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

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /beː/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /beː/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /biː/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /be/

Prefix

Dari	بی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	бе (be)

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 (be)

بی • (bi)

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)