би

би (bi)

1. blood

Akin to Udi пӏи (ṗi).

• IPA^(key): /bi/

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

1. blood

Second- or third-declension noun.

NounPl-ял=би
NounSg2-я=би
NounSg3=биду

• IPA^(key): [bi]

би • (bi)

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

би • (bi)

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

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

• IPA^(key): /bi/, [bʲi]

би • (bi)

1. (first-person singular) I

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

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

би (ʙi)

1. I

бӣ • (bī)

1. I (personal pronoun)

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

би (transliteration needed)

1. water

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

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.

би • (bi)

1. (first-person singular) I

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Doublet of бек (bek).

• IPA^(key): [bʲij]
• Hyphenation: би

би • (bi)

1. bey

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

би • (bi)

1. dance

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

• IPA^(key): /bʲi/
• Hyphenation: би

би (bi)

1. I (first-person singular pronoun)

• 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]‎^[4], volume 3, Nauka
• D. G. Damdinov, E. V. Sundueva (2015) “би”, in Хамниганско-русский словарь [Khamnigan-Russian dictionary]‎^[5], Irkutsk

From Proto-Permic *bi.

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

би • (bi)

1. fire

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

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

• IPA^(key): [bi]

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би • (bi)

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

   Тие би јаделе.

   Tie bi jadele.

   They would eat.

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?)

• IPA^(key): [pi]
• Hyphenation: би

би • (bi)

1. The first-person singular pronoun, I

• ⰱⰹ (bi), ⰱⰻ (bi) (Glagolitic)

From Proto-Slavic *bi.

би • (bi)

1. second-person singular conditional of бꙑти (byti)

   Synonym: бꙑ (by)

   • “ⰱⰹ (line 18, leaf 65.5)”, in Psalterium Sinaiticum [Cod. Sin. slav. 38/O]‎^[6] (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

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2. third-person singular conditional of бꙑти (byti)

   Synonym: бꙑ (by)

   • “ⰱⰻ (line 12, leaf 124)”, in Psalterium Sinaiticum [Cod. Sin. slav. 38/O]‎^[7] (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 g:ĭ pomoglŭ mně㇃⠉ vŭmalě vŭselila sję bi vŭ adŭ d:ša moě㇃⠉

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   • Сава, editor (1050±50), “би (line -1, leaf 61)”, in Sava's book‎^[8] (in Old Church Slavonic), page Lk:12:39

     ꙗко аще би вѣдѣлъ гн꙯ъ храминѣ

     jako ašte bi vědělŭ gn:ŭ xramině

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• би оубо боꙗ҅ти сꙙ паче бога

  bi ubo boja҅ti sę pače boga

  χρὴ οὖν φοβεῖσθαι μᾶλλον τὸν θεόν

  Ретъко, editor (1025±50?), “би”, in Codex Suprasliensis‎^[9] (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 (bi [bylo] boja҅ti sę)^[3]

• IPA^(key): [bʲi]

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Borrowed from English B.

би • (bi) n inan (indeclinable)

1. (English letter) B, b

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

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

1. (colloquial) a bi person (someone who is bisexual)

   Вы гетеро? — Я би! ― Vy getero? — Ja bi! ― Are you hetero? — I'm bi!

• IPA^(key): /bi/

би (bi)

1. I (personal pronoun)

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

• IPA^(key): [bɪ]

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би • (by)

1. would, expresses a conditional statement (following a consonant)

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би (bi)

1. I (personal pronoun)