pabesë

Albanian

Etymology

From pa- + besë + .

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈbesə/
  • Rhymes: -esə

Adjective

i pabesë

  1. unfaithful, disloyal, treacherous, dishonest (of a person)
    Antonym: besnik
  2. treacherous, treasonous, dishonest (of an action)
    sulm i pabesëtreacherous attack
  3. lying, untruthful, deceptive, fake
    Synonym: i gënjeshtërt
  4. (archaic) unfaithful, infidel; of a different religion from the speaker's
    Synonym: i pafe

Derived terms

  • pabesi
  • pabesim
  • pabesisht

Descendants

  • Greek: μπαμπέσης (bampésis)

Noun

i pabesë m

  1. traitor, betrayer
  2. infidel, unbeliever

Noun

të pabesë n (uncountable)

  1. dishonesty, disloyalty
    Synonym: pabesi

References

  • “pabesë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language] (in Albanian), 1980, page 1317b
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