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Ghomala'

Preposition

bí

  1. to (dative)
    Ě há ywə́ bí mú. ― She gave something to the child.

See also

References

  • Erika Eichholzer (editor) et al, Dictionnaire ghomala’ (2002)

Gokana

Noun

bí

  1. feces

References

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of bí – see 米 (“hulled or husked uncooked rice; husked seed; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 米).
For pronunciation and definitions of bí – see 美 (“beautiful; pretty; attractive; good-looking; delicious; tasty; flavoursome; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 美).

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish bí.

The present indicative independent affirmative analytic form is from Old Irish at·tá, from Proto-Celtic *ad-tāyeti (compare Welsh taw (“there is”)), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“stand”).

Verb

bí (present analytic tá, future analytic beidh, verbal noun bheith)

  1. (intransitive) to be
Usage notes
  • Only used with adjective or prepositional phrases as the predicate, never with noun phrases, for which the copular particle is is used instead.
Conjugation

Although the present dependent is generally used instead, the present independent affirmative is immune to lenition in most dialects and never would be subject to eclipsis.

More information verbal noun, past participle ...
verbal noun bheith
past participle –
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present
independent affirmative		 táim;
tá mé		 tá tú;
táir†;
taoi†;
tánn tú†		 tá sé, sí;
tánn sé, sí†		 táimid;
tá muid		 tá sibh;
táthaoi;
tánn sibh†		 tá siad;
táid;
tádar;
tánn siad†		 atá;
atáim (1st sg.);
atáir, ataoi (2nd sg.);
atáimid (1st pl.);
atáthaoi (2nd pl.);
atáid (3rd pl.);
atáthar (autonomous)		 táthar
present dependent fuilim;
fuil mé		 fuil tú;
fuilir†		 fuil sé, sí fuilimid;
fuil muid		 fuil sibh fuil siad;
fuilid		 a bhfuil*; go bhfuil*† fuiltear
present negative‡ nílim;
níl mé		 níl tú;
nílir†		 níl sé, sí nílimid;
níl muid		 níl sibh níl siad;
nílid		 nach bhfuil; ná fuil† níltear
present habitual bím bíonn tú;
bír†		 bíonn sé, sí;
bí sé, sí		 bímid;
bíonn muid		 bíonn sibh bíonn siad;
bíd†		 a bhíonn; a bhíonns†; a bhíos† /
a mbíonn*; go mbíonn*†		 bítear
past habitual bhínn / mbínn‡‡ bhíteá / mbíteᇇ bhíodh sé, sí / mbíodh sé, s퇇 bhímis; bhíodh muid / mbímis‡‡;
mbíodh muid‡‡		 bhíodh sibh / mbíodh sibh‡‡ bhídís; bhíodh siad / mbídís‡‡;
mbíodh siad‡‡		 a bhíodh /
a mbíodh*; go mbíodh*†		 bhítí / mbít퇇
past independent bhí mé;
bhíos		 bhí tú;
bhís		 bhí sé, sí bhíomar;
bhí muid		 bhí sibh;
bhíobhair		 bhí siad;
bhíodar		 a bhí bhíothas
past dependent raibh mé;
rabhas		 raibh tú;
rabhais		 raibh sé, sí rabhamar;
raibh muid		 raibh sibh;
rabhabhair		 raibh siad;
rabhadar		 a raibh*; go raibh*† rabhthas
future beidh mé;
bead		 beidh tú;
beir†		 beidh sé, sí beimid;
beidh muid		 beidh sibh beidh siad;
beid†		 a bheidh; a bheas† /
a mbeidh*; go mbeidh*†		 beifear
conditional bheinn / mbeinn‡‡ bheifeá / mbeifeᇇ bheadh sé, sí / mbeadh sé, s퇇 bheimis;
bheadh muid / mbeimis‡‡; mbeadh muid‡‡		 bheadh sibh / mbeadh sibh‡‡ bheidís;
bheadh siad / mbeidís‡‡; mbeadh siad‡‡		 a bheadh /
a mbeadh*; go mbeadh*†		 bheifí / mbeif퇇
subjunctive
present go raibh mé;
go rabhad†		 go raibh tú;
go rabhair†		 go raibh sé, sí go rabhaimid;
go raibh muid		 go raibh sibh go raibh siad;
go rabhaid†		 — go rabhthar
past dá mbeinn dá mbeiteá dá mbeadh sé, sí dá mbeimis;
beadh muid		 dá mbeadh sibh dá mbeidís;
beadh siad		 — dá mbeití
imperative
– bím bí bíodh sé, sí bímis bígí;
bídh†		 bídís — bítear
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conjugation of bí (irregular)

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ quasi-independent; formed from a contraction of ní and the appropriate form of fhuil
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms
  • bí ann (“exist”, verb, literally “be there”)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish bí (“pitch”).

Noun

bí f (genitive singular bí)

  1. pitch, resin
Declension
More information bare forms, singular ...
Declension of bí (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative bí
vocative a bhí
genitive bí
dative bí
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an bhí
genitive na bí
dative leis an mbí
don bhí
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Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

bí

  1. (literary) genitive singular masculine of beo (“living”)

Noun

bí m sg

  1. (literary) genitive singular of beo (“living being”)

Mutation

More information radical, lenition ...
Mutated forms of bí
radical lenition eclipsis
bí bhí mbí
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Mandarin

Alternative forms

Romanization

bí (bi2, Zhuyin ㄅㄧˊ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 荸
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 襣
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 魮 / 𱇒
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鼻

Navajo

Pronoun

bí

  1. third person singular and dual pronoun: he, she, it; they two
  2. third person singular and dual possessive pronoun: his, hers, its; theirs (for two people)
    • 1995, Irvy W. Goossen, Diné Bizaad: Speak, Read, Write Navajo, Salina Bookshelf, →ISBN, page 73:
      Łį́į́łgaii éí shicheii bí.
      The white horse is my grandfather's.

Derived terms

See also

More information singular, dual ...
Navajo personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person shí nihí danihí
2nd person ni nihí danihí
3rd person bí bí daabí
4th person (3a) hó hó daahó
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Old Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inflected forms of at·tá, derived from Proto-Celtic *bwiyeti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-.

Alternative forms

Verb

·bí

  1. second/third-person singular habitual present indicative conjunct of at·tá

bí

  1. second-person singular imperative of at·tá
Descendants

The following forms are descended from the imperative:

  • Irish: bí
  • Manx: bee
  • Scottish Gaelic: bi

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bí

  1. third-person singular preterite absolute of benaid

Verb

·bí

  1. third-person singular preterite conjunct of benaid

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

bí

  1. inflection of béo:
    1. vocative/genitive singular masculine
    2. accusative/dative singular feminine
    3. genitive singular neuter
    4. nominative plural masculine

Mutation

More information radical, lenition ...
Mutation of bí
radicallenitionnasalization
bí bí
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/		 mbí
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Tày

Pronunciation

Verb

bí

  1. to peel
    bí bắp ― to peel an [ear of] corn
  2. to open up; to tear
    Synonyms: déc, xẻ, xon
    bí nựa oóc ― to tear the meat.
    bí pha mo̱ ― to separate the bamboo panels and peek in
    Că̱m bí slí că̱m lắp
    Up for one night, sleep for four nights
    (literally, “One night with opened eyes, four nights with closed eyes”)

Derived terms

References

  • Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎ (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
  • Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎ (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-biːrʔ ~ *k-piːrʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *cpiir. Cognate with Muong pỉl, proto-Monic *cmpiir (modern Mon သ္ပဳ (həpɔe, “pumpkin”)), Riang sᵊpir¹, Khmu [Cuang] hmpiːr ("melon").

This word was originally referred to some kind of native gourd (pumpkins are from the Americas), most likely the wax gourd, now also commonly called bí đao; or maybe it was (and is still) just the word for cucurbits in general.

Alternative forms

  • (North Central Vietnam) bín

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) bí • (秘, 泌, 費, 𦷬)

  1. pumpkin
  2. other plants in the Cucurbitaceae family
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 秘.

Adjective

bí

  1. (only in compounds) mysterious, secret, unknown
Derived terms

Verb

bí

  1. (informal or slang) to not know
    Cái đó thì bí.
    I don't know about that.

Descendants

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