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Ossetian
Etymology
From older *биурӕ (*biwræ), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *baywā́.
Adverb
би́рӕ • (bíræ)
- (Iron) many, much; very, too, too much; significantly
- (Iron) long (of time)
Adjective
би́рӕ • (bíræ)
- (Iron) sizeable, substantial, significant, numerous
Noun
би́рӕ • (bíræ)
- (Iron) sizeable, substantial, significant, numerous
- бирӕ адӕм ― biræ adæm ― throng of people
References
- Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “бирӕ”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
- Abajev, V. I. (1958) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 262
- Hübschmann, Heinrich (1887) Etymologie und Lautlehre der ossetischen Sprache (in German), Strasbourg: K.J. Trübner, page 28