би

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bi"

Archi

Noun

би (bi)

1. blood

Avar

Etymology

Akin to Udi пӏи (ṗi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi/

Noun

би • (bi) II/III (ergative биялъ/бидуца); second/third declension.

1. blood

Declension

Second- or third-declension noun.

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Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bi]

Etymology 1

Verb

би • (bi)

1. second-person singular aorist indicative of бъ́да (bǎ́da)
2. third-person singular aorist indicative of бъ́да (bǎ́da)

Etymology 2

Verb

би • (bi)

1. second-person singular aorist indicative of би́я (bíja)
2. third-person singular aorist indicative of би́я (bíja)

Buryat

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *bi. Cognate with Khamnigan Mongol би (bi), Kalmyk би (bi), Mongolian би (bi), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi/, [bʲi]

Pronoun

би • (bi)

1. (first-person singular) I

Derived terms

• бидэ (bide, “we”)
• -б (-b)
• -би (-bi)

See also

Buryat personal pronouns

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

Even

Etymology

1. From Proto-Tungusic *bi, compare Udihe би (bi) and Manchu ᠪᡳ (bi).
2. Compare also Mongolian би (bi), from Proto-Mongolic *bi.

Pronoun

би (ʙi)

1. I

Evenki

Pronoun

бӣ • (bī)

1. I (personal pronoun)

Forest Enets

Etymology

From Proto-Samoyedic *wet, from Proto-Uralic *wete.

Noun

би (bi)

1. water

References

• И. П Сорокина, Д. С Болина, Энецкие тексты (2005), page 225

Kalmyk

Etymology

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

би • (bi)

1. (first-person singular) I

See also

Kalmyk personal pronouns

	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)

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Alternative scripts

Arabic	بي
Cyrillic	би
Latin	bi
Yañalif	ʙi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *bēg (“lord”). Doublet of бек (bek).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʲij]
• Hyphenation: би

Noun

би • (bi)

1. bey

Etymology 2

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

Noun

би • (bi)

1. dance

Declension

Declension of би

	singular	plural
nominative	би (bi)	билер (biler)
genitive	бидің (bidıñ)	билердің (bilerdıñ)
dative	биге (bige)	билерге (bilerge)
accusative	биді (bidı)	билерді (bilerdı)
locative	биде (bide)	билерде (bilerde)
ablative	биден (biden)	билерден (bilerden)
instrumental	бимен (bimen)	билермен (bilermen)

Khamnigan Mongol

Etymology

From Middle Mongol ᠪᠢ (bi), from Proto-Mongolic *bi. Cognates include Mongolian би (bi) and Buryat би (bi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʲi/
• Hyphenation: би

Pronoun

би (bi)

1. I (first-person singular pronoun)

References

• Ilya A. Gruntov (2005) “Хамниганский язык [The Khamnigan language]”, in V. A. Vinogradov, editor, Языки Российской Федерации и соседних государств [The languages of the Russian Federation and the neighbouring languages]‎, volume 3, Nauka
• D. G. Damdinov, E. V. Sundueva (2015) “би”, in Хамниганско-русский словарь [Khamnigan-Russian dictionary]‎, Irkutsk

Komi-Permyak

Etymology

From Proto-Permic *bi.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

би • (bi)

1. fire

Declension

Declension of би (stem: би-)
		singular	plural
nominative		би (bi)	биэз (biez)
accusative	I*	би (bi)	биэз (biez)
	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)
	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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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

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

Macedonian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bi]

• Audio:

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Particle

би • (bi)

1. A verbal particle used to render the conditional mood.

   Тие би јаделе.

   Tie bi jadele.

   They would eat.

Mongolian

Mongolian	Cyrillic
ᠪᠢ (bi)	би (bi)

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): [pi]
• Hyphenation: би

Pronoun

би • (bi)

1. The first-person singular pronoun, I

Declension

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)

See also

Mongolian personal pronouns

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