бе
Bulgarian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Slavic *bě.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
бе • (be)
- second/third-person singular imperfect/aorist indicative of съм (sǎm)
Etymology 2 edit
Combines:
- An emphatic particle derived from Proto-Slavic *ba, *bo, coordinate to де (de), же (že), ле (le).
- A form of address borrowed from Ottoman Turkish به, from Byzantine Greek βρέ (bré), probably a colloquial form of Ancient Greek μωρέ (mōré), the vocative of μωρός (mōrós, “dull”).
Alternative forms edit
Interjection edit
бе • (be) (colloquial)
- (emphatic particle): Alternative form of ба (ba): used as an expression of disbelief, surprise, irritation, or eagerness
- Да, бе, да!
- Da, be, da!
- Really! / Well, I never!
- Какво ме гледаш, бе?
- Kakvo me gledaš, be?
- What the hell are you looking at?
- Бе, писна ми от всички!
- Be, pisna mi ot vsički!
- I am so fed up with everything!
- (form of address): Alternative form of бре (bre): used for emphasis after vocative expressions
- Иванчо, бе, млъкни за малко, та и аз да кажа нещо!
- Ivančo, be, mlǎkni za malko, ta i az da kaža nešto!
- Oi, Johny, shut up for a moment, so I can also say something!
Conjunction edit
бе • (be) (colloquial)
- used for emphasis in enumeration of entries
- бе това, бе онова
- be tova, be onova
- and this, and that
- бе туй било, бе онуй било
- be tuj bilo, be onuj bilo
- both this happened, and that happened
References edit
- “бе”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “бе”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Nayden Gerov (1895) “бе!”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 30
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бе”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 39
Macedonian edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Particle edit
бе • (be)
- 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 edit
See also edit
- де (de)
References edit
- “бе” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
Tajik edit
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
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бе • (be)
Tuvan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Turkic *-mi (“interrogative particle”). Cognate to Mongolian бэ (be), Kazakh бе (be), Turkish mi.
Pronunciation edit
Particle edit
бе • (be)