"be" meaning in Albanian

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Noun

IPA: [bɛ] Forms: be [plural], beja [definite], betë [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Albanian *bẹ(ð)ə < *baidā-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoydʰ-eh₂ < *bʰeydʰ- (“to persuade”). Compare Old English bād (“pledge, expectation”), Proto-Slavic *bě̄dà, Ancient Greek πείθω (peíthō), Latin foedus. Etymology templates: {{inh|sq|sqj-pro|*bẹ(ð)ə}} Proto-Albanian *bẹ(ð)ə, {{der|sq|ine-pro|*bʰoydʰéh₂|*bʰoydʰ-eh₂}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰoydʰ-eh₂, {{cog|ang|bād||pledge, expectation}} Old English bād (“pledge, expectation”), {{cog|sla-pro|*bě̄dà}} Proto-Slavic *bě̄dà, {{cog|grc|πείθω}} Ancient Greek πείθω (peíthō), {{cog|la|foedus}} Latin foedus Head templates: {{head|sq|noun|plural|be|definite|beja||{{{def2}}}|definite plural|betë||{{{f}}}||{{{m}}}|g=f|head=|sort=}} be f (plural be, definite beja, definite plural betë), {{sq-noun|f|be|beja|betë}} be f (plural be, definite beja, definite plural betë)
  1. oath Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-be-sq-noun-wET1FZVW Categories (other): Albanian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Albanian entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
  2. vow, swearing Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-be-sq-noun-HcrzhRK9 Categories (other): Albanian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Albanian entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: përbej, besë, betoj, betohem, bind
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "përbej"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "besë"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "betoj"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "betohem"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bind"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "sqj-pro",
        "3": "*bẹ(ð)ə"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Albanian *bẹ(ð)ə",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*bʰoydʰéh₂",
        "4": "*bʰoydʰ-eh₂"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *bʰoydʰ-eh₂",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "bād",
        "3": "",
        "4": "pledge, expectation"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English bād (“pledge, expectation”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sla-pro",
        "2": "*bě̄dà"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *bě̄dà",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "πείθω"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek πείθω (peíthō)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "foedus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin foedus",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Albanian *bẹ(ð)ə < *baidā-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoydʰ-eh₂ < *bʰeydʰ- (“to persuade”). Compare Old English bād (“pledge, expectation”), Proto-Slavic *bě̄dà, Ancient Greek πείθω (peíthō), Latin foedus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "be",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beja",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betë",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "10": "betë",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{f}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{m}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "be",
        "5": "definite",
        "6": "beja",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{def2}}}",
        "9": "definite plural",
        "g": "f",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "be f (plural be, definite beja, definite plural betë)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "be",
        "3": "beja",
        "4": "betë"
      },
      "expansion": "be f (plural be, definite beja, definite plural betë)",
      "name": "sq-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Albanian",
  "lang_code": "sq",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Albanian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "oath"
      ],
      "id": "en-be-sq-noun-wET1FZVW",
      "links": [
        [
          "oath",
          "oath"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Albanian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "vow, swearing"
      ],
      "id": "en-be-sq-noun-HcrzhRK9",
      "links": [
        [
          "vow",
          "vow"
        ],
        [
          "swearing",
          "swearing"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[bɛ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "be"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Albanian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Albanian feminine nouns",
    "Albanian lemmas",
    "Albanian nouns",
    "Albanian terms derived from Proto-Albanian",
    "Albanian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Albanian terms inherited from Proto-Albanian",
    "Pages with 64 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "përbej"
    },
    {
      "word": "besë"
    },
    {
      "word": "betoj"
    },
    {
      "word": "betohem"
    },
    {
      "word": "bind"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "sqj-pro",
        "3": "*bẹ(ð)ə"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Albanian *bẹ(ð)ə",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*bʰoydʰéh₂",
        "4": "*bʰoydʰ-eh₂"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *bʰoydʰ-eh₂",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "bād",
        "3": "",
        "4": "pledge, expectation"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English bād (“pledge, expectation”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sla-pro",
        "2": "*bě̄dà"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *bě̄dà",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "πείθω"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek πείθω (peíthō)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "foedus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin foedus",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Albanian *bẹ(ð)ə < *baidā-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoydʰ-eh₂ < *bʰeydʰ- (“to persuade”). Compare Old English bād (“pledge, expectation”), Proto-Slavic *bě̄dà, Ancient Greek πείθω (peíthō), Latin foedus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "be",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beja",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betë",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "10": "betë",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{f}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{m}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "be",
        "5": "definite",
        "6": "beja",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{def2}}}",
        "9": "definite plural",
        "g": "f",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "be f (plural be, definite beja, definite plural betë)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "be",
        "3": "beja",
        "4": "betë"
      },
      "expansion": "be f (plural be, definite beja, definite plural betë)",
      "name": "sq-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Albanian",
  "lang_code": "sq",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "oath"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "oath",
          "oath"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "vow, swearing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vow",
          "vow"
        ],
        [
          "swearing",
          "swearing"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[bɛ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "be"
}

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