përballë

Albanian

Etymology

From për- (prepositional prefix) +‎ ballë (“front, forehead”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pəɾˈbaɫə/
  • Rhymes: -ɫə
  • Hyphenation: për‧bá‧llë

Adverb

përballë

  1. in front, opposite, facing, against
    Synonyms: karshi, kundrejt, ballë për ballë, përkundrejt
  2. (figurative) facing, countering something

Preposition

përballë (+ablative)

  1. in front of
  2. (figurative) facing or overcoming an obstacle, resistance to difficulty

References
  • “përballë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
  • “përballë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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