bidi

See also: bídí

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪˌdaɪ/

Adjective

bidi (not comparable)

1. Clipping of bidirectional.

Alternative forms

• bi-di, BiDi

Etymology 2

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

• BIID, IBID, IDBI, ibid, ibid.

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

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

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

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