biri

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 biri ― one 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

• IPA^(key): /biɻi/

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

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbiri/ [ˈbi.ri]
• Syllabification: bi‧ri

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

• bìdere, bìere, vidé, vìdere

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiɾi/

Noun

biri

1. beer
   • c. 1955, Eddy Vervuurt (lyrics and music), “Lied [Parbo-Mambo]”‎^[1]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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /biˈɾi/ [bɪˈɾi]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: bi‧ri

Noun

birí (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇᜒ)

1. safflower

   Synonyms: kasubha, kasumba

Ternate

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbi.ɾi]

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

• IPA^(key): /βíɾi/

Numeral

-biri

1. two

Declension

Inflected forms of -biri (plural only)

Noun class	indefinite	definite
2	babiri	ababiri
4	ebiri	ebiri
6	abiri	abiri
8	bibiri	ebibiri
10	ibiri	ibiri
13	tubiri	otubiri
14	bubiri	obubiri
16	habiri	ahabiri
Adverbial form
kabiri

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