beka

beka

See also: Beka, beka', beką, bèkà, béka, and bëka

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hebrew בֶּקַע (beqáʿ, “half-sheqel”, literally “broken”).

Noun

beka (plural bekas)

  1. an ancient Biblical unit of weight, half a shekel

Anagrams

Czech

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛka]
  • Rhymes: -ɛka
  • Hyphenation: be‧ka
  • Homophone: backa

Noun

beka

  1. genitive/accusative singular of bek

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *beka, from Proto-Oceanic *bʷeka. The sense of “boil in the armpit” refers to the person affected holding up their arm like a bat’s wing.

Noun

beka

  1. bat, especially flying fox (any bat of the family Pteropodidae)
    Synonyms: (Western Fijian) bekwa, (Kadavu) doli
    E levu na beka era kana vuata me vaka na jaina.
    Many fruit bats eat fruits such as bananas.
  2. (by extension, dermatology) boil in the armpit
    Synonym: kirikiribeka
    Na beka e dau vakavuna na mosi levu.
    An armpit boil causes great pain.

Derived terms

  • beka dina (“Pacific flying fox (Pteropus tonganus)”)
  • beka lulu (“Samoa flying fox (Pteropus samoensis)”)
  • beka ni bogi (“night owl, person active only at night”, literally “night bat”) (slang)
  • kirikiribeka (“armpit boil”, literally “bat-like lump”)
  • lako vakabeka (“to bring/find one's own food, to not rely on others”, literally “to go like a bat”)
  • macake na beka (“something extremely sweet-tasting”, literally “bat thrush”)
  • samusamu beka (“to stand around doing nothing (while others work)”, literally “bat-beating”)
  • tuvani vaka bati ni beka (“neatly arranged”, literally “arranged like bat teeth”)
  • vuka vakabeka (“to bring/find one's own food, to not rely on others”, literally “to fly like a bat”)

References

  • Gatty, Ronald (2009), “beka”, in Fijian–English Dictionary‎[1], Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 19

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish beca.

Noun

béka

  1. scholarship

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?]. Compare Tagalog bigkas.

Noun

béka (plural beka-beka or beka2)

  1. chat
  2. discuss

Maltese

Root
b-k-j
4 terms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Arabic بَكَى (bakā)
Maltese beka

    Inherited from Arabic بَكَى (bakā).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.ka/
    • Rhymes: -ɛka

    Verb

    beka (imperfect jibki, past participle mibki, active participle bieki, verbal noun biki)

    1. (intransitive) to cry
    2. (transitive) to mourn

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of beka (Form I)
    positive forms
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    perfect m bkejt bkejt beka bkejna bkejtu bkew
    f bkiet
    imperfect m nibki tibki jibki nibku tibku jibku
    f tibki
    imperative ibki ibku

    North Tukang Besi

    Noun

    beka

    1. cat

    References

    • Mark Donohue (1999), A Grammar of Tukang Besi, Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 535

    Pagu

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈbe.ka]
      • Audio:(file)

    Noun

    beka

    1. female (referring to an animal)

    References

    • Perangin Angin, Dalan Mehuli (2023), Kamus Pagu-Indonesia-Inggris, Jakarta: Penerbit BRIN

    Phuthi

    Etymology

    From Proto-Bantu *-béeka.

    Verb

    -béka

    1. to put, to place

    Inflection

    This verb needs an inflection-table template.

    Polish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.ka/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɛka
    • Syllabification: be‧ka

    Etymology 1

    Back-formation from beczka. Etymology 1 sense 3 is from beczka śmiechu (“barrel of laughs”).

    Noun

    beka f

    1. (colloquial) augmentative of beczka
    2. (colloquial) lardass, fatty, landwhale (a fat person)
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:grubas
    4. (slang) kicks, fun or amusement at somebody's expense; ridicule
      robić/mieć z kogoś bekę ― to make fun of someone
      robić coś dla beki ― to do something for kicks
    Declension
    Declension of beka
    singular plural
    nominative beka beki
    genitive beki bek
    dative bece bekom
    accusative bekę beki
    instrumental beką bekami
    locative bece bekach
    vocative beko beki
    adjectives
    adverbs
    nouns
    verbs

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Noun

    beka m pers

    1. genitive/accusative singular of bek

    Etymology 3

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

    beka

    1. third-person singular present of bekać

    Further reading

    • “beka”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • “beka”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish)

    Swazi

    Etymology

    From Proto-Bantu *-béeka.

    Verb

    -béka

    1. to put, place

    Inflection

    This verb needs an inflection-table template.

    Turkish

    Etymology

    From Ottoman Turkish بقا (beka), from Arabic بَقَاء (baqāʔ).

    Noun

    beka (definite accusative bekayı, plural bekalar)

    1. survival, lasting, remaining
      Synonyms: kalıcılık, ölmezlik

    Declension

    Declension of beka
    singular plural
    nominative beka bekalar
    definite accusative bekayı bekaları
    dative bekaya bekalara
    locative bekada bekalarda
    ablative bekadan bekalardan
    genitive bekanın bekaların
    Possessive forms
    nominative
    singular plural
    1st singular bekam bekalarım
    2nd singular bekan bekaların
    3rd singular bekası bekaları
    1st plural bekamız bekalarımız
    2nd plural bekanız bekalarınız
    3rd plural bekaları bekaları
    definite accusative
    singular plural
    1st singular bekamı bekalarımı
    2nd singular bekanı bekalarını
    3rd singular bekasını bekalarını
    1st plural bekamızı bekalarımızı
    2nd plural bekanızı bekalarınızı
    3rd plural bekalarını bekalarını
    dative
    singular plural
    1st singular bekama bekalarıma
    2nd singular bekana bekalarına
    3rd singular bekasına bekalarına
    1st plural bekamıza bekalarımıza
    2nd plural bekanıza bekalarınıza
    3rd plural bekalarına bekalarına
    locative
    singular plural
    1st singular bekamda bekalarımda
    2nd singular bekanda bekalarında
    3rd singular bekasında bekalarında
    1st plural bekamızda bekalarımızda
    2nd plural bekanızda bekalarınızda
    3rd plural bekalarında bekalarında
    ablative
    singular plural
    1st singular bekamdan bekalarımdan
    2nd singular bekandan bekalarından
    3rd singular bekasından bekalarından
    1st plural bekamızdan bekalarımızdan
    2nd plural bekanızdan bekalarınızdan
    3rd plural bekalarından bekalarından
    genitive
    singular plural
    1st singular bekamın bekalarımın
    2nd singular bekanın bekalarının
    3rd singular bekasının bekalarının
    1st plural bekamızın bekalarımızın
    2nd plural bekanızın bekalarınızın
    3rd plural bekalarının bekalarının

    References

    • “beka”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

    Xhosa

    Etymology

    From Proto-Bantu *-béeka.

    Verb

    -béka

    1. to put, place

    Inflection

    This verb needs an inflection-table template.

    Zulu

    Etymology

    From Proto-Bantu *-béeka.

    Verb

    -béka

    1. to put, place
    2. to lay
    3. to store
    4. to appoint

    Inflection

    tone H (infinitive ukubeka)
    positive negative
    infinitive ukubeka ukungabeki
    imperative
    simple + object concord
    singular beka -beke
    plural bekani -bekeni
    present
    positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
    1st singular ngiyabeka, ngibeka engibekayo, engibeka ngibeka angibeki engingabeki ngingabeki
    2nd singular uyabeka, ubeka obekayo, obeka ubeka awubeki ongabeki ungabeki
    1st plural siyabeka, sibeka esibekayo, esibeka sibeka asibeki esingabeki singabeki
    2nd plural niyabeka, nibeka enibekayo, enibeka nibeka anibeki eningabeki ningabeki
    class 1 uyabeka, ubeka obekayo, obeka ebeka akabeki ongabeki engabeki
    class 2 bayabeka, babeka ababekayo, ababeka bebeka ababeki abangabeki bengabeki
    class 3 uyabeka, ubeka obekayo, obeka ubeka awubeki ongabeki ungabeki
    class 4 iyabeka, ibeka ebekayo, ebeka ibeka ayibeki engabeki ingabeki
    class 5 liyabeka, libeka elibekayo, elibeka libeka alibeki elingabeki lingabeki
    class 6 ayabeka, abeka abekayo, abeka ebeka awabeki angabeki engabeki
    class 7 siyabeka, sibeka esibekayo, esibeka sibeka asibeki esingabeki singabeki
    class 8 ziyabeka, zibeka ezibekayo, ezibeka zibeka azibeki ezingabeki zingabeki
    class 9 iyabeka, ibeka ebekayo, ebeka ibeka ayibeki engabeki ingabeki
    class 10 ziyabeka, zibeka ezibekayo, ezibeka zibeka azibeki ezingabeki zingabeki
    class 11 luyabeka, lubeka olubekayo, olubeka lubeka alubeki olungabeki lungabeki
    class 14 buyabeka, bubeka obubekayo, obubeka bubeka abubeki obungabeki bungabeki
    class 15 kuyabeka, kubeka okubekayo, okubeka kubeka akubeki okungabeki kungabeki
    class 17 kuyabeka, kubeka okubekayo, okubeka kubeka akubeki okungabeki kungabeki
    recent past
    positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
    1st singular ngibekile, ngibekē engibekile, engibekē ngibekile, ngibekē angibekanga engingabekanga ngingabekanga
    2nd singular ubekile, ubekē obekile, obekē ubekile, ubekē awubekanga ongabekanga ungabekanga
    1st plural sibekile, sibekē esibekile, esibekē sibekile, sibekē asibekanga esingabekanga singabekanga
    2nd plural nibekile, nibekē enibekile, enibekē nibekile, nibekē anibekanga eningabekanga ningabekanga
    class 1 ubekile, ubekē obekile, obekē ebekile, ebekē akabekanga ongabekanga engabekanga
    class 2 babekile, babekē ababekile, ababekē bebekile, bebekē ababekanga abangabekanga bengabekanga
    class 3 ubekile, ubekē obekile, obekē ubekile, ubekē awubekanga ongabekanga ungabekanga
    class 4 ibekile, ibekē ebekile, ebekē ibekile, ibekē ayibekanga engabekanga ingabekanga
    class 5 libekile, libekē elibekile, elibekē libekile, libekē alibekanga elingabekanga lingabekanga
    class 6 abekile, abekē abekile, abekē ebekile, ebekē awabekanga angabekanga engabekanga
    class 7 sibekile, sibekē esibekile, esibekē sibekile, sibekē asibekanga esingabekanga singabekanga
    class 8 zibekile, zibekē ezibekile, ezibekē zibekile, zibekē azibekanga ezingabekanga zingabekanga
    class 9 ibekile, ibekē ebekile, ebekē ibekile, ibekē ayibekanga engabekanga ingabekanga
    class 10 zibekile, zibekē ezibekile, ezibekē zibekile, zibekē azibekanga ezingabekanga zingabekanga
    class 11 lubekile, lubekē olubekile, olubekē lubekile, lubekē alubekanga olungabekanga lungabekanga
    class 14 bubekile, bubekē obubekile, obubekē bubekile, bubekē abubekanga obungabekanga bungabekanga
    class 15 kubekile, kubekē okubekile, okubekē kubekile, kubekē akubekanga okungabekanga kungabekanga
    class 17 kubekile, kubekē okubekile, okubekē kubekile, kubekē akubekanga okungabekanga kungabekanga
    remote past
    positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
    1st singular ngābeka engābeka ngābeka angibekanga engingabekanga ngingabekanga
    2nd singular wābeka owābeka wābeka awubekanga ongabekanga ungabekanga
    1st plural sābeka esābeka sābeka asibekanga esingabekanga singabekanga
    2nd plural nābeka enābeka nābeka anibekanga eningabekanga ningabekanga
    class 1 wābeka owābeka ābeka akabekanga ongabekanga engabekanga
    class 2 bābeka abābeka bābeka ababekanga abangabekanga bengabekanga
    class 3 wābeka owābeka wābeka awubekanga ongabekanga ungabekanga
    class 4 yābeka eyābeka yābeka ayibekanga engabekanga ingabekanga
    class 5 lābeka elābeka lābeka alibekanga elingabekanga lingabekanga
    class 6 ābeka ābeka ābeka awabekanga angabekanga engabekanga
    class 7 sābeka esābeka sābeka asibekanga esingabekanga singabekanga
    class 8 zābeka ezābeka zābeka azibekanga ezingabekanga zingabekanga
    class 9 yābeka eyābeka yābeka ayibekanga engabekanga ingabekanga
    class 10 zābeka ezābeka zābeka azibekanga ezingabekanga zingabekanga
    class 11 lwābeka olwābeka lwābeka alubekanga olungabekanga lungabekanga
    class 14 bābeka obābeka bābeka abubekanga obungabekanga bungabekanga
    class 15 kwābeka okwābeka kwābeka akubekanga okungabekanga kungabekanga
    class 17 kwābeka okwābeka kwābeka akubekanga okungabekanga kungabekanga
    potential
    positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
    1st singular ngingabeka — ngingabeka ngingebeke — ngingebeke
    2nd singular ungabeka — ungabeka ungebeke — ungebeke
    1st plural singabeka — singabeka singebeke — singebeke
    2nd plural ningabeka — ningabeka ningebeke — ningebeke
    class 1 angabeka — engabeka angebeke — engebeke
    class 2 bangabeka — bengabeka bangebeke — bengebeke
    class 3 ungabeka — ungabeka ungebeke — ungebeke
    class 4 ingabeka — ingabeka ingebeke — ingebeke
    class 5 lingabeka — lingabeka lingebeke — lingebeke
    class 6 angabeka — engabeka angebeke — engebeke
    class 7 singabeka — singabeka singebeke — singebeke
    class 8 zingabeka — zingabeka zingebeke — zingebeke
    class 9 ingabeka — ingabeka ingebeke — ingebeke
    class 10 zingabeka — zingabeka zingebeke — zingebeke
    class 11 lungabeka — lungabeka lungebeke — lungebeke
    class 14 bungabeka — bungabeka bungebeke — bungebeke
    class 15 kungabeka — kungabeka kungebeke — kungebeke
    class 17 kungabeka — kungabeka kungebeke — kungebeke
    immediate future
    positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
    1st singular ngizobeka engizobeka ngizobeka angizubeka engingezubeka ngingezubeka
    2nd singular uzobeka ozobeka uzobeka awuzubeka ongezubeka ungezubeka
    1st plural sizobeka esizobeka sizobeka asizubeka esingezubeka singezubeka
    2nd plural nizobeka enizobeka nizobeka anizubeka eningezubeka ningezubeka
    class 1 uzobeka ozobeka ezobeka akazubeka ongezubeka engezubeka
    class 2 bazobeka abazobeka bezobeka abazubeka abangezubeka bengezubeka
    class 3 uzobeka ozobeka uzobeka awuzubeka ongezubeka ungezubeka
    class 4 izobeka ezobeka izobeka ayizubeka engezubeka ingezubeka
    class 5 lizobeka elizobeka lizobeka alizubeka elingezubeka lingezubeka
    class 6 azobeka azobeka ezobeka awazubeka angezubeka engezubeka
    class 7 sizobeka esizobeka sizobeka asizubeka esingezubeka singezubeka
    class 8 zizobeka ezizobeka zizobeka azizubeka ezingezubeka zingezubeka
    class 9 izobeka ezobeka izobeka ayizubeka engezubeka ingezubeka
    class 10 zizobeka ezizobeka zizobeka azizubeka ezingezubeka zingezubeka
    class 11 luzobeka oluzobeka luzobeka aluzubeka olungezubeka lungezubeka
    class 14 buzobeka obuzobeka buzobeka abuzubeka obungezubeka bungezubeka
    class 15 kuzobeka okuzobeka kuzobeka akuzubeka okungezubeka kungezubeka
    class 17 kuzobeka okuzobeka kuzobeka akuzubeka okungezubeka kungezubeka
    remote future
    positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
    1st singular ngiyobeka engiyobeka ngiyobeka angiyubeka engingeyubeka ngingeyubeka
    2nd singular uyobeka oyobeka uyobeka awuyubeka ongeyubeka ungeyubeka
    1st plural siyobeka esiyobeka siyobeka asiyubeka esingeyubeka singeyubeka
    2nd plural niyobeka eniyobeka niyobeka aniyubeka eningeyubeka ningeyubeka
    class 1 uyobeka oyobeka eyobeka akayubeka ongeyubeka engeyubeka
    class 2 bayobeka abayobeka beyobeka abayubeka abangeyubeka bengeyubeka
    class 3 uyobeka oyobeka uyobeka awuyubeka ongeyubeka ungeyubeka
    class 4 iyobeka eyobeka iyobeka ayiyubeka engeyubeka ingeyubeka
    class 5 liyobeka eliyobeka liyobeka aliyubeka elingeyubeka lingeyubeka
    class 6 ayobeka ayobeka eyobeka awayubeka angeyubeka engeyubeka
    class 7 siyobeka esiyobeka siyobeka asiyubeka esingeyubeka singeyubeka
    class 8 ziyobeka eziyobeka ziyobeka aziyubeka ezingeyubeka zingeyubeka
    class 9 iyobeka eyobeka iyobeka ayiyubeka engeyubeka ingeyubeka
    class 10 ziyobeka eziyobeka ziyobeka aziyubeka ezingeyubeka zingeyubeka
    class 11 luyobeka oluyobeka luyobeka aluyubeka olungeyubeka lungeyubeka
    class 14 buyobeka obuyobeka buyobeka abuyubeka obungeyubeka bungeyubeka
    class 15 kuyobeka okuyobeka kuyobeka akuyubeka okungeyubeka kungeyubeka
    class 17 kuyobeka okuyobeka kuyobeka akuyubeka okungeyubeka kungeyubeka
    present subjunctive
    positive negative
    1st singular ngibeke ngingabeki
    2nd singular ubeke ungabeki
    1st plural sibeke singabeki
    2nd plural nibeke ningabeki
    class 1 abeke angabeki
    class 2 babeke bangabeki
    class 3 ubeke ungabeki
    class 4 ibeke ingabeki
    class 5 libeke lingabeki
    class 6 abeke angabeki
    class 7 sibeke singabeki
    class 8 zibeke zingabeki
    class 9 ibeke ingabeki
    class 10 zibeke zingabeki
    class 11 lubeke lungabeki
    class 14 bubeke bungabeki
    class 15 kubeke kungabeki
    class 17 kubeke kungabeki
    past subjunctive
    positive negative
    1st singular ngabeka ngangabeka, angabeka, angangabeka
    2nd singular wabeka wangabeka, awabeka, awangabeka
    1st plural sabeka sangabeka, asabeka, asangabeka
    2nd plural nabeka nangabeka, anabeka, anangabeka
    class 1 wabeka wangabeka, akabeka, akangabeka
    class 2 babeka bangabeka, ababeka, abangabeka
    class 3 wabeka wangabeka, awabeka, awangabeka
    class 4 yabeka yangabeka, ayabeka, ayangabeka
    class 5 labeka langabeka, alabeka, alangabeka
    class 6 abeka angabeka, awabeka, awangabeka
    class 7 sabeka sangabeka, asabeka, asangabeka
    class 8 zabeka zangabeka, azabeka, azangabeka
    class 9 yabeka yangabeka, ayabeka, ayangabeka
    class 10 zabeka zangabeka, azabeka, azangabeka
    class 11 lwabeka lwangabeka, alwabeka, alwangabeka
    class 14 babeka bangabeka, ababeka, abangabeka
    class 15 kwabeka kwangabeka, akwabeka, akwangabeka
    class 17 kwabeka kwangabeka, akwabeka, akwangabeka
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