Avar

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Persian بیل (bêl).

Noun

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бел (bel)

  1. shovel, spade

Bulgarian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bɛɫ]
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

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бел (bel)

  1. Alternative form of бял (bjal, white).

Usage notes

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  • This pronunciation is typical of the Southwestern dialects, such as shopski and Macedonian-influenced Bulgarian.

Declension

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Positive forms of бел
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite бел
bel
бе́ла
béla
бе́ло
bélo
бе́ли
béli
definite
(subject form)
бе́лият
bélijat
бе́лата
bélata
бе́лото
béloto
бе́лите
bélite
definite
(object form)
бе́лия
bélija
Comparative forms of бел
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite по́-бе́л
pó-bél
по́-бе́ла
pó-béla
по́-бе́ло
pó-bélo
по́-бе́ли
pó-béli
definite
(subject form)
по́-бе́лият
pó-bélijat
по́-бе́лата
pó-bélata
по́-бе́лото
pó-béloto
по́-бе́лите
pó-bélite
definite
(object form)
по́-бе́лия
pó-bélija
Superlative forms of бел
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite на́й-бе́л
náj-bél
на́й-бе́ла
náj-béla
на́й-бе́ло
náj-bélo
на́й-бе́ли
náj-béli
definite
(subject form)
на́й-бе́лият
náj-bélijat
на́й-бе́лата
náj-bélata
на́й-бе́лото
náj-béloto
на́й-бе́лите
náj-bélite
definite
(object form)
на́й-бе́лия
náj-bélija

Chamalal

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Andian [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Noun

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бе̄л (beelclass 5

  1. mountain
    бе̄ллӏ гьаваbeelᵏll havamountain air

Declension

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Declension of бел (type 1/бе̄л (beel), no gradation)
Singular Plural
Nominative бе̄л
beel
бе̄лди
beeldi
Ergative бе̄лд
beeld
бе̄лдад
beeldad
Genitive бе̄ллӏ
beelᵏll
бе̄лдалӏ
beeldaᵏll
Dative бе̄ллъа
beellˢa
бе̄лдалъа
beeldalˢa

References

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  • Magomedova, Patimat T. (1999) Чамалинско-русский словарь [Chamali-Russian dictionary] (in Russian), Makhachkala: Dagestan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, page 74

Chechen

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Etymology

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From a Turkic language, ultimately from Persian بیل (bêl). Compare Azerbaijani bel.

Noun

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бел (belclass ?

  1. shovel, spade

Kazakh

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Alternative scripts
Arabic بەل
Cyrillic бел
Latin bel
Yañalif ʙel

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Turkic *bẹ̄l.

Noun

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бел (bel)

  1. waist
  2. spine, backbone
Declension
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Declension of бел
singular plural
nominative бел (bel) белдер (belder)
genitive белдің (beldıñ) белдердің (belderdıñ)
dative белге (belge) белдерге (belderge)
accusative белді (beldı) белдерді (belderdı)
locative белде (belde) белдерде (belderde)
ablative белден (belden) белдерден (belderden)
instrumental белмен (belmen) белдермен (beldermen)

Etymology 2

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From Persian بیل (bêl, spade).

Noun

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бел (bel)

  1. (Atyrau, Mangyshlak, Karakalpakstan, Turkmenistan) shovel, spade
    Synonym: күрек (kürek)
Declension
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Declension of бел
singular plural
nominative бел (bel) белдер (belder)
genitive белдің (beldıñ) белдердің (belderdıñ)
dative белге (belge) белдерге (belderge)
accusative белді (beldı) белдерді (belderdı)
locative белде (belde) белдерде (belderde)
ablative белден (belden) белдерден (belderden)
instrumental белмен (belmen) белдермен (beldermen)
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Kyrgyz

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *bẹ̄l.

Noun

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бел (bel) (Arabic spelling بەل)

  1. waist

Derived terms

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Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělъ.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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бел (bel) (comparative побел, superlative најбел, diminutive беличок, abstract noun белина)

  1. white
  2. noun intensifier, e.g. in бел (bel) свет, "this whole wide world", lit. "white world"

Declension

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Declension of бел
positive masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite бел (bel) бела (bela) бело (belo) бели (beli)
definite unspecified белиот (beliot) белата (belata) белото (beloto) белите (belite)
definite proximal белиов (beliov) белава (belava) белово (belovo) беливе (belive)
definite distal белион (belion) белана (belana) белоно (belono) белине (beline)
comparative masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite побел (pobel) побела (pobela) побело (pobelo) побели (pobeli)
definite unspecified побелиот (pobeliot) побелата (pobelata) побелото (pobeloto) побелите (pobelite)
definite proximal побелиов (pobeliov) побелава (pobelava) побелово (pobelovo) побеливе (pobelive)
definite distal побелион (pobelion) побелана (pobelana) побелоно (pobelono) побелине (pobeline)
superlative masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite најбел (najbel) најбела (najbela) најбело (najbelo) најбели (najbeli)
definite unspecified најбелиот (najbeliot) најбелата (najbelata) најбелото (najbeloto) најбелите (najbelite)
definite proximal најбелиов (najbeliov) најбелава (najbelava) најбелово (najbelovo) најбеливе (najbelive)
definite distal најбелион (najbelion) најбелана (najbelana) најбелоно (najbelono) најбелине (najbeline)

Derived terms

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See also

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Colors in Macedonian · бои (boi) (layout · text)
     бел (bel)      сив (siv)      црн (crn)
             црвен (crven), румен (rumen)              портокалов (portokalov); кафеав (kafeav), лисест (lisest)              жолт (žolt)
             маслинест (maslinest)              зелен (zelen)             
             тиркизен (tirkizen)                           син (sin), плав (plav); модар (modar)
             виолетов (violetov)              лилав (lilav), пурпурен (purpuren)              розов (rozov)

Ossetian

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Etymology

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Akin to Persian بیل.

Noun

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бел (bel)

  1. shovel

Russian

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English bel.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bɛɫ] (phonetic respelling: бэл)
  • IPA(key): [bʲeɫ]

Noun

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бел (bɛl, belm inan (genitive бе́ла, nominative plural бе́лы, genitive plural бе́лов)

  1. bel (unit of sound intensity)
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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бел (bel)

  1. short masculine singular of бе́лый (bélyj)

Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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бе̑л (Latin spelling bȇl, definite бе̑лӣ, comparative бѐљӣ)

  1. Alternative form of бе̏о

Southern Altai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *bẹ̄l. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐰠 (b²il², waist); Kazakh бел (bel), Kyrgyz бел (bel), Crimean Tatar bel, Kumyk бел (bel), Bashkir бил (bil), Tatar бил (bil), Turkish bel (waist), Uzbek bel, Uyghur بەل (bel, waist), etc.

Noun

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бел (bel)

  1. waist

Derived terms

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References

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Čumakajev A. E., editor (2018), “бел”, in Altajsko-russkij slovarʹ [Altaic–Russian Dictionary], Gorno-Altaysk: NII altaistiki im. S.S. Surazakova, →ISBN

N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “бел”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

Tajik

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Etymology

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Inherited from Classical Persian بیل (bēl)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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бел (bel) (Persian spelling بیل)

  1. shovel, spade

Inflection

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Inflection of бел
singular plural
bare бел (bel) белҳо (belho) [Term?] [Term?]
definite
object
белро (belro) белҳоро (belhoro) ро (ro) ро (ro)
izofa бели (bel-i) белҳои (belho-yi) и (i) и (i)
indefinite,
definite
relative
bare беле (bele)
object белеро (belero)
Possessive forms of бел
singular plural
bare 1st singular белам (belam) белҳоям (belhoyam) ам (am) ам (am)
2nd singular белат (belat) белҳоят (belhoyat) ат (at) ат (at)
3rd singular белаш (belaš) белҳояш (belhoyaš) аш () аш ()
1st plural беламон (belamon) белҳоямон (belhoyamon) амон (amon) амон (amon)
2nd plural белатон (belaton) белҳоятон (belhoyaton) атон (aton) атон (aton)
3rd plural белашон (belašon) белҳояшон (belhoyašon) ашон (ašon) ашон (ašon)
singular plural
definite
object
1st singular беламро (belamro) белҳоямро (belhoyamro) амро (amro) амро (amro)
2nd singular белатро (belatro) белҳоятро (belhoyatro) атро (atro) атро (atro)
3rd singular белашро (belašro) белҳояшро (belhoyašro) ашро (ašro) ашро (ašro)
1st plural беламонро (belamonro) белҳоямонро (belhoyamonro) амонро (amonro) амонро (amonro)
2nd plural белатонро (belatonro) белҳоятонро (belhoyatonro) атонро (atonro) атонро (atonro)
3rd plural белашонро (belašonro) белҳояшонро (belhoyašonro) ашонро (ašonro) ашонро (ašonro)