mbes

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *amb(i)-etja, from jes (to remain), a denominative of jetë.[2]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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mbes (aorist mbeta, participle mbetur)

  1. to remain, stay, rest

Derived terms

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  • jesë [jɛs] : I would remain / rest / live on.
  • jetë [jɛt] : he will remain / rest / live on.

References

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  1. ^ Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 79 : met & page 81 mmet), by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 168