mbes

Albanian edit

Alternative forms edit

mes^[1] [mɛs] (Gheg)
mbetem

Etymology edit

From Proto-Albanian *amb(i)-etja, from jes (“to remain”), a denominative of jetë.^[2]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [mbɛs]

Verb edit

mbes (aorist mbeta, participle mbetur)

to remain, stay, rest

Derived terms edit

mbet (Tosk) / met (Gheg)
mbetemi (Tosk) / metmi (Gheg)
mbetni (Tosk) / metni (Gheg)

Related terms edit

jesë [jɛs] : I would remain / rest / live on.
jetë [jɛt] : he will remain / rest / live on.

References edit

^ Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 79 : met & page 81 mmet), by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎^[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 168

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