besa

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See also: besá, besà, bešā, and běsa

Albanian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From besë (faith). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Interjection[edit]

besa

  1. (colloquial) really, to tell the truth

References[edit]

  • “bésa”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 126a

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun[edit]

besa

  1. definite nominative singular of besë

Asturian[edit]

Verb[edit]

besa

  1. third-person singular present indicative of besar
  2. second-person singular imperative of besar

Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

besa

  1. inflection of besar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Albanian besë.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /běːsa/
  • Hyphenation: be‧sa

Noun[edit]

bésa f (Cyrillic spelling бе́са)

  1. oath, pledge, word of honour among Albanians
    Synonym: závet
  2. truce, peace treaty between two clans in a blood feud
Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • besa” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • besa”, in Rečnik – Fjalor, 2019

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun[edit]

besa (Cyrillic spelling беса)

  1. genitive singular of bes

Sotho[edit]

Verb[edit]

besa

  1. to roast

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbesa/ [ˈbe.sa]
  • Rhymes: -esa
  • Syllabification: be‧sa

Verb[edit]

besa

  1. inflection of besar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Ternate[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Sahu besa'a. Equivalent to N- (nominalizer) +‎ fesa (wet).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

besa (Jawi بيس)

  1. rain
    besa fofuraia drizzle, a drizzling rain

Verb[edit]

besa (Jawi بيس)

  1. (impersonal) to rain
    besa uait's not raining

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of besa
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st tobesa fobesa mibesa
2nd nobesa nibesa
3rd Masculine obesa ibesa, yobesa
Feminine mobesa
Neuter ibesa
- archaic

References[edit]

  • Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh