бе

See also: бэ, бе-, and Appendix:Variations of "be"

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *bě.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɛ]

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Verb

бе • (be)

1. 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

• бре (bre)
• уе (ue)
• ле (le)
• е (e)

Interjection

бе • (be)

1. (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

• IPA^(key): [bɛ]
• Hyphenation: бе

Particle

бе • (be)

1. 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

• мо́ре (móre)
• мо́ри (móri)

See also

• де (de)

References

• “бе” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Tajik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /be/, [be]

Preposition

Dari	بی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	бе

бе • (be)

1. without
2. sans

Tuvan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *-mi (“interrogative particle”). Cognate to Mongolian бэ (be), Kazakh бе (be), Turkish mi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /be̞/

Particle

бе • (be)

1. 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?