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Entry	be
Part of speech	adjective
Explanations in Malagasy	[Taimoro, Tanala, Tanosy] betsaka [Rakotosaona 1975]
	maro, lehibe, ngeza [Rakotosaona: Tanosy]
	betsaka, maro, sesehena (alohan' ny anarana mandrakariva): Be trano itỳ tanàna itỳ ¶ lehibe, ngeza, makadiry (aloha na aorian' ny anarana): Be kibo io rangahy io. He! izato kibo beny ¶ lehibe, be vava (aorian' ny anarana): Harem-be ~ Fatiantoka be izany ¶ lehibe, maro karazana, malaza (aorian' ny anarana): Fihinanam-be re izao! [Rajemisa 1985]
Explanations in English	much, many, numerous, large, great, loud. See betsaka, lehibe. This word is extensively used in compound words, especially before nouns, as bevava, besofina, great-mouthed, large-eared, etc; before other words for names of tribes, as Betsileo, etc; and after other nouns, as raibe, great grandfather, sinibe, a big water-pot, etc. It governs the accusative case, as: any aminay no be azy (There are many of them with us). [Mal. Besar, Jav. Rabe.] [Richardson 1885]
	much, many, great ¶ old [Hallanger 1973]
Explanations in French	beaucoup, nombreux; gros, grand ¶ vieux [Hallanger 1974]
Derivations	anabeazana, anabiazana, beazina, bebe, fahabe, fanabe, fanabeazana, fanabiazana, fibeazana, habe, habiazina, ibeazana, kabe, mahabe, manabe, mihabe, mpanabe
Morphology	Imperative biaza
Compound words, titles, names	be adala       be aina       be anaka       be an-tanàna       be antitra       be beso       be fanahy       be fahatany       be fo       be haitraitra       be hariva       be indrafo       be lamba rangahy       be lambana       be lambanana       be loha       bemandomba       be maso       ben' ny tanana       be no aizana       be noho kely       be noho vitsy       be raoka       be rehaka       be saina       be taim-bava       be tenda       be tongotra       be tsy adala       be vava       be zanahary       lehibe       manabe loha       manao be hariva       manao be no aizana       ny be sy ny maro
Analogs	betsaka ~ makadiry ~ maro ~ ngeza
Quotes	Proverbs containing the word be
Toponymy	Place names having the word be (63) Ambahibe Ambalabe Ambararatabe Ambatobe Ambinanibe Amboahangibe Amboanjobe Ambohibe Ambohibemasoandro Ambondrombe Andranobe Andranovoribe Androfiabe Ankazobe Ankijanibe Ankilibe   Antsirabe Beadabo Beakanga Beamalona Beambiaty Befarafara Befelatanana Behenjy Bekatra Bekily Belambo Bemamba Bemanevika Bemavo Bemena Bemoka   Beomby Berano Berofia Beronono Besalampy Betafo Betainomby Betantely Betanty Bevato Bevoay Hanimbe Ivohibe Longozabe Madirobe Mahabe   Mahatsinjobe Nosibe Nosy Be Nosy Mangabe Ranobe Rantabe Riambe Sadabe Sahabe Tambohobe Tanambe Tanetibe Vatobe Vinanibe Volobe
Entry	be
Part of speech	imperative of active verb to be [full list]
Entry	Be
Part of speech	noun (symbol)
Explanations in Malagasy	Singa mivaingana, fahefatra amin'ny firaketan'i Mendeleiev. [3.1]
Explanations in English	beryllium [3.1]
Explanations in French	béryllium [3.1]
Vocabulary	Chemistry

Updated on 2021/11/27