Besiana

Albanian

Alternative forms

Besianë

Etymology

A feminized personal name based on the besë.

It is considered an ancient Albanian name as it is documented in Procopius' list of restored cities that were rebuilt in Dardania, close to Petrizen, in his 560 A. D. work of the buildings of Justinian.^[1]

Proper noun

Besiana f

a female given name
(Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) A woman of honour
(Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) A city in Kosovo

Related terms

References

^ Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society. – Of the buildings of Justinian. By Procopius (Circ. 560 A.D.). Translated by Aubrey Stewart and annotated by Col. Sir C. W. Wilson and Prof. Hayter Lewis. London, 1888, p. 103.

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Etymology

Placename near Dardapara, documented by Procopius in 560 A. D.^[1] Borrowed from archaic Besiana, ultimatily a formation of Proto-Albanian *baitši.

Proper noun

Besiana n pl (genitive Besianōrum); second declension

A city close to Petrizen and Dardapara, current Besiana or Podujeva.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Besiana
Genitive	Besianōrum
Dative	Besianīs
Accusative	Besiana
Ablative	Besianīs
Vocative	Besiana
Locative	Besianīs

References

^ Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society. – Of the buildings of Justinian. By Procopius (Circ. 560 A.D.). Translated by Aubrey Stewart and annotated by Col. Sir C. W. Wilson and Prof. Hayter Lewis. London, 1888, p. 103.

[1] Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society. – Of the buildings of Justinian. By Procopius (Circ. 560 A.D.). Translated by Aubrey Stewart and annotated by Col. Sir C. W. Wilson and Prof. Hayter Lewis. London, 1888, p. 103.

[2] Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society. – Of the buildings of Justinian. By Procopius (Circ. 560 A.D.). Translated by Aubrey Stewart and annotated by Col. Sir C. W. Wilson and Prof. Hayter Lewis. London, 1888, p. 103.

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