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bektash|i'zëm nm [Relig] Bektashi sect, a Sufi order of Islam founded by Hunqar Hajji Bektash in the 1 [3] th century, spreading during and after the 1 [5] th century to North Africa, the Balkans, and the Middle East, and gaining particular importance in Albania in the 1 [9] th and 2 [0] th centuries; a Moslem sect characterized by religious and doctrinal liberalism and by personal commitment to pantheistic mysticism: Bektashiism bek|u'a|r II§ adj (i) [Colloq] blessed, consecrated III§ n (i) [Colloq Euph] blessed one: darn thing/animal/guy IV§ nf (e) [Euph] smallpox bel nm 1 waist, middle (of the body); small of the back, lower back 2 spade (for digging); the depth a spade reaches in digging • bel çatall spade with two thick prongs at the end • Beli ka (edhe) bisht. [Prov] "The spade (even) has a handle." Every action has its consequences. • me bel të këputur narrow-waisted, with a very thin waist • bel ulluk spade with a curved blade