bey

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (historical) A governor of a province or district in the Turkish (e.g. Ottoman) dominions.
2. in various other places, a prince or nobleman

Sinonieme

beg

Vertalings

bey

bei

بهگ

μπέης

bey

Bey

βέης

bei

bei

bey

gobernador turco

beg

البك

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/beɪ/

Etimologie (Engels)

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