bidi

See also: bídí

English

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbaɪˌdaɪ/

Adjective

bidi (not comparable)

  1. Clipping of bidirectional.
Alternative forms
  • bi-di
  • BiDi

Noun

bidi (plural bidis)

  1. Alternative form of beedi (“Indian cigarette”).
    • 2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar, Hamish Hamilton, page 139:
      The watchman is sharing a bidi and a chai with his friend down the road.

Anagrams

Abinomn

Noun

bidi

  1. sand

Guugu Yimidhirr

Noun

bidi

  1. forehead

Synonyms
  • gaman (avoidance language)

Isthmus Zapotec

Noun

bidi

  1. bedbug

Jamamadí

Adjective

bidi

  1. (Banawá) small

References

Luba-Kasai

Numeral

bidi

  1. two

Maltese
Root
b-d-j
6 terms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪ.dɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪdɪ

Noun

bidi m

  1. verbal noun of beda: beginning, start

Nyunga
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Noun

bidi

  1. path

References
  • 1992, Rose Whitehurst, Noongar Dictionary, Noongar Language and Culture Centre (Bunbury, Western Australia)

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Verb

-bidi (infinitive kubidi)

  1. to be obliged (under an obligation to do something)

Conjugation
Conjugation of -bidi
Positive present -nabidi
Subjunctive -bidi
Negative -bidi
Imperative singular bidi
Infinitives
Positive kubidi
Negative kutobidi
Imperatives
Singular bidi
Plural bidini
Tensed forms
Habitual hubidi
Positive past positive subject concord + -libidi
Negative past negative subject concord + -kubidi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabidi)
Singular Plural
1st person ninabidi/nabidi tunabidi
2nd person unabidi mnabidi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabidi wanabidi
other classes positive subject concord + -nabidi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -bidi)
Singular Plural
1st person sibidi hatubidi
2nd person hubidi hambidi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) habidi hawabidi
other classes negative subject concord + -bidi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabidi
Negative future negative subject concord + -tabidi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bidi)
Singular Plural
1st person nibidi tubidi
2nd person ubidi mbidi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abidi wabidi
other classes positive subject concord + -bidi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibidi
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebidi
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebidi
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibidi
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibidi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abidi)
Singular Plural
1st person nabidi twabidi
2nd person wabidi mwabidi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abidi wabidi
m-mi(III/IV) wabidi yabidi
ji-ma(V/VI) labidi yabidi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabidi vyabidi
n(IX/X) yabidi zabidi
u(XI) wabidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwabidi
pa(XVI) pabidi
mu(XVIII) mwabidi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebidi
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshabidi
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabidi
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kibidi
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipobidi
Consecutive kabidi / positive subject concord + -kabidi
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabidi
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nibidi -tubidi
2nd person -kubidi -wabidi/-kubidini/-wabidini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbidi -wabidi
m-mi(III/IV) -ubidi -ibidi
ji-ma(V/VI) -libidi -yabidi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibidi -vibidi
n(IX/X) -ibidi -zibidi
u(XI) -ubidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kubidi
pa(XVI) -pabidi
mu(XVIII) -mubidi
Reflexive -jibidi
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bidi- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -bidiye -bidio
m-mi(III/IV) -bidio -bidiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -bidilo -bidiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bidicho -bidivyo
n(IX/X) -bidiyo -bidizo
u(XI) -bidio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -bidiko
pa(XVI) -bidipo
mu(XVIII) -bidimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bidi)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yebidi -obidi
m-mi(III/IV) -obidi -yobidi
ji-ma(V/VI) -lobidi -yobidi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobidi -vyobidi
n(IX/X) -yobidi -zobidi
u(XI) -obidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kobidi
pa(XVI) -pobidi
mu(XVIII) -mobidi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Ternate

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbi.di]

Verb

bidi

  1. (intransitive) to lie down

Conjugation
Conjugation of bidi
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st tobidi fobidi mibidi
2nd nobidi nibidi
3rd Masculine obidi ibidi, yobidi†
Feminine mobidi
Neuter ibidi
† - archaic

References
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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