би

From Written Oirat ᡋᡅ (bi), from Proto-Mongolic *b-i (*b- for first person and *-i for singularity). Cognate with Mongolian би (bi), Buryat би (bi), etc.

Pronoun edit

би • (bi)

(first-person singular) I

Kazakh edit

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Alternative scripts
Arabic	بي‎
Cyrillic	би
Latin	bi
Yañalif	ʙi

Etymology 1 edit

Doublet of бек (bek).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [bʲij]
Hyphenation: би

Noun edit

би • (bi)

bey

Declension edit

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Turkic *büdi- (“to dance”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [bʲij]
Hyphenation: би

Noun edit

би • (bi)

dance

Declension edit

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Khamnigan Mongol edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Mongolic *b-i (*b- for first person and *-i for singularity). Cognate with Buryat би (bi), Mongolian би (bi), Kalmyk би (bi), etc.

Pronoun edit

би (bi)

(first-person singular) I

Komi-Permyak edit

би

Etymology edit

From Proto-Permic *bi.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbi/, [ˈbi]
Hyphenation: би

Noun edit

би • (bi)

fire

Declension edit

Declension of би (stem: би-)
		singular	plural
nominative		би (bi)	биэз (biez)
accusative	I^*	би (bi)	биэз (biez)
accusative	II^*	биӧс (biös)	биэзӧс (biezös)
instrumental		биӧн (biön)	биэзӧн (biezön)
comitative		бикӧт (biköt)	биэзкӧт (biezköt)
caritive		битӧг (bitög)	биэзтӧг (bieztög)
consecutive		била (bila)	биэзла (biezla)
genitive		билӧн (bilön)	биэзлӧн (biezlön)
ablative		билісь (biliś)	биэзлісь (biezliś)
dative		билӧ (bilö)	биэзлӧ (biezlö)
inessive		биын (biyn)	биэзын (biezyn)
elative		биись (biiś)	биэзісь (bieziś)
illative		биӧ (biö)	биэзӧ (biezö)
egressive		бисянь (biśań)	биэзсянь (biezśań)
approximative		билань (bilań)	биэзлань (biezlań)
terminative	I	биӧдз (biödź)	биэзӧдз (biezödź)
terminative	II	биви (bivi)	биэзви (biezvi)
prolative		биӧт (biöt)	биэзӧт (biezöt)
^*) Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.

Possessive declension of би

First person singular
		singular	plural
nominative		биӧ (biö)	биэзӧ (biezö)
accusative	I^*	биӧ (biö)	биэзӧ (biezö)
accusative	II^*	биӧс (biös)	биэзӧс (biezös)
instrumental		бинам (binam)	биэзнам (bieznam)
comitative		биӧкӧт (biököt)	биэзӧкӧт (biezököt)
caritive		биӧтӧг (biötög)	биэзӧтӧг (biezötög)
consecutive		биӧла (biöla)	биэзӧла (biezöla)
genitive		биӧлӧн (biölön)	биэзӧлӧн (biezölön)
ablative		биӧлісь (biöliś)	биэзӧлісь (biezöliś)
dative		биӧлӧ (biölö)	биэзӧлӧ (biezölö)
inessive		биам (biam)	биэзам (biezam)
elative		бисим (biśim)	биэзсим (biezśim)
illative		биам (biam)	биэзам (biezam)
egressive		биӧсянь (biöśań)	биэзӧсянь (biezöśań)
approximative		биӧлань (biölań)	биэзӧлань (biezölań)
terminative	I	биӧддзам (biöddźam)	биэзӧддзам (biezöddźam)
terminative	II	биӧви (biövi)	биэзӧви (biezövi)
prolative		биӧттям (biötťam)	биэзӧттям (biezötťam)
^*) Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.

Second person singular
		singular	plural
nominative		биыт (biyt)	биэт (biet)
accusative	I^*	биыт (biyt)	биэт (biet)
accusative	II^*	битӧ (bitö)	биэзтӧ (bieztö)
instrumental		бинат (binat)	биэзнат (bieznat)
comitative		биыткӧт (biytköt)	биэткӧт (bietköt)
caritive		биыттӧг (biyttög)	биэттӧг (biettög)
consecutive		биытла (biytla)	биэтла (bietla)
genitive		биытлӧн (biytlön)	биэтлӧн (bietlön)
ablative		биытлісь (biytliś)	биэтлісь (bietliś)
dative		биытлӧ (biytlö)	биэтлӧ (bietlö)
inessive		биат (biat)	биэзат (biezat)
elative		бисит (biśit)	биэзсит (biezśit)
illative		биат (biat)	биэзат (biezat)
egressive		биытсянь (biytśań)	биэтсянь (bietśań)
approximative		биытлань (biytlań)	биэтлань (bietlań)
terminative	I	биӧддзат (biöddźat)	биэзӧддзат (biezöddźat)
terminative	II	биытви (biytvi)	биэтви (bietvi)
prolative		биӧттят (biötťat)	биэзӧттят (biezötťat)
^*) Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.

Third person singular
		singular	plural
nominative		биыс (biys)	биэс (bies)
accusative	I^*	биыс (biys)	биэс (bies)
accusative	II^*	бисӧ (bisö)	биэсӧ (biesö)
instrumental		бинас (binas)	биэзнас (bieznas)
comitative		биыскӧт (biysköt)	биэскӧт (biesköt)
caritive		биыстӧг (biystög)	биэстӧг (biestög)
consecutive		биысла (biysla)	биэсла (biesla)
genitive		биыслӧн (biyslön)	биэслӧн (bieslön)
ablative		биыслісь (biysliś)	биэслісь (biesliś)
dative		биыслӧ (biyslö)	биэслӧ (bieslö)
inessive		биас (bias)	биэзас (biezas)
elative		бисис (biśis)	биэзсис (biezśis)
illative		биас (bias)	биэзас (biezas)
egressive		биыссянь (biysśań)	биэссянь (biesśań)
approximative		биыслань (biyslań)	биэслань (bieslań)
terminative	I	биӧддзас (biöddźas)	биэзӧддзас (biezöddźas)
terminative	II	биысви (biysvi)	биэсви (biesvi)
prolative		биӧттяс (biötťas)	биэзӧттяс (biezötťas)
^*) Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.

First person plural
		singular	plural
nominative		биным (binym)	биэзным (bieznym)
accusative	I^*	биным (binym)	биэзным (bieznym)
accusative	II^*	бинымӧ (binymö)	биэзнымӧ (bieznymö)
instrumental		бинаным (binanym)	биэзнаным (bieznanym)
comitative		бинымкӧт (binymköt)	биэзнымкӧт (bieznymköt)
caritive		бинымтӧг (binymtög)	биэзнымтӧг (bieznymtög)
consecutive		бинымла (binymla)	биэзнымла (bieznymla)
genitive		бинымлӧн (binymlön)	биэзнымлӧн (bieznymlön)
ablative		бинымлісь (binymliś)	биэзнымлісь (bieznymliś)
dative		бинымлӧ (binymlö)	биэзнымлӧ (bieznymlö)
inessive		бианым (bianym)	биэзаным (biezanym)
elative		бисиным (biśinym)	биэзсиным (biezśinym)
illative		бианым (bianym)	биэзаным (biezanym)
egressive		бинымсянь (binymśań)	биэзнымсянь (bieznymśań)
approximative		бинымлань (binymlań)	биэзнымлань (bieznymlań)
terminative	I	биӧддзаным (biöddźanym)	биэзӧддзаным (biezöddźanym)
terminative	II	бинымви (binymvi)	биэзнымви (bieznymvi)
prolative		биӧттяным (biötťanym)	биэзӧттяным (biezötťanym)
^*) Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.

Second person plural
		singular	plural
nominative		биныт (binyt)	биэзныт (bieznyt)
accusative	I^*	биныт (binyt)	биэзныт (bieznyt)
accusative	II^*	бинытӧ (binytö)	биэзнытӧ (bieznytö)
instrumental		бинаныт (binanyt)	биэзнаныт (bieznanyt)
comitative		биныткӧт (binytköt)	биэзныткӧт (bieznytköt)
caritive		биныттӧг (binyttög)	биэзныттӧг (bieznyttög)
consecutive		бинытла (binytla)	биэзнытла (bieznytla)
genitive		бинытлӧн (binytlön)	биэзнытлӧн (bieznytlön)
ablative		бинытлісь (binytliś)	биэзнытлісь (bieznytliś)
dative		бинытлӧ (binytlö)	биэзнытлӧ (bieznytlö)
inessive		бианыт (bianyt)	биэзаныт (biezanyt)
elative		бисиныт (biśinyt)	биэзсиныт (biezśinyt)
illative		бианыт (bianyt)	биэзаныт (biezanyt)
egressive		бинытсянь (binytśań)	биэзнытсянь (bieznytśań)
approximative		бинытлань (binytlań)	биэзнытлань (bieznytlań)
terminative	I	биӧддзаныт (biöddźanyt)	биэзӧддзаныт (biezöddźanyt)
terminative	II	бинытви (binytvi)	биэзнытви (bieznytvi)
prolative		биӧттяныт (biötťanyt)	биэзӧттяныт (biezötťanyt)
^*) Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.

Third person plural
		singular	plural
nominative		биныс (binys)	биэзныс (bieznys)
accusative	I^*	биныс (binys)	биэзныс (bieznys)
accusative	II^*	бинысӧ (binysö)	биэзнысӧ (bieznysö)
instrumental		бинаныс (binanys)	биэзнаныс (bieznanys)
comitative		биныскӧт (binysköt)	биэзныскӧт (bieznysköt)
caritive		биныстӧг (binystög)	биэзныстӧг (bieznystög)
consecutive		бинысла (binysla)	биэзнысла (bieznysla)
genitive		биныслӧн (binyslön)	биэзныслӧн (bieznyslön)
ablative		биныслісь (binysliś)	биэзныслісь (bieznysliś)
dative		биныслӧ (binyslö)	биэзныслӧ (bieznyslö)
inessive		бианыс (bianys)	биэзаныс (biezanys)
elative		бисиныс (biśinys)	биэзсиныс (biezśinys)
illative		бианыс (bianys)	биэзаныс (biezanys)
egressive		биныссянь (binysśań)	биэзныссянь (bieznysśań)
approximative		биныслань (binyslań)	биэзныслань (bieznyslań)
terminative	I	биӧддзаныс (biöddźanys)	биэзӧддзаныс (biezöddźanys)
terminative	II	бинысви (binysvi)	биэзнысви (bieznysvi)
prolative		биӧттяныс (biötťanys)	биэзӧттяныс (biezötťanys)
^*) Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.

References edit

P. S. Kuznecov; A. M. Sporova (1946), “огонь”, in Русско-Коми-Пермяцкӧй словарь [Russian-Komi-Permyak dictionary], Kudymkar: Комипермгиз

Macedonian edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [bi]
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Particle edit

би • (bi)

A verbal particle used to render the conditional mood.
Тие би јаделе.
Tie bi jadele.
They would eat.

Mongolian edit

Mongolian	Cyrillic
ᠪᠢ (bi)	би (bi)

Etymology edit

Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠪᠢ (bi), from Middle Mongol ᠪᠢ (pj /⁠bi⁠/), from Proto-Mongolic *bi (*b- for the first person and *-i for singularity). Cognate with Buryat би (bi), Kalmyk би (bi), Dongxiang bi, etc.

Possibly related somehow with Proto-Turkic *ben and Proto-Tungusic *bi; compare Turkish ben, Evenki би (bi). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [pi]
Hyphenation: би

Pronoun edit

би • (bi)

The first-person singular pronoun, I

Declension edit

Declension of би


nominative	би (bi)
oblique	над (nad)
possessive determiner	миний (minii)
possessive pronoun	минийх (miniix)
possessive particle	минь (minʹ)
dative-locative	надад (nadad)
accusative	намайг (namajg)
ablative	надаас (nadaas)
instrumental	надаар (nadaar)
comitative	надтай (nadtaj)
directional	над руу (nad ruu)

Old Church Slavonic edit

Alternative forms edit

ⰱⰹ (bi), ⰱⰻ (bi) (Glagolitic)

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *bi.

Verb edit

би • (bi)

second-person singular conditional of бꙑти (byti)
Synonym: бꙑ (by)
- “ⰱⰹ (line 18, leaf 65.5)”, in Psalterium Sinaiticum [Cod. Sin. slav. 38/O] (in Old Church Slavonic), Saint Catherine Monastery, 1050±50, page ps. 50:18
  Ⱑⰽⱁ ⰰⱋⰵ ⰱⰹ ⰲⱐⱄⱈⱁⱅⱑⰾⱏ ⰶⱃⱏⱅⰲⱑ ⰴⰰⰾⱏ ⰱⰹⰿⱏ ⱆⰱⱁ
  Ěko ašte bi vĭsxotělŭ žrŭtvě dalŭ bimŭ ubo
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
third-person singular conditional of бꙑти (byti)
Synonym: бꙑ (by)
- “ⰱⰻ (line 12, leaf 124)”, in Psalterium Sinaiticum [Cod. Sin. slav. 38/O] (in Old Church Slavonic), Saint Catherine Monastery, 1050±50, page ps. 93:17
  Ⱑⰽⱁ ⰰⱎⱅⰵ ⱀⰵ ⰱⰹ ⰳ꙯ⱐ ⱂⱁⰿⱁⰳⰾⱏ ⰿⱀⱑ㇃⠉ ⰲⱏⰿⰰⰾⱑ ⰲⱏⱄⰵⰾⰹⰾⰰ ⱄⱗ ⰱⰻ ⰲⱏ ⰰⰴⱏ ⰴ꙯ⱎⰰ ⰿⱁⱑ㇃⠉
  Ěko ašte ne bi g꙯ĭ pomoglŭ mně㇃⠉ vŭmalě vŭselila sję bi vŭ adŭ d꙯ša moě㇃⠉
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- Сава, editor (1050±50), “би (line -1, leaf 61)”, in Sava's book (in Old Church Slavonic), page Lk:12:39
  ꙗко аще би вѣдѣлъ гн꙯ъ храминѣ
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes edit

би оубо боꙗ҅ти сꙙ паче бога
χρὴ οὖν φοβεῖσθαι μᾶλλον τὸν θεόν

Ретъко, editor (1025±50?), “би”, in Codex Suprasliensis (in Old Church Slavonic), page (leaf) 76, line 5
- Per Meillet (1902), possibly former optative^[1]
- Per Meyer (1935), би (bi, “χρή”) is 3sg conditional^[2]
- Per Koch (1990), shortened 3-word combination: би [бꙑло] боꙗ҅ти сꙙ^[3]

References edit

^ Antoine Meillet (1902), “VII. Participe en -lo-”, in Études sur l'étymologie & le vocabulaire du vieux slave (in French), Paris: Librairie Émile Bouillon, page 95
^ Karl Meyer (1935), “би”, in Altkirchenslavisch-griechisches Wörterbuch des Codex Suprasliensis (in German), Glückstadt, Hamburg: Verlag J. J. Augustin, page 22
^ Koch, Christoph (1990), “§ 66 Konj. I.1b, 24)”, in Das morphologische System des altkirchenslavischen Verbums (in German), Munich: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, page 719

Russian edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [bʲi]
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Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from English B.

Noun edit

би • (bi) n inan (indeclinable)

(English letter) B, b

Etymology 2 edit

Clipping of бисексуа́л (bisɛksuál) or бисексуа́лка (bisɛksuálka).

Noun edit

би • (bi) m anim or f anim (indeclinable)

(colloquial) a bi person (someone who is bisexual)
Вы гетеро? — Я би! ― Vy getero? — Ja bi! ― Are you hetero? — I'm bi!

Udihe edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /bi/

Pronoun edit

би (bi)

I (personal pronoun)

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Ruthenian бы (by), from Old East Slavic бꙑ (by), from Proto-Slavic *by.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [bɪ]

Particle edit

би • (by)

would, expresses a conditional statement (following a consonant)

Ulch edit

Pronunciation edit

This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

Pronoun edit

би (bi)

I (personal pronoun)

[1] Antoine Meillet (1902), “VII. Participe en -lo-”, in Études sur l'étymologie & le vocabulaire du vieux slave (in French), Paris: Librairie Émile Bouillon, page 95

[2] Karl Meyer (1935), “би”, in Altkirchenslavisch-griechisches Wörterbuch des Codex Suprasliensis (in German), Glückstadt, Hamburg: Verlag J. J. Augustin, page 22

[3] Koch, Christoph (1990), “§ 66 Konj. I.1b, 24)”, in Das morphologische System des altkirchenslavischen Verbums (in German), Munich: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, page 719

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		singular	plural
1st person		би (bi)	бидэ (bide)
2nd person	familiar	ши (ši)	та (ta)
2nd person	polite	та (ta)	та (ta)
3rd person		энэ (ene), тэрэ (tere)	эдэ (ede), тэдэ (tede), тэдэнэр (tedener)

	1st person			2nd person				reflexive
	singular	plural inclusive	plural exclusive	singular	singular polite	plural	plural polite	regular	from бий (biy, “body”)
nominative	би (bi)	мадн (madn)	бидн (bidn)	чи (çi)	та (ta)	тадн (tadn)	таанр (taanr)	эврән (evrän), эврәннь (evrännʹ)	бийнь (biynʹ)
oblique	нам (nam)	ма (ma)	бид (bid)	чи (çi)	та (ta)	тадн (tadn)	таанр (taanr)	эврә (evrä)	бийнь (biynʹ)
genitive	мини (mini)	мана (mana)	биднә (bidnä)	чини (çini)	тана (tana)	тадна (tadna)	таанрин (taanrin)	эврә (evrä)	бийин (biyin)
dative	намд (namd), нанд (nand)	манд (mand)	биднд (bidnd)	чамд (çamd)	танд (tand)	таднд (tadnd)	таанрт (taanrt)	эврәд (evräd)	бийд (biyd)
accusative	намаг (namag), нама (nama), нәмәг (nämäg)	мадниг (madnig), маниг (manig)	бидниг (bidnig)	чамаг (çamag)	таниг (tanig)	тадниг (tadnig)	таанриг (taanrig)	эврәг (evräg)	бийинь (biyinʹ), бийән (biyän)
instrumental	намар (namar), нанар (nanar)	маднар (madnar), манар (manar)	биднәр (bidnär)	чамар (çamar)	танар (tanar)	таднар (tadnar)	таанрар (taanrar)	эврәһәр (evräğär)	бийәрн (biyärn)
comitative	намла (namla), нанла (nanla)	маднла (madnla), манла (manla)	биднлә (bidnlä)	чамла (çamla)	танла (tanla)	таднла (tadnla)	таанрла (taanrla)	эврәлә (evrälä)	бийлә (biylä)
associative	намта (namta), нанта (nanta)	маднта (madnta), манта (manta)	биднтә (bidntä)	чамта (çamta)	танта (tanta)	таднта (tadnta)	таанрта (taanrta)	эврәтә (evrätä)	бийтә (biytä)
ablative	намас (namas), нанас (nanas)	маднас (madnas), манас (manas)	биднәс (bidnäs)	чамас (çamas)	танас (tanas)	таднас (tadnas)	таанрас (taanras)	эврәһәс (evräğäs)	бийәсн (biyäsn)
directive	намур (namur), нанур (nanur)	маднур (madnur), манур (manur)	биднүр (bidnür)	чамур (çamur)	танур (tanur)	таднур (tadnur)	таанрур (taanrur)	эврәһүр (evräğür)	бийүрн (biyürn)

		singular	plural
1st person		би (bi)	бид (bid)
2nd person	familiar	чи (či)	та нар (ta nar), таануус (taanuus)
2nd person	polite	та (ta)	та нар (ta nar), таануус (taanuus)
3rd person		тэр (ter)	(over there) тэд (ted), тэд нар (ted nar); (over here) эд (ed), эд нар (ed nar)

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