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.

NounSg2-я=би
NounPl-ял=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 (bi)

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

From Proto-Turkic *bēg (“lord”). 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 bojhati 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] bojhati sę)^[3]

Inherited from Old Slovak by, from Proto-Slavic *by.

• IPA^(key): [ˈbi]
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: би

би (bi)

1. expresses desire: would like, feel like

   мамо, я би ше ишол бавиц ― mamo, ja bi še išol bavic ― mommy, I would like to go play

   я би нє ишол на вилєт ― ja bi nje išol na viljet ― I don't feel like going on a trip

   и дзеци би ишли з родичами до Нємецкей ― i dzeci bi išli z rodičami do Njemeckej ― the children would also like to go with their parents to Germany

2. expresses a physiological need: have to, need to, should

   я би пил води ― ja bi pil vodi ― I'm thirsty (literally, “I have to drink water”)

   я би спал ― ja bi spal ― I'm sleepy (literally, “I have to sleep”)

3. expresses a request in interrogative sentences

   нє пришол биш ми дакус помогнуц? ― nje prišol biš mi dakus pomohnuc? ― would you like to come and help me a little?

4. forms the conditional mood: would, would've

   било би добре кед би... ― bilo bi dobre ked bi... ― it would be good if...

• In the past tense, би сом (bi som), би ши (bi ši), etc. may be used in place of the declined form.

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “би”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “should”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 278
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “would”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 381

• 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!

би

1. second-person singular aorist of би̏ти
2. third-person singular aorist of би̏ти
3. (colloquial, conditional) aorist of би̏ти; would

• In colloquial Serbo-Croatian, би is commonly used in place of other aorist forms when forming conditional of би̏ти in both singular and plural if the subject is deducible from context (usually from the conjugated form of the verb). Examples at 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)

• б (b)

би (bi)

1. I (personal pronoun)