English
Etymology
From Hebrew בֶּקַע (beqáʿ, “half-sheqel”, literally “broken”).
Noun
beka (plural bekas)
- an ancient Biblical unit of weight, half a shekel
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
beka
- genitive/accusative singular of bek
Fijian
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Pacific *beka, from Proto-Oceanic, variously reconstructed as *bʷeka, *beŋka or *pʷeka. Cognate with Hawaiian peʻa, Maori peka and Samoan pe'a.
Noun
beka
- bat (flying mammal), flying fox
References
- Gatty, Ronald (2009) “beka”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 19
Hiligaynon
Etymology
From Spanish beca.
Noun
béka
- scholarship
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?]. Compare Tagalog bigkas.
Noun
beka (plural beka-beka, informal 1st possessive bekaku, 2nd possessive bekamu, 3rd possessive bekanya)
- chat
- discuss
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic بَكَى (bakā).
Pronunciation
Verb
beka (imperfect jibki, past participle mibki, active participle bieki, verbal noun biki)
- (intransitive) to cry
- (transitive) to mourn
Conjugation
Phuthi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-béeka.
Verb
-béka
- to put, to place
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.ka/
- Rhymes: -ɛka
- Syllabification: be‧ka
Etymology 1
Back-formation from beczka.
Noun
beka f
- (colloquial) Augmentative of beczka
- (colloquial) lardass, fatty, landwhale (a fat person)
- Synonyms: baleron, baryła, baryłka
- (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
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
beka m pers
- genitive/accusative singular of bek
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
beka
- third-person singular present of bekać
Further reading
- beka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- beka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-béeka.
Verb
-béka
- 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)
- survival, lasting, remaining
- Synonyms: kalıcılık, ölmezlik
Declension
References
- “beka”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-béeka.
Verb
-béka
- to put, place
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-béeka.
Verb
-béka
- to put, place
- to lay
- to store
- to appoint
Inflection
Tone H
|
Infinitive
|
ukubeka
|
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Positive
|
Negative
|
Infinitive
|
ukubeka
|
ukungabeki
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Imperative
|
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Simple
|
+ object concord
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Singular
|
beka
|
-beke
|
Plural
|
bekani
|
-bekeni
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Present
|
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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
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obekayo, obeka
|
ebeka
|
akabeki
|
ongabeki
|
engabeki
|
Class 2
|
bayabeka, babeka
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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
|