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Bulgarian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *bě.
Pronunciation
Verb
бе • (be)
- second/third-person singular imperfect/aorist indicative of съм (sǎm)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish به, from Byzantine Greek βρέ (bré), from Ancient Greek μωρέ (mōré), which is the vocative form of μωρός (mōrós).
Alternative forms
Interjection
бе • (be)
- (colloquial) placed at the end of a sentence as an impolite intensifier
Macedonian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish به, from Byzantine Greek βρέ (bré), from Ancient Greek μωρέ (mōré), which is the vocative form of μωρός (mōrós). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian bre, Greek ρε (re), and Turkish bre.
Pronunciation
Particle
бе • (be)
- A particle expressing anger, frustration, or surprise.
До́јди ва́му, бе!- Dójdi vámu, be!
- Come here (at once)!
Што се́ дереш, бе?- Što sé dereš, be?
- What (the hell) are you yelling about?
Ка́ко ве надму́дрија, бе?- Káko ve nadmúdrija, be?
- How (on earth) did they outwit you?
Related terms
See also
References
- “бе” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
Tajik
Pronunciation
Preposition
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- without
- sans
Tuvan
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *-mi (“interrogative particle”). Cognate to Mongolian бэ (be), Kazakh бе (be), Turkish mi.
Pronunciation
Particle
бе • (be)
- Particle for forming yes-or-no questions.
- Сен шай ижиксей-дир сен бе? ― Sen şay ijiksey-dir sen be? ― Do you want to drink tea?