behi
Basque
Alternative forms
- bei (dialectal, obsolete spelling)
Etymology
First attested in 1562, from Proto-Basque *be(h)i. Potentially related to behor (“mare”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /behi/ [be.hi]
- IPA(key): (Southern) /bei̯/ [bei̯]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ehi, -i
- Rhymes: -ei̯
- Hyphenation: be‧hi
Noun
behi anim
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | behi | behia | behiak |
| ergative | behik | behiak | behiek |
| dative | behiri | behiari | behiei |
| genitive | behiren | behiaren | behien |
| comitative | behirekin | behiarekin | behiekin |
| causative | behirengatik | behiarengatik | behiengatik |
| benefactive | behirentzat | behiarentzat | behientzat |
| instrumental | behiz | behiaz | behiez |
| inessive | behirengan | behiarengan | behiengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | behirengana | behiarengana | behiengana |
| terminative | behirenganaino | behiarenganaino | behienganaino |
| directive | behirenganantz | behiarenganantz | behienganantz |
| destinative | behirenganako | behiarenganako | behienganako |
| ablative | behirengandik | behiarengandik | behiengandik |
| partitive | behirik | — | — |
| prolative | behitzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- behi gorri
- behi holandar
- behi piriniotar
- behi suitzar
- behi-azienda
- behikunde
- behitalde
- behitegi
- behizain
Further reading
- “behi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “behi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Uzbek
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian بِهِی (bihī).
Noun
behi (plural behilar)