zbej

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *dis-banja, prefixed form of *banja (“to appear”), whence modern bëj (“to do, make; (dial.) appear”). Related to Sanskrit भाति (bhāti, “to shine”), Old Irish bán (“white”).[1] Reanalyzable as z- + bëj.

Verb

zbej (first-person singular past tense zbeha, participle zbehur)

  1. I make pale(er), white(er)
  2. I fade
  3. I weaken

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 520
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