besa

== Albanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbesa/ Rhymes: -esa === Etymology 1 === From besë (“faith”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. ==== Interjection ==== besa (colloquial) really, to tell the truth ==== References ==== “bésa”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980, page 126a === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== besa definite nominative singular of besë == Asturian == === Verb === besa third-person singular present indicative of besar second-person singular imperative of besar == Catalan == === Pronunciation === (traditional) IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbe.zə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈbe.za] (frequently) IPA(key): (Central) [ˈbɛ.zə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈbə.zə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈbe.za] Rhymes: -ɛza === Verb === besa inflection of besar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Albanian besë. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /běːsa/ Hyphenation: be‧sa ==== Noun ==== bésa f (Cyrillic spelling бе́са) oath, pledge, word of honour among Albanians Synonym: závet truce, peace treaty between two clans in a blood feud ===== Declension ===== ==== References ==== “besa”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 “besa”, in Rečnik – Fjalor, 2019 === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== besa (Cyrillic spelling беса) genitive singular of bes == Sotho == === Verb === besa to roast == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbesa/ [ˈbe.sa] Rhymes: -esa Syllabification: be‧sa === Verb === besa inflection of besar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Ternate == === Etymology === Cognate with Sahu besa'a. Equivalent to N- (nominalizer) +‎ fesa (“wet”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbe.sa/ === Noun === besa (Jawi بيس) rain بيس فوفراي ― besa fofurai ― a drizzle, a drizzling rain === Verb === besa (Jawi بيس) (impersonal) to rain besa ua ― it's not raining ==== Conjugation ==== === References === Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890), Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh