bir

See also: BIR, Bir, bír, and b'i'r
Languages (31)
Translingual
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Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of EnglishCategory:Translingual terms derived from English#BIR BisorioCategory:Translingual abbreviations#BIR.

Symbol

birCategory:Translingual lemmas#BIRCategory:Translingual symbols#BIRCategory:Translingual terms with redundant script codes#BIRCategory:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3Category:ISO 639-3 language code for Bisorio.

See also

Afar

Temporal adverbs
Previous: ambóyra
Next: a bár

Pronunciation

Adverb

bírCategory:Afar lemmas#BIRCategory:Afar adverbs#BIRCategory:Afar entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. last night

Noun

bír mCategory:Afar lemmas#BIRCategory:Afar nouns#BIRCategory:Afar entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Afar masculine nouns#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. last night

Declension

        Declension of bír      
absolutive bír
predicative bíri
subjective bír
genitive birtí
  Postpositioned forms
l-case bíril
k-case bírik
t-case bírit
h-case bírih

References

  • E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “bir”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004), Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 37
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Category:aa:Time#BIR

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-AlbanianCategory:Albanian terms inherited from Proto-Albanian#BIRCategory:Albanian terms derived from Proto-Albanian#BIR *bira, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Albanian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#BIR *bʰer- (compare Old English byre, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂 (baur, “son”)).[1] Phonetically and semantically close to Messapic *bilia (“daughter”) and *biles (“son”), Matzinger reconstructs two different stems: pre-Albanian *bʰi-ro- and pre-Messapic *bʰi-lo-, both from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to grow, become”); compare Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon, “race, tribe”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)Category:Requests for references for etymologies in Albanian entries#BIR Category:Requests for attention concerning Albanian#BIR

Pronunciation

Noun

bir m (plural bij, definite biri, definite plural bijtë)Category:Albanian lemmas#BIRCategory:Albanian nouns#BIRCategory:Albanian entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Albanian masculine nouns#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. son

Declension

Declension of bir
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bir biri bij bijtë
accusative birin
dative biri birit bijve bijve
ablative bijsh

References

  1. ↑ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “bir”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 26
Category:sq:Male family members#BIR

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic бир
Arabic بیر
Azerbaijani numbers (edit)
10
 ←  0 1 2  →  10  → 
    Cardinal: bir
    Ordinal: birinci

Etymology

From Old Anatolian TurkishCategory:Azerbaijani terms inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish#BIRCategory:Azerbaijani terms derived from Old Anatolian Turkish#BIR بر (bir), ultimately from Proto-TurkicCategory:Azerbaijani terms inherited from Proto-Turkic#BIRCategory:Azerbaijani terms derived from Proto-Turkic#BIR *bīr.[1]

Category:Azerbaijani terms derived from Proto-Turkic#BIRCategory:Azerbaijani terms derived from the Proto-Turkic root *bīr#BIR

Pronunciation

Numeral

birCategory:Azerbaijani lemmas#BIRCategory:Azerbaijani numerals#BIRCategory:Azerbaijani entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. Category:Azerbaijani cardinal numbers#BIRone

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*bir (*bīr)”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)‎, Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Central Bikol terms borrowed from English#BIRCategory:Central Bikol terms derived from English#BIR beer.

Pronunciation

Noun

birCategory:Central Bikol lemmas#BIRCategory:Central Bikol nouns#BIRCategory:Central Bikol entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. beer
    Synonym: serbesa

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High GermanCategory:Cimbrian terms inherited from Middle High German#BIRCategory:Cimbrian terms derived from Middle High German#BIR bier, from Old High GermanCategory:Cimbrian terms inherited from Old High German#BIRCategory:Cimbrian terms derived from Old High German#BIR bior, from Proto-West GermanicCategory:Cimbrian terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#BIRCategory:Cimbrian terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#BIR *beuʀ, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Cimbrian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#BIRCategory:Cimbrian terms derived from Proto-Germanic#BIR *beuzą (“beer”). Cognate with German Bier, English beer. Doublet of biraCategory:Cimbrian doublets#BIR.

Noun

bir nCategory:Cimbrian lemmas#BIRCategory:Cimbrian nouns#BIRCategory:Cimbrian entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Cimbrian neuter nouns#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. (LusernaCategory:Luserna Cimbrian#BIR) beer

References

Category:cim:Alcoholic beverages#BIRCategory:cim:Zymurgy#BIR

Crimean Tatar

Crimean Tatar numbers (edit)
10
 ←  0 1 2  →  10  → 
    Cardinal: bir
    Ordinal: birinci
    Distributive: birer

Etymology

From Proto-TurkicCategory:Crimean Tatar terms inherited from Proto-Turkic#BIRCategory:Crimean Tatar terms derived from Proto-Turkic#BIR *bīr (“one”).

Numeral

birCategory:Crimean Tatar lemmas#BIRCategory:Crimean Tatar numerals#BIRCategory:Crimean Tatar entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. Category:Crimean Tatar cardinal numbers#BIRone

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Gagauz

Gagauz cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : bir
    Ordinal : birinci

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian TurkishCategory:Gagauz terms inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish#BIRCategory:Gagauz terms derived from Old Anatolian Turkish#BIR بر (bir), from Proto-TurkicCategory:Gagauz terms inherited from Proto-Turkic#BIRCategory:Gagauz terms derived from Proto-Turkic#BIR *bīr (“one”).

Article

birCategory:Gagauz lemmas#BIRCategory:Gagauz articles#BIRCategory:Gagauz entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. the indefinite article, a, an

Numeral

birCategory:Gagauz lemmas#BIRCategory:Gagauz numerals#BIRCategory:Gagauz entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. Category:Gagauz cardinal numbers#BIRone

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Kopuşçu M. İ., Todorova S. A., Kiräkova T.İ., editors (2019), “bir”, in Gagauzça-rusça sözlük: klaslar 5-12, Komrat: Gagauziya M.V. Maruneviç adına Bilim-Aaraştırma merkezi, →ISBN, page 34

Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Iban terms borrowed from English#BIRCategory:Iban terms derived from English#BIR beer.

Pronunciation

Noun

birCategory:Iban lemmas#BIRCategory:Iban nouns#BIRCategory:Iban entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. beer
Category:iba:Beverages#BIR

Ili Turki

Ili Turki cardinal numbers
1 2  > 
    Cardinal : birCategory:Ili Turki terms in nonstandard scripts#BIR

Etymology

From Proto-TurkicCategory:Ili Turki terms inherited from Proto-Turkic#BIRCategory:Ili Turki terms derived from Proto-Turkic#BIR *bīr.

Numeral

birCategory:Ili Turki lemmas#BIRCategory:Ili Turki numerals#BIRCategory:Ili Turki terms in nonstandard scripts#BIRCategory:Ili Turki entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. one

Indonesian

Etymology

Category:Indonesian terms derived from Middle Dutch#BIRCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Old Dutch#BIRCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#BIRCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Germanic#BIRCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#BIR Category:Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#BIRCategory:Indonesian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰews-#BIR

Borrowed from DutchCategory:Indonesian terms borrowed from Dutch#BIRCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Dutch#BIR bier.

Pronunciation

Noun

bir (plural bir-bir)Category:Indonesian lemmas#BIRCategory:Indonesian nouns#BIRCategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. beer

Compounds

Further reading

Category:id:Beer#BIR

Javanese

Romanization

birCategory:Javanese non-lemma forms#BIRCategory:Javanese romanizations#BIRCategory:Javanese terms with redundant script codes#BIRCategory:Javanese entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. romanization of ꦧꦶꦂ

Jiiddu

Etymology

From Proto-AfroasiaticCategory:Jiiddu terms inherited from Proto-Afroasiatic#BIRCategory:Jiiddu terms derived from Proto-Afroasiatic#BIR *bir- (“to burn brightly”)

Noun

birCategory:Jiiddu lemmas#BIRCategory:Jiiddu nouns#BIRCategory:Jiiddu entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. lighting

References

  • Ehret, Christopher (1995), Reconstructing Proto-Afroasiatic, →ISBN, page 86
Category:jii:Weather#BIR

Karaim

Karaim cardinal numbers
1 2  > 
    Cardinal : bir
    Ordinal : birińči

Numeral

birCategory:Karaim lemmas#BIRCategory:Karaim numerals#BIRCategory:Karaim entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. Category:Karaim cardinal numbers#BIRone

References

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from DutchCategory:Malay terms borrowed from Dutch#BIRCategory:Malay terms derived from Dutch#BIR bier.

Pronunciation

Noun

bir (Jawi spelling بير, uncountable)Category:Malay lemmas#BIRCategory:Malay nouns#BIRCategory:Malay uncountable nouns#BIRCategory:Malay entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. beer
    Synonym: arak
Category:ms:Beer#BIR

Maltese

Etymology

From ArabicCategory:Maltese terms inherited from Arabic#BIRCategory:Maltese terms derived from Arabic#BIR بِئْر (biʔr).

Pronunciation

Noun

bir m (plural bjar or birien, diminutive bwejra)Category:Maltese lemmas#BIRCategory:Maltese nouns#BIRCategory:Maltese masculine nouns#BIRCategory:Maltese entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Maltese masculine nouns#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. well

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old EnglishCategory:Middle English terms inherited from Old English#BIRCategory:Middle English terms derived from Old English#BIR byre (“strong wind, storm”).

Noun

birCategory:Middle English lemmas#BIRCategory:Middle English nouns#BIRCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR (plural birs)

  1. A strong or favorable wind.
  2. An armed assault or sally; a clash or encounter; a blow or stroke; an attack or affliction.
  3. Violence; strength; fury.
  4. An onrush, swiftness.
  5. A charge on an account.

Descendants

References

Category:Middle English terms with quotations#BIR

Middle High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old High GermanCategory:Middle High German terms inherited from Old High German#BIRCategory:Middle High German terms derived from Old High German#BIR bira, from Vulgar LatinCategory:Middle High German terms derived from Vulgar Latin#BIR pira, plural of LatinCategory:Middle High German terms derived from Latin#BIR pirum.

Pronunciation

Noun

bir fCategory:Middle High German lemmas#BIRCategory:Middle High German nouns#BIRCategory:Middle High German entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Middle High German feminine nouns#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. pear

Declension

Declension of bir (weak feminine)
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein diu bir die birn
genitive einer dër birn dër birn
dative einer dër birn dën birn
accusative eine die birn die birn
Category:Middle High German weak feminine nouns#BIR

Descendants

Category:gmh:Fruits#BIRCategory:gmh:Pome fruits#BIR

Mizo

Verb

birCategory:Mizo lemmas#BIRCategory:Mizo verbs#BIRCategory:Mizo entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. to swoop

Adjective

birCategory:Mizo lemmas#BIRCategory:Mizo adjectives#BIRCategory:Mizo entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. vertical, steep

Derived terms

Old High German

Verb

birCategory:Old High German non-lemma forms#BIRCategory:Old High German verb forms#BIRCategory:Old High German entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. second-person singular imperative of bëran

Old Irish

Etymology 1

From Proto-CelticCategory:Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic#BIR *beru.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

bir n (genitive bero or bera, nominative plural beura)Category:Old Irish lemmas#BIRCategory:Old Irish nouns#BIRCategory:Old Irish entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Old Irish neuter nouns#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR[1]

  1. stake, spit, point; spear, spike
    • c. 845, St Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 67b11
      beura glosses sudes (“stake”)
Declension
Neuter u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative birN, biur birL, biur beuraL, bira
vocative birN, biur birL, biur beura
accusative birN, biur birL, biur beura
genitive beroH, beraH beroN, beraN beraeN
dative biurL, biur beraib beraib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Category:Old Irish neuter u-stem nouns#BIR
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-CelticCategory:Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic#BIR *beru, *beruro- (“spring, well”), said by Matasović to likely be related to *brutus (“fermentation, boiling heat”), from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#BIR *bʰrewh₁-.[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

bir (gender unknown, genitive unattested, nominative plural beru)Category:Old Irish lemmas#BIRCategory:Old Irish nouns#BIRCategory:Old Irish entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR[3]

  1. water, spring, well

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

·birCategory:Old Irish non-lemma forms#BIRCategory:Old Irish verb forms#BIRCategory:Old Irish entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. second-person singular present indicative conjunct of beirid

Mutation

Mutation of bir
radicallenitionnasalization
birbir
pronounced with /βʲ-/		mbir

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 bir (‘stake, spit’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ↑ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “beruro- ‘watercress’”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 63
  3. ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 bir (‘water, spring’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from HungarianCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from Hungarian#BIRCategory:Romanian terms derived from Hungarian#BIR bér.

Noun

bir n (plural biruri)Category:Romanian lemmas#BIRCategory:Romanian nouns#BIRCategory:Romanian nouns with red links in their headword lines#BIRCategory:Romanian countable nouns#BIRCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Romanian neuter nouns#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. tribute
  2. tax

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative bir birul bire birele
genitive-dative bir birului bire birelor
vocative birule birelor

Salar

Salar cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : bir
    Ordinal : birinci

Etymology

From Proto-TurkicCategory:Salar terms inherited from Proto-Turkic#BIRCategory:Salar terms derived from Proto-Turkic#BIR *bīr.

Pronunciation

Numeral

birCategory:Salar lemmas#BIRCategory:Salar numerals#BIRCategory:Salar entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. one

References

  • 林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985), “bir”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎, Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 14
  • Tenishev, Edhem (1976), “bir”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow: Nauka, pages 302, 444
  • 马伟 [Ma Wei], 朝克 [Chaoke] (2014), “bir”, in 撒拉语366条会话读本 [Salar 366 Conversation Reader]‎, 1st edition, 社会科学文献出版社 [Social Science Literature Press], →ISBN, page 115
  • 马伟 [Ma Wei] (2016), “bir”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages ​​- Salar Language Studies], 青海 [Qīnghǎi, Qinghai]: 青海师范大学 [Qinghai Normal University], unpublished finalized project manuscript (国家社会科学基金项目结项稿, 定稿; National Social Science Fund of China), page 296

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

Interjection

birCategory:Scottish Gaelic lemmas#BIRCategory:Scottish Gaelic interjections#BIRCategory:Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. onomatopoeic alarm noise of a gannet when attacked at night

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “bir”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
Category:gd:Animal sounds#BIR

Somali

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-AfroasiaticCategory:Somali terms inherited from Proto-Afroasiatic#BIRCategory:Somali terms derived from Proto-Afroasiatic#BIR *bir-. Cognate with Jiiddu ber, Afar birta.

Noun

bír f (plural biro m)Category:Somali lemmas#BIRCategory:Somali nouns#BIRCategory:Somali entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Somali feminine nouns#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. metal

Inflection

Declension of bir
singular
absolutive bír
nominative biri
genitive biréed
vocative bíryahay

References

  • “bir”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaaliga, 2012

Sumerian

Romanization

birCategory:Sumerian non-lemma forms#BIRCategory:Sumerian romanizations#BIRCategory:Sumerian entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. romanization of 𒄵 (bir)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Tagalog terms borrowed from English#BIRCategory:Tagalog terms derived from English#BIR beer.

Pronunciation

Noun

bir (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇ᜔)Category:Tagalog lemmas#BIRCategory:Tagalog nouns#BIRCategory:Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries#BIRCategory:Tagalog terms with Baybayin script#BIRCategory:Tagalog entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR (colloquialCategory:Tagalog colloquialisms#BIR)

  1. beer
    Synonym: (dated or formal) serbesa

Derived terms

Turkish

Turkish numbers (edit)
10
 ←  0 1 2  →  10  → 
    Cardinal: bir
    Ordinal: birinci
    Distributive: birer

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman TurkishCategory:Turkish terms inherited from Ottoman Turkish#BIRCategory:Turkish terms derived from Ottoman Turkish#BIR بر (bir, “one”), from Old Anatolian TurkishCategory:Turkish terms inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish#BIRCategory:Turkish terms derived from Old Anatolian Turkish#BIR بر (bir, “one”), from Proto-TurkicCategory:Turkish terms inherited from Proto-Turkic#BIRCategory:Turkish terms derived from Proto-Turkic#BIR *bīr (“one”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐰼 (b²ir² /⁠bir⁠/).

Pronunciation

Numeral

birCategory:Turkish lemmas#BIRCategory:Turkish numerals#BIRCategory:Turkish entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. Category:Turkish cardinal numbers#BIRone

Adjective

birCategory:Turkish lemmas#BIRCategory:Turkish adjectives#BIRCategory:Turkish entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. one
    Allah birdir ve tektir.
    God is one and only.
    Category:Turkish terms with usage examples#BIR
  2. Used to emphasize a particular quality about something
    Öyle bir sınava girdik ki, anamız ağladı.
    That exam was so hard, we went through hell.
    Category:Turkish terms with usage examples#BIR
    O bir tost yapıyor ki, bitirince parmaklarını yalamayı bırakamayacaksın.
    She makes a really mean grilled cheese, you won’t be able to stop licking your fingers after you’re done with it.
    Category:Turkish terms with usage examples#BIR

Adverb

birCategory:Turkish lemmas#BIRCategory:Turkish adverbs#BIRCategory:Turkish entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. only, solely, merely
  2. briefly, for a minute, momentarily, quickly
    Bir gelsene buraya, sana bir şey soracağım.
    Can you come over here for a minute? I need to ask you something.
    Category:Turkish terms with usage examples#BIR
  3. When (only used for momentary verbs)
    Bir odaya girdim ki, çocukları boğuşur halde buldum.
    When I entered the room I found the kids wrestling.
    Category:Turkish terms with usage examples#BIR

Determiner

birCategory:Turkish lemmas#BIRCategory:Turkish determiners#BIRCategory:Turkish entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. a, an
    Synonyms: (colloquial) bi', bi
  2. every (denotes equal spacing)
    iki günde bir ― every two daysCategory:Turkish terms with usage examples#BIR

Pronoun

birCategory:Turkish lemmas#BIRCategory:Turkish pronouns#BIRCategory:Turkish entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. some
    Synonym: biraz

Noun

bir (definite accusative biri, plural birler)Category:Turkish lemmas#BIRCategory:Turkish nouns#BIRCategory:Turkish entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. mono
  2. single

Declension

Declension of bir
singular plural
nominative bir birler
definite accusative biri birleri
dative bire birlere
locative birde birlerde
ablative birden birlerden
genitive birin birlerin
Possessive forms
nominative
singular plural
1st singular birim birlerim
2nd singular birin birlerin
3rd singular biri birleri
1st plural birimiz birlerimiz
2nd plural biriniz birleriniz
3rd plural birleri birleri
definite accusative
singular plural
1st singular birimi birlerimi
2nd singular birini birlerini
3rd singular birini birlerini
1st plural birimizi birlerimizi
2nd plural birinizi birlerinizi
3rd plural birlerini birlerini
dative
singular plural
1st singular birime birlerime
2nd singular birine birlerine
3rd singular birine birlerine
1st plural birimize birlerimize
2nd plural birinize birlerinize
3rd plural birlerine birlerine
locative
singular plural
1st singular birimde birlerimde
2nd singular birinde birlerinde
3rd singular birinde birlerinde
1st plural birimizde birlerimizde
2nd plural birinizde birlerinizde
3rd plural birlerinde birlerinde
ablative
singular plural
1st singular birimden birlerimden
2nd singular birinden birlerinden
3rd singular birinden birlerinden
1st plural birimizden birlerimizden
2nd plural birinizden birlerinizden
3rd plural birlerinden birlerinden
genitive
singular plural
1st singular birimin birlerimin
2nd singular birinin birlerinin
3rd singular birinin birlerinin
1st plural birimizin birlerimizin
2nd plural birinizin birlerinizin
3rd plural birlerinin birlerinin
Predicative forms
singular plural
1st singular birim birlerim
2nd singular birsin birlersin
3rd singular bir
birdir		 birler
birlerdir
1st plural biriz birleriz
2nd plural birsiniz birlersiniz
3rd plural birler birlerdir

Turkmen

Turkmen numbers (edit)
10
 ←  0 1 2  →  10  → 
    Cardinal: bir
    Ordinal: birinji
Other scripts
Latin bir‍
Cyrillic бир‍
Arabic بیر

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-TurkicCategory:Turkmen terms inherited from Proto-Turkic#BIRCategory:Turkmen terms derived from Proto-Turkic#BIR *bīr (“one”).[1] Compare Azerbaijani bir, Turkish bir.

Pronunciation

Numeral

birCategory:Turkmen lemmas#BIRCategory:Turkmen numerals#BIRCategory:Turkmen entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR[2]

  1. Category:Turkmen cardinal numbers#BIRone

Declension

Declension of bir
singular plural
nominative bir birler
accusative biri birleri
genitive biriň birleriň
dative bire birlere
locative birde birlerde
ablative birden birlerden

References

  1. ↑ Clauson, Gerard (1972), “bi:r”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 353
  2. ↑ bir at Ene dilim

Uzbek

Uzbek numbers (edit)
10
 ←  0 1 2  →  10  → 
    Cardinal: bir
    Ordinal: birinchi

Etymology

Inherited from ChagataiCategory:Uzbek terms inherited from Chagatai#BIRCategory:Uzbek terms derived from Chagatai#BIR بر (bir /⁠bir⁠/, “one”)Category:Chagatai terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#BIR, from Proto-TurkicCategory:Uzbek terms inherited from Proto-Turkic#BIRCategory:Uzbek terms derived from Proto-Turkic#BIR *bīr (“one”). Cognate with Uyghur بىر / bir / бир; Turkmen bir, Azerbaijani بیر / бир / bir, Turkish bir; Old Uyghur 𐽼𐽶𐽾 (pyr /⁠bir⁠/), Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐰼 (b²ir² /⁠bir⁠/); Yakut биир (biir), Dolgan биир (biir); etc.

Pronunciation

Numeral

birCategory:Uzbek lemmas#BIRCategory:Uzbek numerals#BIRCategory:Uzbek entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. Category:Uzbek cardinal numbers#BIRone

Volapük

Alternative forms

Etymology

Reformed in the 1920s from bil, to make it more like its etymons.

Pronunciation

Noun

bir (genitive bira, plural birs)Category:Volapük lemmas#BIRCategory:Volapük nouns#BIRCategory:Volapük entries with incorrect language header#BIRCategory:Pages with entries#BIRCategory:Pages with 31 entries#BIR

  1. beer

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “bir”, in Vödabuk (in English, Esperanto, and Volapük)
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