begar

See also: begär and begår

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi बेगार (begār, “forced labor”), from Classical Persian بیگار (bē-gār).

Noun

begar (uncountable)

1. A system of forced labour in parts of India.

Synonyms

• veth

Further reading

• Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “begar”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […], page 80.

Anagrams

• Gaber, barge, Aberg, Barge, Berga, rebag, Garbe, Brega

Venetian

Etymology

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Verb

begar

1. (transitive) to quarrel, argue

Conjugation

• Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of begar (first conjugation)

infinitive	begar
auxiliary verb		aver	gerund		begando
past participle		begà
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	mi	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
present	bego	(te) beghi	(el/ła) bega	beghémo, begòn	beghé	(i/łe) bega
imperfect	begava	(te) begavi	(el/ła) begava	begàvimo	begavi	(i/łe) begava
future	begarò	(te) begarè	(el/ła) begarà	begarémo	begarè	(i/łe) begarà
conditional	mi	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
present	begarìa	(te) begarisi	(el/ła) begarìa	begarìsimo	begarisi	(i/łe) begarìa
subjunctive	che mi	che ti	che eło / eła	che noialtri / noialtre	che voialtri / voialtre	che łuri / łore
present	beghe, bega	(te) beghi	(el/ła) beghe, (el/ła) bega	beghémo, begone	beghé	(i/łe) beghe, (i/łe) bega
imperfect	begase	(te) begasi	(el/ła) begase	begàsimo	begasi	(i/łe) begase
imperative	—	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
	—	(te) bega	(el/ła) bega, (el/ła) beghe	beghémo	beghé	(i/łe) bega, (i/łe) beghe