neps

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English

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Noun

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neps

  1. plural of nep

Verb

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neps

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of nep

Anagrams

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish نفیس (good, precious), from Arabic نَفِيس (nafīs).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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neps m (definite népsi) (uncountable)

  1. strong appetite, desire, greed
    Synonym: oreks
  2. lust, lechery, libido
    Synonym: epsh
  3. (archaic) soul, individual, personality

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “neps”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 334

Further reading

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  • “neps”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980
  • neps”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “neps”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 314

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛps

Adjective

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neps

  1. partitive of nep