Beja

See also: beja and Béja

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Beja

Wikipedia

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• Beğa, Bedja

Noun

Beja pl (plural only)

1. An ethnic group found along the Horn of Africa.

Proper noun

Beja

1. The language of the Beja ethnic group.

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Beja, bej ⁠

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• Baja, Bajs

Proper noun

Beja

1. A village in Latvia.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Beja

1. A city and district of Portugal.
2. Alternative form of Béja, Tunisia.

Old Galician-Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.ʒa/

Proper noun

Beja

1. Beja (a city in southern Portugal)
   • a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, 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

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

Beja

Wikipedia ^pt

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Beja, from Arabic بَاجَة (bāja), from Visigothic Paca, from Pācem (Jūliam) (the ancient Roman town).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.ʒɐ/

• Audio (Portugal):

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• Hyphenation: Be‧ja

Proper noun

Beja f

1. Beja (a locality and civil parish of Beja, district of Beja, Portugal)
2. Beja (a city and municipality of the district of Beja, Portugal)
3. Beja (a district in southern Portugal)

Usage notes

Beja is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Related terms

• bejense, pacense