Inherited fromOld Church Slavonicбѣ(bě), fromProto-Slavic*bě.
бе• (be)
- second/third-personsingularimperfect/aoristindicative ofсъм(sǎm)
Combines:
бе• (be)(colloquial)
- (emphatic particle):alternative form ofба(ba):used as an expression of disbelief, surprise, irritation, or eagerness
Какво ме гледаш,бе?- Kakvo me gledaš,be?
- Whatthe hell are you looking at?
Бе, писна ми от всички!- Be, pisna mi ot vsički!
- I amso fed up with everything!
- (form of address):alternative form ofбре(bre):used for emphasis after vocative expressions
Иванчо,бе, млъкни за малко, та и аз да кажа нещо!- Ivančo,be, mlǎkni za malko, ta i az da kaža nešto!
- Oh, Ivancho, shut up for a moment, so I can also say something!
бе• (be)(colloquial)
- used for emphasis in enumeration of entries
бе това,бе онова- be tova,be onova
- and this,and that
бе туй било,бе онуй било- be tuj bilo,be onuj bilo
- both this happened,and that happened
- “бе”, inРечник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences,2014
- “бе”, inРечник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian),Chitanka,2010
- Nayden Gerov (1895), “бе!”, inРѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv:Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.",page30
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бе”, inБългарски етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House,→ISBN, page39
Borrowed fromOttoman Turkishبه, fromByzantine Greekβρέ(bré), fromAncient Greekμωρέ(mōré), which is thevocative form ofμωρός(mōrós). Cognate withSerbo-Croatianbre,Greekρε(re), andTurkishbre.
бе• (be)
- A particle expressing anger, frustration, or surprise.
До́јди ва́му,бе!- Dójdi vámu,be!
- Come here (at once)!
Што се́ дереш,бе?- Što sé dereš,be?
- What (the hell) are you yelling about?
Ка́ко ве надму́дрија,бе?- Káko ve nadmúdrija,be?
- How (on earth) did they outwit you?
- “бе” inДигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
Inherited fromClassical Persianبی(bē), fromاَبی(abē), fromProto-Indo-European*h₂epó.
бе• (be) (Persian spellingبی)
- without
- sans
FromProto-Turkic*-mi(“interrogative particle”). Cognate toMongolianбэ(be),Kazakhбе(be),Turkishmi.
бе• (be)
- Particle for forming yes-or-no questions.
- Сеншайижиксей-дир сенбе? ―Sen şay ijiksey-dir senbe? ―Do you want to drink tea?
бе• (be) n inan (indeclinable)
- The letterб(b), the 2nd letter of the Ukrainian alphabet.
