bej

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See also: bèj and bëj

Translingual

Symbol

bej

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Beja.

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بك (beg).

Pronunciation

Noun

bej m (plural bejlerë, definite beu)

  1. (now historical)
    1. lord (in feudalism)
    2. bey, ruler of a province
    3. A title of nobility. bey
  2. (archaic) Respectful title of address. sir, mister
    Synonym: zot

Declension

Declension of bej
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative bej bejlerë beu bejlerët
accusative beun
dative beu bejlerëve beut bejlerëvet
ablative bejlerësh

Derived terms

Related terms

References

  • “be/j,~u”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 122a
  • Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “bej”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 73
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “beg”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 24b
  • Meyer, G. (1891) “bek-gu”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 31

Further reading

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

Noun

bej m inan

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter b.

See also

Northern Kurdish

Noun

bej ?

  1. earth
  2. continent

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish bey.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛj/
  • Rhymes: -ɛj
  • Syllabification: bej

Noun

bej m pers

  1. (historical) Bey (governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions)
    Synonym: beg
  2. (slang, offensive) bum, hobo
    Synonyms: żul, menel

Declension

Declension of bej
singular plural
nominative bej beje
genitive beja bejów/bei
dative bejowi bejom
accusative beja bejów/bei
instrumental bejem bejami
locative beju bejach
vocative beju beje

Further reading

  • bej in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bej in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French beige.

Pronunciation

Adjective

bej m or f or n (indeclinable)

  1. beige

Declension

Declension of bej (invariable)
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite bej bej bej bej
definite — — — —
genitive/
dative 		indefinite bej bej bej bej
definite — — — —

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French beige.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeʒ/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

bej (definite accusative beji, plural bejler)

  1. beige, cream colour

Adjective

bej

  1. beige, cream colour


Colors in Turkish · renkler (layout · text)
     beyaz, ak      gri, boz      siyah, kara
             kırmızı, kızıl; al              turuncu; kahverengi, konur, boz              sarı; bej
             limon çürüğü              yeşil              nane yeşili
             camgöbeği; turkuaz              gök, mavi              lacivert
             eflatun; mor              pembe; mor              yavruağzı

Zaniza Zapotec

Noun

bej

  1. moon
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