mbes

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [mbɛs]

Verb

mbes (aorist mbeta, participle mbetur)

  1. to remain, stay, rest

Derived terms
  • mbet (Tosk) / met (Gheg)
  • mbetemi (Tosk) / metmi (Gheg)
  • mbetni (Tosk) / metni (Gheg)
  • jesë [jɛs] : I would remain / rest / live on.
  • jetë [jɛt] : he will remain / rest / live on.

References
  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, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 168
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