biri

See also: Biri and birî

Albanian

Noun

biri

1. inflection of bir:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite dative/ablative singular

Azerbaijani

Noun

biri

1. accusative singular of bir
2. third-person singular possessive of bir

Pronoun

biri

1. someone
2. (with ablative) one (of)

   bizdən biri ― one of us

Further reading

• Altun Kitab (2013–), “biri”, in Azleks

Basque

Numeral

biri

1. dative indefinite of bi

Beja

Alternative forms

• bire, birri, billi

Etymology

Proposed relation with Proto-Afroasiatic *-bâl-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiri/

Noun

bíri m (plural bíri)

1. rain

Declension

Declension of biri (masculine weak)

singular	indefinite		definite
	isolated	construct	isolated	construct
nominative	biri	bireeyuu-	uubri	ubreeyuu-
accusative	bireeb	bireeyoo-	oobri	ubreeyoo-
genitive	bireeyi	bireeyii-	ubreeyi	ubreeyii-
plural	indefinite		definite
	isolated	construct	isolated	construct
nominative	biri	bireeyaa-	aabri	ibreeyaa-
accusative	bireeb	bireeyee-	eebri	ibreeyee-
genitive	bireeyi	bireeyee-	ibreeyi	ibreeyee-

Noun

bíri f (plural bíri)

1. sky

Declension

Declension of biri (feminine weak)

singular	indefinite		definite
	isolated	construct	isolated	construct
nominative	biri	bireetuu-	tuubri	tubreetuu-
accusative	bireet	bireetoo-	toobri	tubreetoo-
genitive	bireeti	bireetii-	tubreeti	tubreetii-
plural	indefinite		definite
	isolated	construct	isolated	construct
nominative	biri	bireetaa-	taabri	tibreetaa-
accusative	bireet	bireetee-	teebri	tibreetee-
genitive	bireeti	bireetee-	tibreeti	tibreetee-

Gamilaraay

Etymology

From Proto-Central New South Wales *birriŋ, cognate with Wiradjuri birring and Ngiyambaa pirri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biɻi/

Noun

biri

1. chest

References

• Dhiirrala Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Language Program St Joseph School Po Box 125 Walgett NSW 2368 Australia
• (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary
• (2015) Ma Gamilaraay
• (2016) Gamilaraay Garay yaadhagu
• (2014) Giacon J Thesis Grammar YG
• (2017) Giacon J Garay Guwaala 1
• (2017) Giacon J Gamilaraay-Yuwaalaraay Dictionary Supplement

Ido

Noun

biri

1. plural of biro

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay biri.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbiri/ [ˈbi.ri]
• Syllabification: bi‧ri

Noun

biri (plural biri-biri)

1. (rare) alternative form of biri-biri (“sheep”)

Konzo

Numeral

biri

1. two

References

• Balinandi Kambale, Lhukonzo-English, English-Lhukonzo Dictionary (2009)

Malay

Noun

biri (Jawi spelling بيري, plural biri-biri or biri²)

1. sheep

Further reading

• "biri" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "biri" at PRPM first version)

Old Irish

Verb

biri

1. second-person singular present indicative absolute of beirid

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• bìdere, bìere, vidé, vìdere

Etymology

From Latin vidēre. Compare Catalan veure.

Verb

biri

1. (Campidanese) to see

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch bier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biɾi/

Noun

biri

1. beer
   • c. 1955, Eddy Vervuurt, “Lied [Parbo-Mambo]”‎^[1]performed by Orkest Eddy Vervuurt and Big Jones:

     Now di Sranan e meki en biri / ala tra biri kan tan tiri

     Now that Suriname is making its own beer / all other beers can keep quiet

Descendants

• Aukan: bii
• Saramaccan: bíi
• → Kari'na: biri

Tagalog

Etymology

Unknown. Compare Malay biji (“seed”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /biˈɾi/ [bɪˈɾɪ]
    • Rhymes: -i
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbiɾiʔ/ [ˈbiː.ɾɪʔ] (obsolete)
• Syllabification: bi‧ri

Noun

birí (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇᜒ)

1. safflower seeds

   Synonyms: kasubha, kasumba

See also

• binhi

Ternate

Etymology

From N- (transitivizer) +‎ firi (“to make way”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbi.ɾi]

Verb

biri

1. (transitive) to take along, to bring along

Conjugation

Conjugation of biri

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tobiri	fobiri	mibiri
2nd person		nobiri	nibiri
3rd person	masculine	obiri	ibiri yobiri (archaic)
	feminine	mobiri
	neuter	ibiri

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tooro

Tooro numbers ^(edit)

	20[a], [b]
[a], [b] ←  1	2	3  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: -biri, (in abstract counting) ibiri     Ordinal: -a kabiri     Adverbial: kabiri, enyakabiri, emirundi ebiri     Fractional: ekicweka

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ̀dɪ́. Cognate with Kikuyu ĩrĩ and Zulu bilí.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /βíɾi/

Numeral

-biri

1. two

Declension

Inflected forms of -biri (plural only)

Noun class	indefinite	definite
2	babiri	ababiri
4	ebiri	ebiri
6	abiri	abiri
8	bibiri	ebibiri
10	ibiri	ibiri
13	tubiri	otubiri
14	bubiri	obubiri
16	habiri	ahabiri
adverbial form		kabiri

Turkish

Pronunciation

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Noun

biri

1. accusative singular of bir
2. third-person singular possessive of bir

Pronoun

biri

1. someone

   Synonym: birisi

   Ya biri bizi gördüyse?

   What if someone saw us?

   Birileri anlatsın bana.

   Someone explain it to me.

2. [with ablative] one of

   Kurşun vınlayarak gidip bahçedeki ağaçlardan birine saplanmıştı.

   The bullet whizzed by the trees and hit one of them in the garden.

   Adamın köpeklerinden biri ölmüş.

   One of the man's dogs died.

Declension

Declension of biri

	singular	plural
nominative	biri	birleri
definite accusative	birini	birlerini
dative	birine	birlerine
locative	birinde	birlerinde
ablative	birinden	birlerinden
genitive	birinin	birlerinin

Further reading

• “biri”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

Zarma

Noun

biri

1. bone