Ossetian

Alternative forms

• берӕ ‎(beræ), беурӕ ‎(bewræ) (Digor)

Adverb

би́рӕ • ‎(bíræ)

1. (Iron dialect) many, much; very, too, too much; significantly
2. (Iron dialect) long (of time)

Adjective

би́рӕ • ‎(bíræ)

1. (Iron dialect) sizeable, substantial, significant, numerous

Noun

би́рӕ • ‎(bíræ)

1. (Iron dialect) sizeable, substantial, significant, numerous

   бирӕ адӕм‎ ― biræ adæm ― throng of people

References

• Kasajev A. M., editor (1993), “бирæ”, in Iron-wyryssag ʒyrdwat [Iron–Russian Dictionary], 4th edition, Vladikavkaz: North-Ossetian Institute of Humanitarian Studies
• Abajev, V. I. (1958) Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ osetinskovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow, Leningrad: USSR Academy of Sciences, page 262
• Hübschmann, Heinrich (1887) Etymologie und Lautlehre der ossetischen Sprache (in German), Strasbourg: K.J. Trübner, page 28