biri var idi, biri yox idi

== Azerbaijani == === Etymology === Literally, “one was, one wasn't”. Compare the similar semantics of Turkish bir varmış, bir yokmuş, Persian یکی بود یکی نبود (yeki bud yeki nabud, “once upon a time/there was, there was not”), Armenian լինում է, չի լինում (linum ē, čʻi linum) and կար-չկար (kar-čʻkar, “once upon a time/there was, there was not”), Georgian იყო და არა იყო რა (iq̇o da ara iq̇o ra, “once upon a time/there was, there was not”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [biˈri vɑr iˈdi biˈri joχ iˈdi] === Phrase === biri var idi, biri yox idi (used at the beginnings of fairytales) once upon a time ==== Usage notes ==== Often directly followed by günlərin bir günündə.