besa

• IPA^(key): /ˈbesa/
• Rhymes: -esa

From besë (“faith”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

besa

1. (colloquial) really, to tell the truth

• “bésa”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980, page 126a

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

besa

1. definite nominative singular of besë

besa

1. third-person singular present indicative of besar
2. second-person singular imperative of besar

• (traditional) IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbe.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbe.za]
• (frequently) IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbɛ.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈbə.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbe.za]
• Rhymes: -ɛza

besa

1. inflection of besar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Borrowed from Albanian besë.

• IPA^(key): /běːsa/
• Hyphenation: be‧sa

bésa f (Cyrillic spelling бе́са)

1. oath, pledge, word of honour among Albanians

   Synonym: závet

2. truce, peace treaty between two clans in a blood feud

• “besa”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
• “besa”, in Rečnik – Fjalor, 2019

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

besa (Cyrillic spelling беса)

1. genitive singular of bes

besa

1. to roast

• IPA^(key): /ˈbesa/ [ˈbe.sa]
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: be‧sa

besa

1. inflection of besar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Cognate with Sahu besa'a. Equivalent to N- (nominalizer) +‎ fesa (“wet”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbe.sa/

besa (Jawi بيس)

1. rain

   بيس فوفراي ― besa fofurai ― a drizzle, a drizzling rain

besa (Jawi بيس)

1. (impersonal) to rain

   besa ua ― it's not raining

• Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh