"besa" meaning in Albanian

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Interjection

IPA: /ˈbesa/
Rhymes: -esa Etymology: From besë (“faith”). Etymology templates: {{m|sq|besë|t=faith}} besë (“faith”) Head templates: {{head|sq|int}} besa
  1. (colloquial) really, to tell the truth Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-besa-sq-intj-AfypXhND
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbesa/
Rhymes: -esa Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nl}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|sq|noun form}} besa
  1. definite nominative singular of besë Tags: definite, form-of, nominative, singular Form of: besë
    Sense id: en-besa-sq-noun-Tk-BE-XI Categories (other): Albanian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Albanian entries with incorrect language header: 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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