бей
See also: беи
Bashkir
Etymology
Akin to Old Turkic 𐰋𐰏 (beg, “chief, titled man”), Old Uyghur [script needed] (beg, “lord, chief”), Karakhanid بگ (bēg, “chief, a woman's husband”), Turkish bey (“gentleman; lord, master”). See the latter for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bɪ̞j]
- Hyphenation: бей (one syllable)
Noun
бей • (bey)
- (historical) head of clan; a feudal lord
- (dated) a way to address a man honorifically
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | бей (bey) | бейҙәр (beyźər) |
| definite genitive | бейҙең (beyźeñ) | бейҙәрҙең (beyźərźeñ) |
| dative | бейгә (beygə) | бейҙәргә (beyźərgə) |
| definite accusative | бейҙе (beyźe) | бейҙәрҙе (beyźərźe) |
| locative | бейҙә (beyźə) | бейҙәрҙә (beyźərźə) |
| ablative | бейҙән (beyźən) | бейҙәрҙән (beyźərźən) |
Bulgarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bɛj]
Audio (Standard Bulgarian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛj
Etymology 1
From Turkish bey (“gentleman; lord, master”).
Noun
бей • (bej) (relational adjective бе́йов)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | бей bej |
бе́йове, бе́еве1, бе́йовци1 béjove, béeve1, béjovci1 |
| definite (subject form) |
бе́ят béjat |
бе́йовете, бе́евете1, бе́йовците1 béjovete, béevete1, béjovcite1 |
| definite (object form) |
бе́я béja | |
| vocative form | бе́ю béju |
бе́йове, бе́еве1, бе́йовци1 béjove, béeve1, béjovci1 |
1Archaic.
Etymology 2
Interjection
бей • (bej)
Ket
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *bej (“wind”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [beˑj˧]
Noun
бей (bēj) m or n (plural бэеӈ)
Adverb
бей (bēj)
References
- ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 120
Further reading
- Werner, Heinrich (2002), Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Jenissej-Sprachen, volume 1, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, pages 122-123
- Kotorova, Elizaveta; Nefedov, Andrey (2015), Большой словарь кетского языка, Münich: LINCOM, →ISBN, page 115
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bʲej]
Etymology 1
Noun
бей • (bej) m anim (genitive бе́я, nominative plural бе́и, genitive plural бе́ев)
- bey (Turkish official)
Declension
See also
Etymology 2
Verb
бей • (bej)
- second-person singular imperative imperfective of бить (bitʹ)
- Клином красным бей белых!
- Klinom krasnym bej belyx!
- Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge! (1919 Bolshevik propaganda poster)