behi

Basque

Alternative forms

• bei (dialectal, obsolete spelling)

Etymology

First attested in 1562, from Proto-Basque *be(h)i. Potentially related to behor (“mare”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /behi/ [be.hi]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /bei̯/ [bei̯]

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• Rhymes: -ehi, -i
• Rhymes: -ei̯
• Hyphenation: be‧hi

Noun

behi anim

1. cow

Declension

Declension of behi (animate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	behi	behia	behiak
ergative	behik	behiak	behiek
dative	behiri	behiari	behiei
genitive	behiren	behiaren	behien
comitative	behirekin	behiarekin	behiekin
causative	behirengatik	behiarengatik	behiengatik
benefactive	behirentzat	behiarentzat	behientzat
instrumental	behiz	behiaz	behiez
inessive	behirengan	behiarengan	behiengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	behirengana	behiarengana	behiengana
terminative	behirenganaino	behiarenganaino	behienganaino
directive	behirenganantz	behiarenganantz	behienganantz
destinative	behirenganako	behiarenganako	behienganako
ablative	behirengandik	behiarengandik	behiengandik
partitive	behirik	—	—
prolative	behitzat	—	—

Derived terms

• behi gorri
• behi holandar
• behi piriniotar
• behi suitzar
• behi-azienda
• behikunde
• behitalde
• behitegi
• behizain

Further reading

• “behi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “behi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Uzbek

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بِهِی (bihī).

Noun

behi (plural behilar)

1. quince