bhitheas sibh | (a) bhitheas iad | |||
imperative | simple | bitheam | bi | biodh e/i | biomaid | bithibh | biodh iad | ||
emphatic | bitheadh e/i | bitheamaid | bitheadh iad | ||||||
verbal noun | a bhith |
Impersonal forms can be found at Template:gd-conj-thathar.
singular | plural | ||||||
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first | second | third m/f | first | second | third | ||
independent | present | is mi | is tu | is e/i | is sinn | is sibh | is iad |
past | bu mhi | bu tu | b' e/i | bu sinn | bu sibh | b' iad | |
conditional | |||||||
negative | present | cha mhi | cha tu | chan e/i | cha sinn | cha sibh | chan iad |
past | cha bu mhi | cha bu tu | cha b' e/i | cha bu sinn | cha bu sibh | cha b' iad | |
conditional | |||||||
affirmative interrogative |
present | am mi? | an tu? | an e/i? | an sinn? | an sibh? | an iad? |
past | am bu mhi? | am bu tu? | am b' e/i? | am bu sinn? | am bu sibh? | am b' iad? | |
conditional | |||||||
Negative interrogative |
present | nach mi? | nach tu? | nach e/i? | nach sinn? | nach sibh? | nach iad? |
past | nach bu mhi? | nach bu tu? | nach b' e/i? | nach bu sinn? | nach bu sibh? | nach b' iad? | |
conditional |
Present | Past | Future | Conditional | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | thathar, thatar, thathas1 | bhathar, bhatar, bhathas1 | bithear, bitear, bitheas1 | bhite(adh), bhithist(e)1 |
Negative | chan eilear, chan eileas1 | cha robhar, cha robhas1 | cha bithear, cha bitear, cha bitheas1 | cha bhite(adh), cha bhithist(e)1 |
Affirmative interrogative | am beilear? am beileas?1 a bheilear? a bheileas?1 |
an robhar? an robhas?1 | am bithear? am biteas?1 | am bite(adh)? am bithist(e)?1 |
Negative interrogative | nach eilear? nach eileas?1 | nach robhar? nach robhas?1 | nach bithear? nach bitear? nach bitheas?1 | nach bite(adh)? nach bithist(e)?1 |
1 Lewis dialect form
Related terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
---|---|
Radical | Lenition |
bi | bhi |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- Colin Mark (2003), “bi”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 75
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “bi”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Verb[edit]
bi
- second-person singular aorist of biti
- On bi tamo jučer. (archaic)
- He was there yesterday.
- third-person singular aorist of biti
- On bi u školi tad. (archaic)
- She was at school then.
- (colloquial, conditional) aorist of biti; would
- Ja bi također išao da mogu. ― I would go as well if I could.
- Je li bi htio ići s nama? ― Would you like to go with us?
- Ivana bi htjela ići s nama. ― Ivana would like to go with us.
- Mi/Oni bi voljeli jednog dana posjetiti Japan. ― We/They would like to visit Japan one day.
- Voljeli bi jednog dana posjetiti Japan. ― We/They would like to visit Japan one day.
Usage notes[edit]
- In colloquial Serbo-Croatian, bi is commonly used in place of other aorist forms when forming conditional of biti in both singular and plural if the subject is deducible from context (usually from the conjugated form of the verb). That is, bi is a shared shorthand for bih, bismo, biste and biše.
Solon[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Tungusic *bi. Cognate with Evenki би (bi), Manchu ᠪᡳ (bi).
Pronunciation[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
bi
Southern Ndebele[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.
Adjective[edit]
-bí
Inflection[edit]
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Spanish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
bi (invariable)
- bi (bisexual)
Swazi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.
Adjective[edit]
-bí
Inflection[edit]
Adjective concord, tone H | ||
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Modifier | Copulative | |
1st singular | lengimubi | ngimubi |
2nd singular | lomubi | umubi |
1st plural | lesibabi | sibabi |
2nd plural | lenibabi | nibabi |
Class 1 | lomubi | mubi |
Class 2 | lababi | babi |
Class 3 | lomubi | mubi |
Class 4 | lemibi | mibi |
Class 5 | lelibi | libi |
Class 6 | lamabi | mabi |
Class 7 | lesibi | sibi |
Class 8 | letimbi | timbi |
Class 9 | lembi | imbi |
Class 10 | letimbi | timbi |
Class 11 | lolubi | lubi |
Class 14 | lobubi | bubi |
Class 15 | lokubi | kubi |
Class 17 | lokubi | kubi |
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Swedish bī, bȳ, from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic *bijō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰī-.
Noun[edit]
bi n
Usage notes[edit]
- More rare spellings of the definite forms are bit/bits (singular) and bien/biens (plural). However, the spellings in the inflection box are the most common.
Declension[edit]
Declension of bi | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | bi | biet | bin | bina |
Genitive | bis | biets | bins | binas |
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Adjective[edit]
bi
See also[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Adverb[edit]
bi (not comparable)
- (in some fixed expressions) by
- lyckan står den djärve bi
- fortune favors the bold
- (literally, “fortune stands by the brave”)
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- bi in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- bi in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- bi in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English bee, the English name of the letter B/b. Ultimately from Latin bē. Doublet of be.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bi (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒ)
- The name of the Latin-script letter B/b, in the Filipino alphabet.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letter names) titik; ey, bi, si, di, i, ef, dyi, eyts, ay, dyey, key, el, em, en, enye, en dyi, o, pi, kyu, ar, es, ti, yu, vi, dobolyu, eks, way, zi
Further reading[edit]
- “bi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Teke-Tyee[edit]
Noun[edit]
bi (plural mabi)
Tok Pisin[edit]

Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
bi
Turkish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
bi
- Alternative spelling of bi'
Adverb[edit]
bi
- Alternative spelling of bi'
Numeral[edit]
bi
- Alternative spelling of bi'
Vietnamese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 悲.
Adjective[edit]
bi
See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
(classifier cục, hòn, viên) bi
- a marble (spherical ball)
- bắn bi ― to shoot marbles
- (billiards, snooker) a ball
- bi cái ― a cue ball
- (slang) a ball (testicle)
- Á! Dập bi tao rồi!
- Ow! My bawlls popped!
See also[edit]
Volapük[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
bi
Welsh[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bi f (plural biau)
- The name of the Latin-script letter B.
Mutation[edit]
This word cannot be mutated.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letter names) llythyren; a, bi, ec, èch, di, èdd, e, èf, èff, èg, eng, aetsh, i / i dot, je, ce, el, èll, em, en, o, pi, ffi, ciw, er, rhi, ès, ti, èth, u / u bedol, fi, w, ecs, y, sèd
Xhosa[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.
Adjective[edit]
-bí
Inflection[edit]
Adjective concord, tone H | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Modifier | Copulative | |||
positive | negative | positive | negative | |
1st singular | endimbi | endingembi | ndimbi | andimbi |
2nd singular | ombi | ongembi | umbi | awumbi |
1st plural | esibabi | esingebabi | sibabi | asibabi |
2nd plural | enibabi | eningebabi | nibabi | anibabi |
Class 1 | ombi | ongembi | mbi | akambi |
Class 2 | ababi | abangebabi | babi | abababi |
Class 3 | ombi | ongembi | mbi | awumbi |
Class 4 | emibi | engemibi | mibi | ayimibi |
Class 5 | elibi | elingelibi | libi | alilibi |
Class 6 | amabi | angemabi | mabi | awamabi |
Class 7 | esibi | esingesibi | sibi | asisibi |
Class 8 | ezimbi | ezingezimbi | zimbi | azizimbi |
Class 9 | embi | engembi | imbi | ayiyimbi |
Class 10 | ezimbi | ezingezimbi | zimbi | azizimbi |
Class 11 | olubi | olungelubi | lubi | alulubi |
Class 14 | obubi | obungebubi | bubi | abububi |
Class 15 | okubi | okungekubi | kubi | akukubi |
Class 17 | okubi | okungekubi | kubi | akukubi |
Yoruba[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
bí
- The name of the Latin-script letter B.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letter names) lẹ́tà; á, bí, dí, é, ẹ́, fí, gí, gbì, hí, í, jí, kí, lí, mí, ní, ó, ọ́, pí, rí, sí, ṣí, tí, ú, wí, yí
Etymology 2[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
bí
- (conditional) if
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
bí
- (subordinating conjunction) how
- Wọ́n kọ́ wa bí a ti lè ṣe é.
- They taught us how to do it.
- Alternative spelling of bíi (“like, as”)
Etymology 4[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
bí
- when, as soon as
- Bí a ti jáde ni wọ́n dé.
- As soon as we left, they arrived.
Etymology 5[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
bí
- subordinating conjunction used solely with intensifiers such as àfi, àyàmọ̀, àyàṣe, and àdàmọ̀
Etymology 6[edit]
Particle[edit]
bí
- question marker that can be used at the end of a yes-no question
- Ẹ̀yin lọ bí? ― Did you go?
Etymology 7[edit]
Cognate with Igala bí (“to give birth to”)
Alternative forms[edit]
- bẹ́ (Ìjẹ̀bú)
Verb[edit]
bí
- (transitive) to give birth to
- Ọmọ mẹ́rin l'ó bí.
- She gave birth to four children.
- (intransitive) to increase
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 8[edit]
Verb[edit]
bí
Derived terms[edit]
- bínú (“to be angry”)
Etymology 9[edit]
Likely cognate with Igala bi (“to beg for; to pray for”)
Verb[edit]
bi
- (transitive) to ask, to interrogate
- Mo bi í nípa àwọn ọ̀rẹ́ rẹ̀.
- I asked him about his friends.
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Etymology 10[edit]
Verb[edit]
bi
- (transitive) to push, to jostle
Etymology 11[edit]
Verb[edit]
bi
- (transitive) to cause one to gain an evil reward for a prior evil committed
Etymology 12[edit]
Verb[edit]
bì
- (transitive) to vomit, to throw up
Verb[edit]
bi
- Alternative form of bì (“to vomit”) used before object nouns
- Ó ti bi oúnjẹ rẹ̀.
- He's thrown up his food.
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 13[edit]
Verb[edit]
bì
- (intransitive) to sway, to push back
Zaghawa[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bi
References[edit]
- Ehret, Christopher (2001) A Historical-Comparative Reconstruction of Nilo-Saharan (SUGIA, Sprache und Geschichte in Afrika: Beihefte; 12)[5], Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN.
- Beria-English English-Beria Dictionary [provisional] ADESK, Iriba, Kobe Department, Chad
Zhuang[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /pi˨˦/
- Tone numbers: bi1
- Hyphenation: bi
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Tai *piːᴬ (“year”). Cognate with Thai ปี (bpii), Northern Thai ᨸᩦ, Lao ປີ (pī), Lü ᦔᦲ (ṗii), Shan ပီ (pǐi), Tai Nüa ᥙᥤ (pi), Phake ပီ (pī), Ahom 𑜆𑜣 (pī), Bouyei bil.
Classifier[edit]
bi (Sawndip forms 𭯌 or 𭽨 or 𭙂, 1957–1982 spelling bi)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb[edit]
bi (1957–1982 spelling bi)
- (intransitive) to swing; to sway; to rock
- (transitive) to swing; to rock; to wag
- to swing (on a swing)
Zou[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ɓuu, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pru(w). Cognates include Mandarin 胞 (bāo, “womb”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bí
References[edit]
- Philip Thanglienmang (2014), “Zou Tonology”, in Indian Linguistics, volume 75, issue 1-2, →ISSN
Zulu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.
Adjective[edit]
-bí
Inflection[edit]
Adjective concord, tone H | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Modifier | Copulative | |||
positive | negative | positive | negative | |
1st singular | engimubi | engingemubi | ngimubi | angimubi |
2nd singular | omubi | ongemubi | umubi | awumubi |
1st plural | esibabi | esingebabi | sibabi | asibabi |
2nd plural | enibabi | eningebabi | nibabi | anibabi |
Class 1 | omubi | ongemubi | mubi | akamubi |
Class 2 | ababi | abangebabi | babi | abababi |
Class 3 | omubi | ongemubi | mubi | awumubi |
Class 4 | emibi | engemibi | mibi | ayimibi |
Class 5 | elibi | elingelibi | libi | alilibi |
Class 6 | amabi | angemabi | mabi | awamabi |
Class 7 | esibi | esingesibi | sibi | asisibi |
Class 8 | ezimbi | ezingezimbi | zimbi | azizimbi |
Class 9 | embi | engembi, engeyimbi | imbi, yimbi | ayiyimbi |
Class 10 | ezimbi | ezingezimbi | zimbi | azizimbi |
Class 11 | olubi | olungelubi | lubi | alulubi |
Class 14 | obubi | obungebubi | bubi | abububi |
Class 15 | okubi | okungekubi | kubi | akukubi |
Class 17 | okubi | okungekubi | kubi | akukubi |
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