besë

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See also: bese and besé

Albanian

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Etymology

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A formation from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (to trust).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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besë f (plural besë) (uncountable)

  1. pledge, oath, word of honor, promise, vow
    Synonym: premtim
  2. trust, belief (in someone)
    Synonyms: bindje, besim
  3. (archaic)
    1. truce between two clans in a blood feud; truce period
    2. protection when hosted as a guest, aegis
      Synonym: ndore
    3. alliance, coalition, agreement
      Synonym: besëlidhje
  4. (countable, colloquial) religion, faith, creed
    Synonym: fe

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Aromanian: besã
  • Bulgarian: бе́са (bésa)
  • Greek: μπέσα (bésa)
  • Macedonian: беса (besa)
  • Ottoman Turkish: بسا (besa)
  • Serbo-Croatian: bésaбе́са

References

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  • “bés/ë,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 126ab
  • Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “besë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 22
  • Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[2] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 96f.
  • Meyer, G. (1891) “besɛ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 33