biri

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See also: Biri and birî

Azerbaijani

Noun

biri

  1. accusative singular of bir
  2. third-person singular possessive of bir

Pronoun

biri

  1. someone
  2. (with ablative) one (of)
    bizdən birione of us

Basque

Numeral

biri

  1. dative indefinite of bi

Gamilaraay

Etymology

From Proto-Central New South Wales *birriŋ, cognate with Wiradjuri birring and Ngiyambaa pirri.

Pronunciation

Noun

biri

  1. chest

References

  • Dhiirrala Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Language Program St Joseph School Po Box 125 Walgett NSW 2368 Australia
  • (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary
  • (2015) Ma Gamilaraay
  • (2016) Gamilaraay Garay yaadhagu
  • (2014) Giacon J Thesis Grammar YG
  • (2017) Giacon J Garay Guwaala 1
  • (2017) Giacon J Gamilaraay-Yuwaalaraay Dictionary Supplement

Ido

Noun

biri

  1. plural of biro

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay biri.

Pronunciation

Noun

biri

  1. (rare) Alternative form of biri-biri (sheep)

Malay

Noun

biri (Jawi spelling بيري, plural biri-biri, informal 1st possessive biriku, 2nd possessive birimu, 3rd possessive birinya)

  1. sheep

Old Irish

Verb

biri

  1. second-person singular present indicative absolute of beirid

Sardinian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin vidēre, present active infinitive of videō. Compare Catalan veure.

Verb

biri

  1. (Campidanese) to see

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch bier.

Pronunciation

Noun

biri

  1. beer
    • c. 1955, Eddy Vervuurt (lyrics and music), “Lied ”‎performed by Orkest Eddy Vervuurt and Big Jones:
      Now di Sranan e meki en biri / ala tra biri kan tan tiri
      Now that Suriname is making its own beer / all other beers can keep quiet

Descendants

  • Aukan: bii
  • Saramaccan: bíi
  • Kari'na: biri

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Noun

birí (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇᜒ)

  1. safflower
    Synonyms: kasubha, kasumba

Ternate

Etymology

From N- (transitivizer) +‎ firi (to make way).

Pronunciation

Verb

biri

  1. (transitive) to take along, to bring along

Conjugation

Conjugation of biri
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st tobiri fobiri mibiri
2nd nobiri nibiri
3rd Masculine obiri ibiri, yobiri
Feminine mobiri
Neuter ibiri
- archaic

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tooro

Tooro numbers (edit)
20[a], [b]
[a], [b] ←  1 2 3  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal: -biri, (in abstract counting) ibiri
    Ordinal: -a kabiri
    Adverbial: kabiri, enyakabiri, emirundi ebiri
    Fractional: ekicweka

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ̀dɪ́. Cognate with Kikuyu ĩrĩ and Zulu bilí.

Pronunciation

Numeral

-biri

  1. two

Declension

Turkish

Pronunciation

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Noun

biri

  1. accusative singular of bir
  2. third-person singular possessive of bir

Pronoun

biri

  1. someone
    Synonym: birisi
    Ya biri bizi gördüyse?
    What if someone saw us?
  2. one of
    Kurşun vınlayarak gidip bahçedeki ağaçlardan birine saplanmıştı.
    The bullet whizzed by the trees and hit one of them in the garden.
    Adamın köpeklerinden biri ölmüş.
    One of the man's dogs died.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative biri
Definite accusative biriyi
Singular Plural
Nominative biri biriler
Definite accusative biriyi birileri
Dative biriye birilere
Locative biride birilerde
Ablative biriden birilerden
Genitive birinin birilerin
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular birim birilerim
2nd singular birin birilerin
3rd singular birisi birileri
1st plural birimiz birilerimiz
2nd plural biriniz birileriniz
3rd plural birileri birileri
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular birimi birilerimi
2nd singular birini birilerini
3rd singular birisini birilerini
1st plural birimizi birilerimizi
2nd plural birinizi birilerinizi
3rd plural birilerini birilerini
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular birime birilerime
2nd singular birine birilerine
3rd singular birisine birilerine
1st plural birimize birilerimize
2nd plural birinize birilerinize
3rd plural birilerine birilerine
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular birimde birilerimde
2nd singular birinde birilerinde
3rd singular birisinde birilerinde
1st plural birimizde birilerimizde
2nd plural birinizde birilerinizde
3rd plural birilerinde birilerinde
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular birimden birilerimden
2nd singular birinden birilerinden
3rd singular birisinden birilerinden
1st plural birimizden birilerimizden
2nd plural birinizden birilerinizden
3rd plural birilerinden birilerinden
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular birimin birilerimin
2nd singular birinin birilerinin
3rd singular birisinin birilerinin
1st plural birimizin birilerimizin
2nd plural birinizin birilerinizin
3rd plural birilerinin birilerinin
Predicative forms
Singular Plural
1st singular biriyim birilerim
2nd singular birisin birilersin
3rd singular biri
biridir
biriler
birilerdir
1st plural biriyiz birileriz
2nd plural birisiniz birilersiniz
3rd plural biriler birilerdir

Further reading

  • biri”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

Zarma

Noun

biri

  1. bone