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Basque
Noun
beri
- dative indefinite of be
Faroese
Verb
beri
- first-person singular present of bera
Icelandic
Noun
beri n
- indefinite dative singular of ber
Verb
beri
- first-person singular active present subjunctive of bera
- third-person singular active present subjunctive of bera
- third-person plural active present subjunctive of bera
Indonesian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Malay beri, from Proto-Malayic *bəri, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀay, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀay.
Pronunciation
Verb
bêri (active memberi, passive diberi)
- (transitive, ditransitive) to give
- Synonyms: berikan, (colloquial) kasih
- to transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone). synonym, antonyms
Dia memberiku makanan.- He gave me food.
- to make a present or gift of
Kita akan memberinya ponsel baru sebagai hadiah ulang tahun.- We will give him a new phone as a birthday present.
- to provide (something) to (someone), to allow or afford
Mohon beri aku waktu lebih untuk menyelesaikan tugasnya.- Please give me more time to complete the task.
- to carry out (a physical interaction) with (something)
Dia memberiku pelukan yang hangat.- He gave me a warm hug.
- to pass (something) into (someone's hand, etc.)
- to provide or administer (a medication)
Dokter memberiku beberapa obat setelah konsultasi.- The doctor gave me some medicine after the consultation.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English berry, from Middle English berye, from Old English berġe, from Proto-West Germanic *baʀi, from Proto-Germanic *bazją.
Pronunciation
Noun
béri
- berry
- a small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties
- (botany) a soft fruit which develops from a single ovary and contains seeds not encased in pits
Further reading
Latin
Pronunciation
Adjective
bērī
- inflection of bērus:
- nominative/vocative masculine plural
- genitive masculine/neuter singular
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *bəri, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀay, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀay (“to give”).
Pronunciation
Verb
beri (Jawi spelling بري)
- to give (transfer the possession of something to someone else)
- Synonym: bagi
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
Descendants
References
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *baʀi, see also Old English berġe, Old Norse ber.
Noun
beri n
- (botany) A berry
Descendants
Old Norse
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
beri
- positive degree weak masculine nominative singular of berr (“bare”)
Noun
beri
- indefinite dative singular of ber (“berry”)
Verb
beri
- third-person present subjunctive active of bera (“to carry”)
- third-person present subjunctive active of bera (“to make bare”)
- third-person present subjunctive active of berja (“to beat”)
Romanian
Pronunciation
Noun
beri f pl
- plural of bere
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
From English bury.
Pronunciation
Noun
beri
- burial, funeral
Verb
beri
- to bury
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from English berry.
Pronunciation
Noun
beri (n class, plural beri)
- berry
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish بری (beri, berü). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐰼𐰏𐰼𐰇 (b²ir²gr²ü /bérgerü, birigerü/, “since, towards here, southward”). Compare ileri (“forward”), geri (“backward”), dışarı (“outside”).
Cognate to Gagauz beeri, Turkmen beri.
Pronunciation
Postposition
beri (+ ablative)
- since
- Antonym: kadar
1993'ten beri burada çalışıyorum.- I have been working here since 1993.
Sen doğduğundan beri burada yaşıyoruz.- We have been living here since you were born
Adverb
beri
- onwards
Declension
See also
Further reading
- “beri”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Vietnamese
Etymology
Ultimately from New Latin beryllium.
Pronunciation
Noun
beri
- beryllium