# би
## Archi
### Noun

би (bi)
* blood

## Avar
### Etymology

Akin to Udi пӏи (ṗi).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bi/

### Noun

би • (bi) II/III (ergative биялъ/бидуца); second/third declension.
* blood

#### Declension

Second- or third-declension noun.

## Bulgarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bi]

### Etymology 1
#### Verb

би • (bi)
* second-person singular aorist indicative of бъ́да (bǎ́da)
* third-person singular aorist indicative of бъ́да (bǎ́da)

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

би • (bi)
* second-person singular aorist indicative of би́я (bíja)
* third-person singular aorist indicative of би́я (bíja)

## Buryat
### Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *bi. Cognate with Khamnigan Mongol би (bi), Kalmyk би (bi), Mongolian би (bi), etc.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bi/, [bʲi]

### Pronoun

би • (bi)
* (first-person singular) I

#### Derived terms

* бидэ (bide, “we”)
* -б (-b)
* -би (-bi)

#### See also
## Even
### Etymology

* From Proto-Tungusic *bi, compare Udihe би (bi) and Manchu ᠪᡳ (bi).
* Compare also Mongolian би (bi), from Proto-Mongolic *bi.

### Pronoun

би (ʙi)
* I

## Evenki
### Pronoun

бӣ • (bī)
* I (personal pronoun)

## Forest Enets
### Etymology

From Proto-Samoyedic *wet, from Proto-Uralic *wete.

### Noun

би (bi)
* water

### References

* И. П Сорокина, Д. С Болина, Энецкие тексты (2005), page 225

## Kalmyk
### Etymology

From Written Oirat ᡋᡅ (bi), from Proto-Mongolic *b-i (*b- for first person and *-i for singularity). Cognate with Mongolian би (bi), Buryat би (bi), etc.

### Pronoun

би • (bi)
* (first-person singular) I

#### See also
## Kazakh
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *bēg (“lord”). Doublet of бек (bek).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bʲij]
* Hyphenation: би

#### Noun

би • (bi)
* bey

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *büdi- (“to dance”).

#### Noun

би • (bi)
* dance

##### Declension
## Khamnigan Mongol
### Etymology

From Middle Mongol ᠪᠢ (bi), from Proto-Mongolic *bi. Cognates include Mongolian би (bi) and Buryat би (bi).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bʲi/
* Hyphenation: би

### Pronoun

би (bi)
* I (first-person singular pronoun)

### References

* Ilya A. Gruntov (2005) “Хамниганский язык [The Khamnigan language]”, in V. A. Vinogradov, editor, Языки Российской Федерации и соседних государств [The languages of the Russian Federation and the neighbouring languages]‎, volume 3, Nauka
* D. G. Damdinov, E. V. Sundueva (2015) “би”, in Хамниганско-русский словарь [Khamnigan-Russian dictionary]‎, Irkutsk

## Komi-Permyak
### Etymology

From Proto-Permic *bi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbi/, [ˈbi]
* Hyphenation: би

### Noun

би • (bi)
* fire

#### Declension

Possessive declension of би :

### References

* P. S. Kuznecov, A. M. Sporova (1946) “огонь”, in Русско-Коми-Пермяцкӧй словарь [Russian-Komi-Permyak dictionary], Kudymkar: Комипермгиз

## Macedonian
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bi]
* Audio:(file)

### Particle

би • (bi)
* A verbal particle used to render the conditional mood.
    Тие би јаделе.Tie bi jadele.They would eat.

## Mongolian

| Mongolian | Cyrillic |
| ᠪᠢ (bi) | би (bi) |

### Etymology

Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠪᠢ (bi), from Middle Mongol ᠪᠢ (pj /⁠bi⁠/), from Proto-Mongolic *bi (*b- for the first person and *-i for singularity). Cognate with Buryat би (bi), Kalmyk би (bi), Dongxiang bi, etc.
Possibly related somehow with Proto-Turkic *ben and Proto-Tungusic *bi; compare Turkish ben, Evenki би (bi). (Can this etymology be sourced?)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [pi]
* Hyphenation: би

### Pronoun

би • (bi)
* The first-person singular pronoun, I

#### See also
## Old Church Slavonic
### Alternative forms

* ⰱⰹ (bi), ⰱⰻ (bi) (Glagolitic)

### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bi.

### Verb

би • (bi)
* second-person singular conditional of бꙑти (byti)
    Synonym: бꙑ (by)
** “ⰱⰹ (line 18, leaf 65.5)”, in Psalterium Sinaiticum [Cod. Sin. slav. 38/O]‎ (in Old Church Slavonic), Saint Catherine Monastery, 1050±50, page ps. 50:18
    Ⱑⰽⱁ ⰰⱋⰵ ⰱⰹ ⰲⱐⱄⱈⱁⱅⱑⰾⱏ ⰶⱃⱏⱅⰲⱑ ⰴⰰⰾⱏ ⰱⰹⰿⱏ ⱆⰱⱁĚko ašte bi vĭsxotělŭ žrŭtvě dalŭ bimŭ ubo(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* third-person singular conditional of бꙑти (byti)
    Synonym: бꙑ (by)
** “ⰱⰻ (line 12, leaf 124)”, in Psalterium Sinaiticum [Cod. Sin. slav. 38/O]‎ (in Old Church Slavonic), Saint Catherine Monastery, 1050±50, page ps. 93:17
    Ⱑⰽⱁ ⰰⱎⱅⰵ ⱀⰵ ⰱⰹ ⰳ꙯ⱐ ⱂⱁⰿⱁⰳⰾⱏ ⰿⱀⱑ㇃⠉ ⰲⱏⰿⰰⰾⱑ ⰲⱏⱄⰵⰾⰹⰾⰰ ⱄⱗ ⰱⰻ ⰲⱏ ⰰⰴⱏ ⰴ꙯ⱎⰰ ⰿⱁⱑ㇃⠉Ěko ašte ne bi g:ĭ pomoglŭ mně㇃⠉ vŭmalě vŭselila sję bi vŭ adŭ d:ša moě㇃⠉(please add an English translation of this quotation)
** Сава, editor (1050±50), “би (line -1, leaf 61)”, in Sava's book‎ (in Old Church Slavonic), page Lk:12:39
    ꙗко аще би вѣдѣлъ гн꙯ъ храминѣjako ašte bi vědělŭ gn:ŭ xramině(please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### Usage notes

* би оубо боꙗ҅ти сꙙ паче богаbi ubo bojhati sę pače bogaχρὴ οὖν φοβεῖσθαι μᾶλλον τὸν θεόν
    Ретъко, editor (1025±50?), “би”, in Codex Suprasliensis‎ (in Old Church Slavonic), page (leaf) 76, line 5
** Per Meillet (1902), possibly former optative
** Per Meyer (1935), би (bi, “χρή”) is 3sg conditional
** Per Koch (1990), shortened 3-word combination: би [бꙑло] боꙗ҅ти сꙙ (bi [bylo] bojhati sę)

### References

* ↑ Antoine Meillet (1902) “VII. Participe en -lo-”, in Études sur l'étymologie & le vocabulaire du vieux slave‎ (in Old Church Slavonic), Paris: Librairie Émile Bouillon, page 95
* ↑ Karl Meyer (1935) “би”, in Altkirchenslavisch-griechisches Wörterbuch des Codex Suprasliensis‎ (in German), Glückstadt, Hamburg: Verlag J. J. Augustin, page 22
* ↑ Koch, Christoph (1990) “§ 66 Konj. I.1b, 24)”, in Das morphologische System des altkirchenslavischen Verbums‎ (in German), Munich: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, page 719

## Pannonian Rusyn
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak by, from Proto-Slavic *by.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbi]
* Rhymes: -i
* Hyphenation: би

### Particle

би (bi)
* expresses desire: would like, feel like
    мамо, я би ше ишол бавиц ― mamo, ja bi še išol bavic ― mommy, I would like to go play
    я би нє ишол на вилєт ― ja bi nje išol na viljet ― I don't feel like going on a trip
    и дзеци би ишли з родичами до Нємецкей ― i dzeci bi išli z rodičami do Njemeckej ― the children would also like to go with their parents to Germany
* expresses a physiological need: have to, need to, should
    я би пил води ― ja bi pil vodi ― I'm thirsty (literally, “I have to drink water”)
    я би спал ― ja bi spal ― I'm sleepy (literally, “I have to sleep”)
* expresses a request in interrogative sentences
    нє пришол биш ми дакус помогнуц? ― nje prišol biš mi dakus pomohnuc? ― would you like to come and help me a little?
* forms the conditional mood: would, would've
    било би добре кед би... ― bilo bi dobre ked bi... ― it would be good if...

#### Declension

* In the past tense, би сом (bi som), би ши (bi ši), etc. may be used in place of the declined form.

#### Derived terms

* же би (že bi)
* як кед би (jak ked bi)
* якби (jakbi)

### References

* Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “би”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
* Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “should”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 278
* Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “would”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 381

## Russian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bʲi]
* Audio:(file)
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from English B.

#### Noun

би • (bi) n inan (indeclinable)
* (English letter) B, b

### Etymology 2

Clipping of бисексуа́л (bisɛksuál) or бисексуа́лка (bisɛksuálka).

#### Noun

би • (bi) m anim or f anim (indeclinable)
* (colloquial) a bi person (someone who is bisexual)
    Вы гетеро? — Я би! ― Vy getero? — Ja bi! ― Are you hetero? — I'm bi!

## Serbo-Croatian
### Verb

би
* second-person singular aorist of би̏ти
* third-person singular aorist of би̏ти
* (colloquial, conditional) aorist of би̏ти; would

#### Usage notes

* In colloquial Serbo-Croatian, би is commonly used in place of other aorist forms when forming conditional of би̏ти in both singular and plural if the subject is deducible from context (usually from the conjugated form of the verb). Examples at bi.

## Udihe
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bi/

### Pronoun

би (bi)
* I (personal pronoun)

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian бы (by), from Old East Slavic бꙑ (by), from Proto-Slavic *by.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bɪ]
* Audio:(file)

### Particle

би • (by)
* would, expresses a conditional statement (following a consonant)

### See also

* б (b)

## Ulch
### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Pronoun

би (bi)
* I (personal pronoun)