Translingual
Etymology
Symbol
bej
See also
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بك (beg).
Pronunciation
Noun
bej m (plural bejlerë, definite beu)
- (now historical)
- (archaic) Respectful title of address. sir, mister
- Synonym: zot
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bej | beu | bejlerë | bejlerët |
| accusative | beun | |||
| dative | beu | beut | bejlerëve | bejlerëve |
| ablative | bejlerësh | |||
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “be/j,~u”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1], 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, , page 31
Further reading
beu on the Albanian Wikipedia.Wikipedia sq
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
Noun
bej m inan
- The name of the Latin script letter b/B.
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) a, bej, cej, čet, ćej, dej, ej, ět, ef, gej, ha, cha, i, jot, ka, eł, el, em, en, ejn, o, pej, er, ejŕ, es, eš, śej, tej, u, wej, y, zet, žet, źej
Northern Kurdish
Noun
bej ?
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بك (bey).
Pronunciation
Noun
bej m pers
- (historical) Bey (governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions)
- Synonym: beg
- (slang, offensive) bum, hobo
Declension
Declension of bej
Further reading
- “bej”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- “bej”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[3] (in Polish)
Romanian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
bej m or f or n (indeclinable)
Declension
| 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
Pronunciation
Noun
bej (definite accusative beji, plural bejler)
Adjective
bej
| beyaz, ak | gri, boz | siyah, kara |
| kırmızı, kızıl; al | turuncu; kahverengi, boz | sarı; bej |
| limon çürüğü | yeşil | nane yeşili |
| camgöbeği; turkuaz | mavi, gök | lacivert |
| eflatun; mor | pembe; mor | yavruağzı |
Zaniza Zapotec
Noun
bej
