"bej" meaning in Albanian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbej/
Rhymes: -ej Etymology: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بك (beg). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sq|ota|بك|tr=beg}} Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بك (beg) Head templates: {{head|sq|noun|plural|bejlerë|definite|beu||{{{def2}}}||{{{4}}}||{{{f}}}||{{{m}}}|g=m|head=|sort=}} bej m (plural bejlerë, definite beu), {{sq-noun|m|bejlerë|beu}} bej m (plural bejlerë, definite beu) Inflection templates: {{sq-decl-noun|bej|bejlerë|beu|bejlerët|bej|bejlerë|beun|bejlerët|beu|bejlerëve|beut|bejlerëve|bejlerësh}}, {{sq-ndecl-table|p=bejlerë|psh=bejlerësh|pt=bejlerët|pve=bejlerëve|pvet=bejlerëve|s=bej|sa=beu|sacc=|si=beu|sin=beun|sit=beut}} Forms: bejlerë [plural], beu [definite], no-table-tags [table-tags], bej [indefinite, nominative, singular], beu [definite, nominative, singular], bejlerë [indefinite, nominative, plural], bejlerët [definite, nominative, plural], bej [accusative, indefinite, singular], beun [accusative, definite, singular], bejlerë [accusative, indefinite, plural], bejlerët [accusative, definite, plural], beu [dative, indefinite, singular], beut [dative, definite, singular], bejlerëve [dative, indefinite, plural], bejlerëve [dative, definite, plural], beu [ablative, indefinite, singular], beut [ablative, definite, singular], bejlerësh [ablative, indefinite, plural], bejlerëve [ablative, definite, plural], beg [alternative], be [alternative, archaic]
  1. (now historical)
    lord (in feudalism)
    Tags: historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-bej-sq-noun-50havPly Categories (other): Feudalism, People
  2. (now historical)
    bey, ruler of a province
    Tags: historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-bej-sq-noun-fy7yZOjZ Categories (other): Albanian entries with incorrect language header, Rulers Disambiguation of Albanian entries with incorrect language header: 3 40 27 31 Disambiguation of Rulers: 6 51 21 22
  3. (now historical)
    A title of nobility. bey
    Tags: historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-bej-sq-noun-sVwRSfi6 Categories (other): Nobility
  4. (archaic) Respectful title of address. sir, mister Tags: archaic, masculine Synonyms: zot
    Sense id: en-bej-sq-noun-nzxgCLUR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bejçe, bejlereshë, bejlurçinë, bejllëk Related terms: allajbe, begzade, bejlerbej, sanxhakbej, Skënderbej

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bejçe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bejlereshë"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bejlurçinë"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bejllëk"
    }
  ],
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        "tr": "beg"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بك (beg).",
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    {
      "form": "bejlerë",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beu",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sq-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bej",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bejlerë",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bejlerët",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bej",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bejlerë",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "form": "beu",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beut",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bejlerëve",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bejlerëve",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beut",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bejlerësh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bejlerëve",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beg",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "be",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "{{{4}}}",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{f}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{m}}}",
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        "3": "plural",
        "4": "bejlerë",
        "5": "definite",
        "6": "beu",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{def2}}}",
        "9": "",
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        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
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    }
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        "5": "bej",
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        "s": "bej",
        "sa": "beu",
        "sacc": "",
        "si": "beu",
        "sin": "beun",
        "sit": "beut"
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "allajbe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "begzade"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bejlerbej"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sanxhakbej"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Skënderbej"
    }
  ],
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          "name": "Feudalism",
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "langcode": "sq",
          "name": "People",
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          "parents": [],
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        "lord (in feudalism)"
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          "lord"
        ]
      ],
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        "(now historical)",
        "lord (in feudalism)"
      ],
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        "historical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "3 40 27 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Albanian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 51 21 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sq",
          "name": "Rulers",
          "orig": "sq:Rulers",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "bey, ruler of a province"
      ],
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        [
          "bey",
          "bey"
        ],
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          "province",
          "province"
        ]
      ],
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        "(now historical)",
        "bey, ruler of a province"
      ],
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        "historical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sq",
          "name": "Nobility",
          "orig": "sq:Nobility",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "A title of nobility. bey"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "bey",
          "bey"
        ]
      ],
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        "(now historical)",
        "A title of nobility. bey"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "Respectful title of address. sir, mister"
      ],
      "id": "en-bej-sq-noun-nzxgCLUR",
      "links": [
        [
          "sir",
          "sir"
        ],
        [
          "mister",
          "mister"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) Respectful title of address. sir, mister"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "zot"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbej/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ej"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bej"
}
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    "Albanian lemmas",
    "Albanian masculine nouns",
    "Albanian nouns",
    "Albanian terms borrowed from Ottoman Turkish",
    "Albanian terms derived from Ottoman Turkish",
    "Pages with 8 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Albanian/ej",
    "Rhymes:Albanian/ej/1 syllable",
    "sq:Rulers"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "bejçe"
    },
    {
      "word": "bejlereshë"
    },
    {
      "word": "bejlurçinë"
    },
    {
      "word": "bejllëk"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "ota",
        "3": "بك",
        "tr": "beg"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بك (beg)",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بك (beg).",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beu",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sq-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bej",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bejlerë",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bejlerët",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bej",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bejlerë",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bejlerët",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beut",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bejlerëve",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bejlerëve",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beut",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bejlerësh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bejlerëve",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beg",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "be",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "11": "beut",
        "12": "bejlerëve",
        "13": "bejlerësh",
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        "3": "beu",
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        "5": "bej",
        "6": "bejlerë",
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        "8": "bejlerët",
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        "s": "bej",
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  ],
  "lang": "Albanian",
  "lang_code": "sq",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "allajbe"
    },
    {
      "word": "begzade"
    },
    {
      "word": "bejlerbej"
    },
    {
      "word": "sanxhakbej"
    },
    {
      "word": "Skënderbej"
    }
  ],
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      "categories": [
        "Albanian terms with historical senses",
        "sq:Feudalism",
        "sq:People"
      ],
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        "lord (in feudalism)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lord",
          "lord"
        ]
      ],
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        "(now historical)",
        "lord (in feudalism)"
      ],
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        "historical",
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Albanian terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bey, ruler of a province"
      ],
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        [
          "bey",
          "bey"
        ],
        [
          "province",
          "province"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(now historical)",
        "bey, ruler of a province"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Albanian terms with historical senses",
        "sq:Nobility"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A title of nobility. bey"
      ],
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        [
          "bey",
          "bey"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(now historical)",
        "A title of nobility. bey"
      ],
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        "historical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Albanian terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Respectful title of address. sir, mister"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sir",
          "sir"
        ],
        [
          "mister",
          "mister"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) Respectful title of address. sir, mister"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "zot"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbej/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ej"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bej"
}

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