bíi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bii"

Palula

Etymology 1

    Inherited from Sanskrit बीज (bīja, seed, semen).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /bíi/

    Noun

    bíi f (Perso-Arabic spelling بی)

    1. seed
    Declension
    Declension of bíi (a-decl)
    singular plural
    nominative bíi bíia
    oblique bíia bíiam

    References

    • Henrik Liljegren; Naseem Haider (2011), “bíi”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bī́ja”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 523

    Etymology 2

      Inherited from Sanskrit व्रज॑ति (vrájati, to go, wander), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wráǰati, from Proto-Indo-European *wrégeti, from *wreg- + *-eti.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /bíi/

      Verb

      bíi (intransitive, Perso-Arabic spelling بی)

      1. to go, leave, move
      Inflection
      Conjugation of bíi (supp w/ e-ending)
      imperative
      infinitive baáai
      converb
      obligative baeeṇḍeéu
      copredicative participle beíim
      agentive verbal noun baainií
      singular plural
      m f m f
      verbal noun baáaṭu baéeṭi baáaṭa baéeṭim
      present baáanu baéeni baáana baéenim
      perfective gúum gíi gíia gíia
      future 1st béem báaya
      2nd bíiṛ bíit
      3rd bíi bíin

      References

      • Henrik Liljegren; Naseem Haider (2011), “bíi”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[2], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
      • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vrájati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 708