beş

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bes"

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		беш
Abjad		بئش

Azerbaijani numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: beş     Ordinal: beşinci

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bẹ̄ĺ (“five”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰋𐱁 (b²š /⁠beš⁠/, “five”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beʃ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Numeral

beş

1. five

   Synonyms: (Classical Azerbaijani) pənc, xəmsə

Crimean Tatar

Other scripts
Cyrillic	беш
Roman

Crimean Tatar numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: beş     Ordinal: beşinci     Distributive: beşer

Etymology

Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰋𐱁 (b²š /⁠beš⁠/, “five”), from Proto-Turkic *bẹ̄ĺ (“five”).

Numeral

beş

1. five

Declension

Declension of beş

nominative	beş
genitive	beşniñ
dative	beşke
accusative	beşni
locative	beşte
ablative	beşten

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
• “beş”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Gagauz

Gagauz cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : beş     Ordinal : beşinci     Distributive : beşer
Gagauz Wikipedia article on 5 (sayı)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish [Term?], ultimately form Proto-Turkic *bẹ̄ĺ. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰋𐱁 (b²š /⁠beš⁠/, “five”), Turkish beş.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beʃ/

Numeral

beş

1. five

Salar

Salar cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : beş     Ordinal : beşinci

Etymology

Cognate with Turkish beş.

Pronunciation

• (Xunhua, Qinghai, Ili, Xinjiang) IPA^(key): /peʃ/, /peɕ/
• (Ili, Xinjiang) IPA^(key): /pæʃ/

Numeral

beş

1. five

References

• 林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985) “beş”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎^[2], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 12
• Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “beş”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, pages 302, 444
• 马伟 [Ma Wei], 朝克 [Chao Ke] (2014) “beş”, in 撒拉语366条会话读本 [Salar 366 Conversation Reader]‎^[3], 1^st edition, 社会科学文献出版社 [Social Science Literature Press], →ISBN, page 17
• Yakup, Abdurishid (2002) “beş”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon‎^[4], Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, pages 57-58
• 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016) “beş”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages ​​- Salar Language Studies], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), pages 295-296

Turkish

Turkish numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: beş     Ordinal: beşinci     Distributive: beşer

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بش (beş), from Proto-Turkic *bẹ̄ĺ (“five”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰋𐱁 (b²š /⁠beš⁠/, “five”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beʃ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Numeral

beş

1. five

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	beş
Definite accusative	beşi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	beş	beşler
Definite accusative	beşi	beşleri
Dative	beşe	beşlere
Locative	beşte	beşlerde
Ablative	beşten	beşlerden
Genitive	beşin	beşlerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular beşim beşlerim 2nd singular beşin beşlerin 3rd singular beşi beşleri 1st plural beşimiz beşlerimiz 2nd plural beşiniz beşleriniz 3rd plural beşleri beşleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular beşimi beşlerimi 2nd singular beşini beşlerini 3rd singular beşini beşlerini 1st plural beşimizi beşlerimizi 2nd plural beşinizi beşlerinizi 3rd plural beşlerini beşlerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular beşime beşlerime 2nd singular beşine beşlerine 3rd singular beşine beşlerine 1st plural beşimize beşlerimize 2nd plural beşinize beşlerinize 3rd plural beşlerine beşlerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular beşimde beşlerimde 2nd singular beşinde beşlerinde 3rd singular beşinde beşlerinde 1st plural beşimizde beşlerimizde 2nd plural beşinizde beşlerinizde 3rd plural beşlerinde beşlerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular beşimden beşlerimden 2nd singular beşinden beşlerinden 3rd singular beşinden beşlerinden 1st plural beşimizden beşlerimizden 2nd plural beşinizden beşlerinizden 3rd plural beşlerinden beşlerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular beşimin beşlerimin 2nd singular beşinin beşlerinin 3rd singular beşinin beşlerinin 1st plural beşimizin beşlerimizin 2nd plural beşinizin beşlerinizin 3rd plural beşlerinin beşlerinin

Derived terms

• beşli

Further reading

• “beş”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• beş in Reverso (Turkish-English)