beqar

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بكار (bekâr, “bachelor”), from Arabic بِكَر (bikar, “virgin”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛˈcaɾ/, [bɛˈcɕaɹ]

Noun

beqar m (plural beqarë, definite beqari, definite plural beqarët)

  1. bachelor (a single or unmarried man)

Declension

Declension of beqar
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative beqar beqari beqarë beqarët
accusative beqarin
dative beqari beqarit beqarëve beqarëve
ablative beqarësh

References

  • Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “beqar”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 76
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