- Main Entry:
- Be·ja

- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈbā-jə\
- Function:
- noun
- Inflected Form(s):
- plural Beja
- Etymology:
- Arabic dialect beja, bega, probably ultimately from Geez bega
- Date:
- 1819
1
: a member of a pastoral people living between the Nile and the Red Sea
2
: the Cushitic language of the Beja people