bey

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Meaning

  1. gentleman, mister
  2. lord, master
  3. husband

Frequency

A2
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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Hapishanede, reis  bey
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muhakeme  gününün heyecanıyla yaşadım.

In prison, Mr. Chieftain, I lived with the excitement of judgment day.

Cavit  Bey
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bütün  koğuşa, çıkınca nerelere gideceğini,  nasıl    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
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 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.

Abdal   ata  binince  bey
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 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.

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