beri

See also: Beri, berî, bêrî, bēri, bērī, berī, and bəri

Basque

Noun

beri

1. dative indefinite of be

Faroese

Verb

beri

1. first-person singular present of bera

Icelandic

Noun

beri n

1. indefinite dative singular of ber

Verb

beri

1. first-person singular active present subjunctive of bera
2. third-person singular active present subjunctive of bera
3. third-person plural active present subjunctive of bera

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay beri, from Proto-Malayic *bəri, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀay, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈri/
• Rhymes: -əri, -ri, -i
• Hyphenation: bê‧ri

Verb

bêri (active memberi, passive diberi)

1. (transitive, ditransitive) to give

   Synonyms: berikan, (colloquial) kasih

   1. to transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone). synonym, antonyms

      Dia memberiku makanan.

      He gave me food.

   2. to make a present or gift of

      Kita akan memberinya ponsel baru sebagai hadiah ulang tahun.

      We will give him a new phone as a birthday present.

   3. to provide (something) to (someone), to allow or afford

      Mohon beri aku waktu lebih untuk menyelesaikan tugasnya.

      Please give me more time to complete the task.

   4. to carry out (a physical interaction) with (something)

      Dia memberiku pelukan yang hangat.

      He gave me a warm hug.

   5. to pass (something) into (someone's hand, etc.)
   6. to provide or administer (a medication)

      Dokter memberiku beberapa obat setelah konsultasi.

      The doctor gave me some medicine after the consultation.

Derived terms

Affixed terms

• beri-memberi
• berian
• berikan
• pemberi
• pemberian

 

Compound terms

• beri tahu

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English berry, from Middle English berye, from Old English berġe, from Proto-West Germanic *baʀi, from Proto-Germanic *bazją.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbe.ri/
• Rhymes: -eri, -ri, -i
• Hyphenation: bé‧ri

Noun

béri

1. berry
   1. a small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties
   2. (botany) a soft fruit which develops from a single ovary and contains seeds not encased in pits

Further reading

• “beri” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbeː.riː/, [ˈbeːriː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbe.ri/, [ˈbɛːri]

Adjective

bērī

1. inflection of bērus:
   1. nominative/vocative masculine plural
   2. genitive masculine/neuter singular

Malay

Alternative forms

• berek (Sambas)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bəri, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀay, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀay (“to give”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəri/
• Rhymes: -əri, -ri, -i

Verb

beri (Jawi spelling بري)

1. to give (transfer the possession of something to someone else)

   Synonym: bagi

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pemberi [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pemberian [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• berian [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• berikan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• memberi [agent focus] (meN-)
• memberikan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• diberi [patient focus] (di-)
• diberikan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)

Descendants

• Indonesian: beri

References

• "beri" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
• “beri” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *baʀi, see also Old English berġe, Old Norse ber.

Noun

beri n

1. (botany) A berry

Descendants

• Middle High German: ber
  • Alemannic German: Berri
  • Bavarian:

    Cimbrian: per

    Mòcheno: per

  • German: Beere
  • Hunsrik: Beer
  • Luxembourgish: Bier
  • Pennsylvania German: Beer
  • Vilamovian: bjēr

Old Norse

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

beri

1. positive degree weak masculine nominative singular of berr (“bare”)

Noun

beri

1. indefinite dative singular of ber (“berry”)

Verb

beri

1. third-person present subjunctive active of bera (“to carry”)
2. third-person present subjunctive active of bera (“to make bare”)
3. third-person present subjunctive active of berja (“to beat”)

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [berʲ]

Noun

beri f pl

1. plural of bere

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English bury.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeɾi/, [ˈbɪ̞ɾi], [ˈbe̝ɾi]

Noun

beri

1. burial, funeral

Verb

beri

1. to bury

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English berry.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

beri (n class, plural beri)

1. berry

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بری (beri, berü). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐰼𐰏𐰼𐰇 (b²ir²gr²ü /⁠bérgerü, birigerü⁠/, “since, towards here, southward”). Compare ileri (“forward”), geri (“backward”), dışarı (“outside”).

Cognate to Gagauz beeri, Turkmen beri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈɾi/

Postposition

beri (+ ablative)

1. since

   Antonym: kadar

   1993'ten beri burada çalışıyorum.

   I have been working here since 1993.

   Sen doğduğundan beri burada yaşıyoruz.

   We have been living here since you were born

Adverb

beri

1. onwards

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	beri
Definite accusative	beriyi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	beri	beriler
Definite accusative	beriyi	berileri
Dative	beriye	berilere
Locative	beride	berilerde
Ablative	beriden	berilerden
Genitive	berinin	berilerin

See also

• -eli

Further reading

• “beri”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

Vietnamese

Chemical element
Be
Previous: liti (Li)
Next: bo (B)

Alternative forms

• berili

Etymology

Ultimately from New Latin beryllium.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛ˧˧ ɹi˧˧] ~ [ʔɓɛ˧˧ zi˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛ˧˧ ɹɪj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛ˧˧ ɹɪj˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: be Ri

Noun

beri

1. beryllium