bey en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /beɪ/ (UK)
- /bæɪ/ (Australia)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /beɪ/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بك (bey, “gentleman, chief”), from Old Anatolian Turkish بك (beg, “ruler”), from Proto-Turkic *bēg (“lord”). See there for more.
Meanings
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(historical) A governor of a province or district in the Turkish (e.g. Ottoman) dominions.
Whether his position with the Third Circle made the difference or the fact that he ranked as a bey, life in El Iskandryia was proving easier than he'd ever dreamed possible when he stepped off the plane.
2005, Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Pashazade, page 15:She was chaperoned by the widow of a Bey whose son had been at Oxford with him, and this gave him the excuse to exchange a few words with her, and then to be presented to the Princess.
1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 512:
- In various other places, a prince or nobleman.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| beys | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (46)
hu bej (governor of a Turkish dominion) · el μπέης (governor of a Turkish dominion) · cmn 巴依 (governor of a Turkish dominion) · id bey (governor of a Turkish dominion) · cmn 貝伊 /贝伊 (governor of a Turkish dominion) · sh бег (governor of a Turkish dominion) · ba бей (governor of a Turkish dominion) · nog бий (governor of a Turkish dominion) · de Bei (governor of a Turkish dominion) · tt бәк (governor of a Turkish dominion) · bg бей (governor of a Turkish dominion) · mk бег (governor of a Turkish dominion) · ja ベグ (governor of a Turkish dominion) · fa بگ (governor of a Turkish dominion) · tyv бег (governor of a Turkish dominion) · de Beg (governor of a Turkish dominion) · kk бек (governor of a Turkish dominion) · es bey (governor of a Turkish dominion) · uz bek (governor of a Turkish dominion) · ar بِك (governor of a Turkish dominion) · ota بگ (governor of a Turkish dominion) · alt бий (governor of a Turkish dominion) · ky бек (governor of a Turkish dominion) · hu bég (governor of a Turkish dominion) · az bəy (governor of a Turkish dominion) · el βέης (governor of a Turkish dominion) · pt bei (governor of a Turkish dominion) · rsk беґ (governor of a Turkish dominion) · tr bey (governor of a Turkish dominion) · bn বেগ (governor of a Turkish dominion) · ru бей (governor of a Turkish dominion) · ar بِيه (governor of a Turkish dominion) · hi बेग (governor of a Turkish dominion) · ar بِيك (governor of a Turkish dominion) · kk би (governor of a Turkish dominion) · hy բեյ (governor of a Turkish dominion) · de Bey (governor of a Turkish dominion) · ar بِك (governor of a Turkish dominion) · ka ბაი (governor of a Turkish dominion) · fi bey (governor of a Turkish dominion) · sq bej (governor of a Turkish dominion) · ru бек (governor of a Turkish dominion) · ca bei (governor of a Turkish dominion) · sh beg (governor of a Turkish dominion) · fr bey (governor of a Turkish dominion) · ckb بەگ (governor of a Turkish dominion)