بیـ

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Persian

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Etymology

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    From بی (without), earlier ابی (abê), from Middle Persian [script needed] (apě), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (off, away). Compare Old Armenian ապա- (apa-), an Iranian borrowing.

    Prefix

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    Dari بیـ
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik бе-

    بیـ or بی‌ـ (bê-, bi- or transliteration needed)

    1. -less (sometimes also translated as un-, in-; see example below)
      Synonym: ناـ (nâ-, -less)
      بی‌ـ + ‎گناه (gonâh, sin) → ‎بی‌گناه (bê-gonâh, innocent, literally sinless)

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Azerbaijani: bi-
    • Bengali: বে- (be-)
    • Chagatai: بی
    • Hindustani:
      Hindi: बे- (be-)
      Urdu: بے (be-)
    • Marathi: बे- (be-)
    • Punjabi:
      Gurmukhi script: ਬੇ- (be-)
      Shahmukhi script: بے (be)
    • Ottoman Turkish: بی (bi-)
    • Ushojo: بے (be-)