bej

See also: bèj and bëj

Translingual

Symbol

bej

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

Albanian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بك‎ (beg), from Old Anatolian Turkish بك‎ (beg, “ruler”).

Noun

bej m (indefinite plural bejlerë, definite singular beu, definite plural bejlerët)

1. (historical) bey

Declension

Declension of bej

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

Related terms

• sanxhakbej, bejlerbej

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛj/, [bej]

Noun

bej

1. The name of the Latin-script letter 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 ?

1. earth
2. continent

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish bey.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bej m pers

1. (historical) Bey (a 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

• IPA^(key): /beʒ/

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/

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