Hindi prefix

बे-

be-
privative

Register

Perso-Arabic

Productivity

high

freely attaches to new bases

Attaches to

N · ADJ

Status

Establisheddraft

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Words built with बे-

बेशर्म
beśarm
without shame
शर्म+बे-
बेकार
bekār
of no use
कार+बे-
बेघर
beghar
without a home
घर+बे-

Does the same job elsewhere

Functional equivalents, placed in their lanes. Same register is noted; most differ.

English

  • -less
    functional equivalent; register differs (P vs N)
  • un-
    functional equivalent; register differs (P vs N)

French

  • in-
    functional equivalent; register differs (P vs L)
  • dé(s)-
    functional equivalent; register differs (P vs N)
  • é-
    functional equivalent; register differs (P vs N)
  • mal-
    functional equivalent; register differs (P vs N)

Hindi

this affix: बे-

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