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pa'rë [1] I§ adj (i) 1 first 2 most important, highest, principal; best; earliest; oldest II§ n (i) 1 highest ranking person: chief, number one 2 [Old] = parësi' III§ np (të) ancestors, forefathers IV§ nn (të) 1 (Ethnog) formal first visit of a bride back to her natal family home 2 pair, couple V§ nf (e) first grade (in elementary school); first grade class/classroom VI§ adv [Colloq] a little earlier, a little while ago VII§ adj [Reg] even (as opposed to odd) = çift • më parë e më dalë first and foremost • më parë 1 earlier 2 in the first place: first • e para nga të parat the very best of all • nuk e njeh·3sg i pari të dytin "the first does not know the second" there is utter confusion pa'|rë [2] VIII§ part < sheh· IX§ nn (të) 1 ability to see: sight, vision 2 scrutiny, observance 3 outer appearance, seeming • nuk ësh·të parë e as dëgjuar "not be seen and not heard" to be totally unheard of * parë|di'|je nf foreknowledge