bey in Persian
بگ beg
/beɪ/
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Australia/bæɪ/
bey in Persian: بگ (beg). In English, bey means a governor of a province or district in the Turkish (e.g. Ottoman) dominions.
Persian words for bey
- governor of a Turkish dominion
- بگ beg
English meaning of bey
- noun A governor of a province or district in the Turkish (e.g. Ottoman) dominions.
- noun In various other places, a prince or nobleman.
bey in other languages
Questions about bey in Persian
- What is the meaning of bey in Persian?
- Bey in Persian is بگ (beg).
- معنی bey چیست؟
- Bey: بگ (beg).
- What does bey mean in English?
- Bey means a governor of a province or district in the Turkish (e.g. Ottoman) dominions.
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