English

Proper noun

Beja

1. A town in Latvia.
2. A city and district in Portugal.
3. A town in Tunisia, often spelled Béja.
4. An ethnic group found along the Horn of Africa.
5. The language of the aforementioned people.

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic.

Proper noun

Beja

1. Beja (a city in southern Portugal)
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 224 (facsimile):

     Ond auẽo pois aſſẏ— que en Beia u moraua un ome Caſado ben con ſa moll q̇ amaua

     It happened as such, that in Beja lived a man, well-married with his wife whom he loved.

Descendants

• Portuguese: Beja

Portuguese

Beja

Etymology

From Old Portuguese Beja, from Arabic, from Latin Pax Julia.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛʒɐ/

Proper noun

Beja f

1. Beja (a district in southern Portugal)
2. Beja (a city and municipality in Beja, Portugal)

Related terms

• bejense, pacense

Danish

Verb

beja

1. imperative of bejae

Ido

Etymology

Borrowing from English beige, French beige, German beige, Italian beige, Spanish beige, Russian бе́жевый ‎(béževyj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbe.ʒa/

Adjective

beja

• beige