qenë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *klend, from *kʷl-e-nd, thematic aorist of Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- (“turn, become”) (compare Ancient Greek ἔπλετο (épleto, “(s)he became”), Old Armenian եղեւ (ełew, “he became”), Tocharian B klutk- (“turns, becomes”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcɕɛnə/, [cɕɛn]

Participle

qenë

1. participle of jam

Verb

qenë

1. third-person plural simple perfect indicative of jam