mehem

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Albanian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Reflective form of mej, from Proto-Albanian *mōja, cognate with Old High German muoan (to work diligently), Ancient Greek μῶλος (môlos, toil of war) and Proto-Slavic *majati (to work slowly).[1]

Verb[edit]

mehem (aorist u meha, participle mehur)

  1. to fail, fade, wane, slowly run out

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “mehem”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 255