بی

See also: پی

Bakhtiari

Etymology 1

From earlier ابی (abê), from Middle Persian.

Prefix

  1. without
    بی تو نیرم
    bī to nīrom
    I won't go without you

Etymology 2

  1. past stem form of بیدن (bīdan)

Alternative forms

Verb

بی ()

Dongxiang

Pronoun

بی

  1. Xiaojing spelling of bi (I)

Khalaj

Article

بی ()

  1. Arabic spelling of (a, an)

Numeral

بی ()

  1. Arabic spelling of (one)

Persian

Etymology 1

From earlier ابی (abê), from Middle Persian. Compare Old Armenian ապա- (apa-), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

Prefix

Dari بی
Iranian Persian
Tajik бе (be)

بی (bê-, bi-)

  1. -less (sometimes also translated as un-, in-; see example below)
    Synonym: ناـ (nâ-, -less)
    بی + گناه (gonâh, sin)بی‌گناه (bê-gonâh, innocent, literally sinless)
Descendants
  • Hindi: बे- (be-)
  • Punjabi: ਬੇ- (be-)
  • Urdu: بے (be-)

Preposition

Dari بی
Iranian Persian
Tajik бе (be)

بی (bi)

  1. without
    Synonym: بدون (bedun-e)
Usage notes
  • Prepositional use is now relatively rare in Iran (بدون being preferred), but it remains common elsewhere.

Etymology 2

From English bee.

Noun

بی (bi)

  1. Transliteration of the name of the Latin-script letter b in English and other European languages.
Derived terms

Ushojo

Etymology 1

From Persian بی (bi).

Verb

بی ()

  1. avoid, evade, elude

Numeral

بی ()

  1. twenty
Coordinate terms
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