بی
See also: پی
Bakhtiari
Etymology 1
From earlier ابی (abê), from Middle Persian.
Prefix
- without
- بی تو نیرم
- bī to nīrom
- I won't go without you
Etymology 2
- past stem form of بیدن (bīdan)
Alternative forms
- بید (bīd)
Verb
بی (bī)
Dongxiang
Khalaj
Persian
Etymology 1
From earlier ابی (abê), from Middle Persian. Compare Old Armenian ապա- (apa-), an Iranian borrowing.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /beː/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /beː/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /biː/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /be/
Usage notes
- Prepositional use is now relatively rare in Iran (بدون being preferred), but it remains common elsewhere.
Noun
بی • (bi)
- Transliteration of the name of the Latin-script letter b in English and other European languages.
Derived terms
- بیبیسی (bi-bi-si)
Ushojo
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