# bey
## English
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بك (bey, “gentleman, chief”), from Old Anatolian Turkish بك (beg, “ruler”), from Proto-Turkic *bēg (“lord”). See there for more.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /beɪ/
* (AusE) IPA: /bæɪ/
* (GenAm) IPA: /beɪ/
* Rhymes: -eɪ
* Homophones: bay, bae

### Noun

bey (plural beys)
* (historical) A governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions
** 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 512: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.
** 2005, Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Pashazade, page 15: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.
* in various other places, a prince or nobleman

#### Derived terms

* begum
* beydom
* beyship

#### Translations
### References

* Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “bey”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

### Anagrams

* 'bye, Bye, Eby, bye

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بك (bey), from Old Anatolian Turkish بك (beg), from Proto-Turkic *bēg (“lord”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bɛj/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

bey m (plural beys)
* bey

### Further reading

* “bey”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## German
### Preposition

bey [with dative]
* Obsolete spelling of bei.

## Italian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Ottoman Turkish بك (bey), from Old Anatolian Turkish بك (beg), from Proto-Turkic *bēg (“lord”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɛj/
* Rhymes: -ɛj
* Hyphenation: bèy

### Noun

bey m (invariable)
* bey

## Middle English
### Noun

bey
* Alternative form of bee

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بك (bey), from Old Anatolian Turkish بك (beg), from Proto-Turkic *bēg (“lord”).

### Noun

bey m (plural beyes)
* bey

### Further reading

* “bey”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Talysh
### Verb

bey
* to be
    Ha manqədə az se rüj danq bedəm.Every month I go crazy for three days.(literally, “become crazy”)
    Dı mı ğum bedəş ya ne?Will you become my relative or not?
    Ço damə bedəniş?Why aren't you talking?

#### Conjugation

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| Infinitive | Infinitive | Infinitive | Infinitive | Infinitive | Present stem | Present stem | Present stem | Present stem | Present stem | Present stem | Present stem | Present stem | Present stem | Past participle | Past participle | Past participle | Past participle | | | | | | | |
| be(y) | be(y) | be(y) | be(y) | be(y) | bi-/bı- | bi-/bı- | bi-/bı- | bi-/bı- | bi-/bı- | bi-/bı- | bi-/bı- | bi-/bı- | bi-/bı- | bə | bə | bə | bə | | | | | | | |
| Indicative present | Indicative present | Indicative present | Indicative present | Indicative present | Simple imperfect | Simple imperfect | Simple imperfect | Simple past imperfective (was) | Simple past imperfective (was) | Present optative | Present optative | Imperative | Imperative | Simple past perfective (became) | Simple past perfective (became) | Future | Future | Imperfect II composite | Imperfect II composite | Imperfect II composite | Imperfect II composite | Plusquamperfect | Plusquamperfect | preterite conditional |
| | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural | Singular | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural | singular | plural | singular |
| 1 | bedəm | bedəm | bedəmon | bedəmon | əbim | əbim | əbimon | bim | bimon | bıbom | bıbomon | | | bəm | bəmon | bəbem | bəbemon | bedə bim | bedə bim | bedə bimon | bedə bimon | bə bim | bə bimon | bə bəim |
| 2 | bedəş | bedəş | bedəşon | bedəşon | əbiş | əbiş | əbion | biş | bion | bıboş | bıboon | bıbi! | bıbən! | bəş | bəon | bəbeş | bəbeyon | bedə biş | bedə biş | bedə bion | bedə bion | bə biş | bə bion | bə bəiş |
| 3 | bedə | bedə | bedən | bedən | əbi | əbi | əbin | be | bin | bıbo | bıbon | | | bə | bən | bəbe | bəben | bedə be | bedə be | bedə bin | bedə bin | bə be | bə bin | bə bəi |

## Turkish
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بك (bey), from Old Anatolian Turkish بك (beg, “ruler”), from Proto-Turkic *bēg (“lord”). See there for more.
Unrelated to Turkish bay (“gentleman”) (from Ottoman Turkish باي (bày, “a rich or great man”)).

### Noun

bey (definite accusative beyi, plural beyler)
* gentleman, mister
* lord, master
* husband

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
bey
beyler
definite accusative
beyi
beyleri
dative
beye
beylere
locative
beyde
beylerde
ablative
beyden
beylerden
genitive
beyin
beylerin
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
beyim
beylerim
2nd singular
beyin
beylerin
3rd singular
beyi
beyleri
1st plural
beyimiz
beylerimiz
2nd plural
beyiniz
beyleriniz
3rd plural
beyleri
beyleri
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
beyimi
beylerimi
2nd singular
beyini
beylerini
3rd singular
beyini
beylerini
1st plural
beyimizi
beylerimizi
2nd plural
beyinizi
beylerinizi
3rd plural
beylerini
beylerini
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
beyime
beylerime
2nd singular
beyine
beylerine
3rd singular
beyine
beylerine
1st plural
beyimize
beylerimize
2nd plural
beyinize
beylerinize
3rd plural
beylerine
beylerine
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
beyimde
beylerimde
2nd singular
beyinde
beylerinde
3rd singular
beyinde
beylerinde
1st plural
beyimizde
beylerimizde
2nd plural
beyinizde
beylerinizde
3rd plural
beylerinde
beylerinde
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
beyimden
beylerimden
2nd singular
beyinden
beylerinden
3rd singular
beyinden
beylerinden
1st plural
beyimizden
beylerimizden
2nd plural
beyinizden
beylerinizden
3rd plural
beylerinden
beylerinden
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
beyimin
beylerimin
2nd singular
beyinin
beylerinin
3rd singular
beyinin
beylerinin
1st plural
beyimizin
beylerimizin
2nd plural
beyinizin
beylerinizin
3rd plural
beylerinin
beylerinin
Predicative forms
singular
plural
1st singular
beyim
beylerim
2nd singular
beysin
beylersin
3rd singular
bey beydir
beyler beylerdir
1st plural
beyiz
beyleriz
2nd plural
beysiniz
beylersiniz
3rd plural
beyler
beylerdir :

#### Synonyms

* bay
* beyefendi

#### Related terms

* ağabey
* begüm
* beybaba
* beyefendi
* beylerbeyi
* beyli
* beylik
* beysiz
* beyzade
* derebeyi

#### References

* Sevortjan, E. V. (1978) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume II, Moscow: Nauka, pages 97, 98

## Wolof
### Verb

bey
* to farm

#### Derived terms

* beykat