бе

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

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɛ]

Verb

бе • (be)

1. second-person singular imperfect indicative of съм (sǎm)
2. third-person singular imperfect indicative of съм (sǎm)
3. second-person singular aorist indicative of съм (sǎm)
4. third-person singular aorist indicative of съм (sǎm)

Interjection

бе • (be)

1. (colloquial) Placed at the end of a sentence as an impolite intensifier.

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Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish به‎, from Byzantine Greek μρε (mre), from Ancient Greek μωρέ (mōré), which is the vocative form of μωρός (mōrós). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian bre, Greek ρε (re), and Turkish bre.

Particle

бе • (be)

1. A particle expressing anger, frustration, or surprise.

   Дојди ваму бе!

   Dojdi vamu be!

   Come here (at once)!

   Што се дереш бе?

   Što se dereš be?

   What (the hell) are you yelling about?

   Како ве надмудрија бе?

   Kako ve nadmudrija be?

   How (on earth) did they outwit you?

Related terms

• море (more)
• мори (mori)

See also

• де (de)

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Tajik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /be/

Preposition

Dari Persian	بی‎
Iranian Persian
Tajik	бе (be)

бе • (be)

1. without
2. sans

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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?