bagëm
Albanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek βάπτισμα (báptisma), internally corrupted or affected by another word, possibly bekoj (“I bless”).[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bagëm m (plural bagme, definite bagmi, definite plural bagmet)
- anointing oil
- 1555, Gjon Buzuku, Meshari:
- Embë mishëriert të Bagmit shenjt tat.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Synonyms edit
References edit
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “bagëm”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 155
- ^ Vladimir, Orel. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the albanian language