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 (aorist zbeha, participle zbehur)

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

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