bagëm

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βάπτισμα (báptisma), internally corrupted or affected by another word, possibly bekoj (“I bless”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbaɡəm]

Noun

bagëm m (plural bagme, definite bagmi, definite plural bagmet)

  1. anointing oil
    • 1555, Gjon Buzuku, Meshari:
      Embë mishëriert të Bagmit shenjt tat.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

References
  1. Topalli, K. (2017) “bagëm”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 155
  2. Vladimir, Orel. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the albanian language
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