mbarë

mbarë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• mar (Gheg)

Etymology

From mbar (“I bring (back), return”) (from Proto-Albanian *en-bara; further related to Albanian mbart (“I bear, carry”), mbaroj (“I finish, complete, end, fulfill, comply”), mbaj (“I carry, hold”)).[1]

Orel disagrees with Meyer; proposed it as a tabooistically used loanword for Latin impar (“uneven, unequal”).[2]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ˈ)mbaɾ(ə)/, [mbaːɹ] (Standard)
• IPA^(key): /mɑ̃ːɹ/, /mãːɹ/ (Gheg)

Adverb

mbárë

1. favourably, propitiously; felicitously; frontally

   Synonym: përparme

   Antonyms: mbrapsht, keq

2. properly, right, well, as it should be; right

   Synonyms: drejt, mirë, përshtatshëm, shtat, mjaft

   doli mbarë ― (it) turned out as it should (be)

   veshur mbarë ― nicely dressed

   Antonyms: mbrapsht, keq

3. forth

   pyeti mbarë e mbrapsht ― asked back and forth

4. entirely, completely, wholly, all, fully; in full, to the full

   Synonyms: gjithë, tërë, krejt

Adjective

i mbarë m (feminine e mbarë, masculine plural të mbarë, feminine plural të mbára)

1. (up)right, proper, appropriate, correct, orderly; front (side of an object)

   Antonym: prapmë

2. (greeting) nice, good

   Udha (e) mbarë! ― Have a nice trip!

   Dita (e) mbarë! ― Have a good day!

3. good, proper, well (associated with health, growth, development, harvesting)

   drithëra të mbara ― good cereals

4. obedient, wise, proper, descent, well behaved (associated with character, personality, behaviour)

   Synonyms: urtë, sjellshëm, dëgjueshëm

   Antonym: prapë

   njeri i mbarë ― well behaved/descent person

5. (figurative) lucky, happy, good, auspicious

   Synonyms: lumtur, bardhë

   një shenjë e mbarë ― a lucky sign

6. whole, entire (also as an adverb; "wholly, entirely, completely", etc.)

   mbarë bota ― whole world

   mbarë populli ― entire population

Prefix

mbarë- m

1. all-, whole- (as a prefix; for adjectives and nouns)

   Synonyms: gjithë, tërë, tërësisht

   mbarëpopullor, mbarëshoqëror ― (literally:) 'all-popular', 'all-social'

Noun

mbárë f (definite singular (e) mbára)

1. right/good side

   Antonym: prapë

   nga e mbara ― to the good side

2. good

   Synonyms: mbarësi, mirësi

   Antonyms: keqja, prapësi

   Të priftë e mbara! ― May the good lead you!

3. (archaic, dialect) harvest (common among Arbëresh people (Italy) and Arvanites (Greece))

   Synonyms: korrje, korra

mbarë n (indefinite plural mbárët, definite singular mbárët, definite plural të mbárët)

1. the good/right side or being (of something)

   Synonyms: mbarësi, mirësi

Derived terms

• mbaresë f
• mbarësi f
• mbarësim m
• mbarësoj, mbarësohem
• mbarësuar
• mbari
• mbarështoj, mbarështohet
• mbarështuar
• mbarëshqiptar
• mbarëpopullor
• mbarëshoqëror

Related terms

• mbaroj, mbarohet
• mbarim m
• mbaruar
• mbarueshëm m, mbarueshme f
  • pambarueshëm m, pambarueshme f
• mbart, mbartem
• mbartje f
• mbartur
• mbartës m, mbartëse f

Descendants

• Greek: Μπαρος (Baros, “lucky, happy”)[3] (nickname)

References

1. Meyer, Gustav (1891), “mbarë”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, page 35
2. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “mbarë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 248
3. Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Baros”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 104, column 2.

Further reading

• adverb (mbárë); adjective (mbárë (i, e)); prefix (mbarë-); noun (mbár/ë,-a (e) f. & mbárë,-t (të) n.) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)