begi

See also: bėgi

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beɡi/ [be.ɣ̞i]
• Rhymes: -eɡi, -i
• Hyphenation: be‧gi

Etymology 1

Noun

begi inan

1. eye
2. hole

Declension

Declension of begi (inan V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	begi	begia	begiak	begiok
ergative	begik	begiak	begiek	begiok
dative	begiri	begiari	begiei	begioi
genitive	begiren	begiaren	begien	begion
comitative	begirekin	begiarekin	begiekin	begiokin
causative	begirengatik	begiarengatik	begiengatik	begiongatik
benefactive	begirentzat	begiarentzat	begientzat	begiontzat
instrumental	begiz	begiaz	begiez	begiotaz
innesive	begitan	begian	begietan	begiotan
locative	begitako	begiko	begietako	begiotako
allative	begitara	begira	begietara	begiotara
terminative	begitaraino	begiraino	begietaraino	begiotaraino
directive	begitarantz	begirantz	begietarantz	begiotarantz
destinative	begitarako	begirako	begietarako	begiotarako
ablative	begitatik	begitik	begietatik	begiotatik
partitive	begirik	—	—	—
prolative	begitzat	—	—	—

Etymology 2

Verb

begi

1. Third-person singular (hark), taking third-person singular (hura) as direct object, imperative form of egin (“to do”).

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Low German (sik) begeven, compare with Swedish bege.

Verb

begi (imperative begi, present tense begir, passive begis, simple past bega or begav, past participle begitt, present participle begiende)

1. (reflexive) to go, proceed, to set off, set out, start out (for somewhere)
2. (non-reflexive, dated) to leave

   Han begav sjøen ― He left the sea. (to give up working at sea)

References

• “begi” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “begi” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Slovene

Noun

bégi

1. nominative/instrumental plural of bẹ̑g

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English beg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beɡi/, [bɪ̞ɟi], [be̝ji]

Verb

begi

1. to beg
2. to pray
   • 1978, “Di Krisneti Kisi”, in Kerstmis in Suriname, performed by Alberto en het gemengd koor "Gloria":

     Kon meki wi begi, begi da Anana

     Come let us pray, pray to the Creator

Noun

begi

1. prayer

Derived terms

• begiman (“beggar”)

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English bag.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

begi class V (plural mabegi class VI)

1. bag