besa

See also: besá, besà, bešā, and běsa

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

1. (colloquial) really, to tell the truth

References

• “bésa”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 126a

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

besa

1. definite nominative singular of besë

Asturian

Verb

besa

1. third-person singular present indicative of besar
2. 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

1. inflection of besar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. 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)

1. oath, pledge, word of honour among Albanians

   Synonym: závet

2. truce, peace treaty between two clans in a blood feud

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	besa	bese
genitive	bese	besa
dative	besi	besama
accusative	besu	bese
vocative	beso	bese
locative	besi	besama
instrumental	besom	besama

Declension of besa

References

• “besa”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
• “besa”, in Rečnik – Fjalor, 2019

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

besa (Cyrillic spelling беса)

1. genitive singular of bes

Sotho

Verb

besa

1. to roast

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbesa/ [ˈbe.sa]
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: be‧sa

Verb

besa

1. inflection of besar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. 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)

1. rain

   besa fofurai ― a drizzle, a drizzling rain

Verb

besa (Jawi بيس)

1. (impersonal) to rain

   besa ua ― it's not raining

Conjugation

Conjugation of besa
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	tobesa	fobesa	mibesa
2nd	nobesa	nibesa
3rd	Masculine	obesa	ibesa, yobesa†
Feminine	mobesa
Neuter	ibesa
† - archaic

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