bey
Meaning
- gentleman, mister
- lord, master
- husband
Frequency
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”)).
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Sentences
Hapishanede, reis bey 🤵♂️ , muhakeme gününün heyecanıyla yaşadım.
In prison, Mr. Chieftain, I lived with the excitement of judgment day.
Cavit Bey 🤵♂️ , bütün koğuşa, çıkınca nerelere gideceğini, nasıl iş tutacağını anlatıyordu.
Mr. Cavit was telling the whole ward where he would go when he got out and how he would do business.
Aptal ata binerse bey 🤵♂️ oldum sanır, şalgam aşa girerse yağ oldum sanır.
If a fool rides a horse, he thinks I'm a gentleman, and if a turnip rises, he thinks I'm fat.
Dursun Bey 🤵♂️ ormanlarından Kazdağ çamlıklarına ve pınarlarına kadar her 🔁 yeri araştırdı.
Mr. Dursun searched everywhere from forests to Kaz Mountain pines and springs.
Abdal ata binince bey 🤵♂️ oldum sanır, şalgam aşa girince yağ oldum sanır.
When Abdal gets on the horse, he thinks I'm a gentleman, and when the turnip enters the stage, he thinks I'm fat.
Bu Cavit Bey 🤵♂️ Adapazarı taraflarında bir 1 yerde muhasebei hususiye memuru iken bacanağını vurmuş.
This Cavit Bey shot his brother-in-law while he was an accounting officer somewhere in Adapazarı.