zgjoj

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *exvigilāre.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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zgjoj (aorist zgjova, participle zgjuar) (transitive)

  1. to wake up, rouse
  2. (figurative)
    1. to bring down to earth, to make (someone) snap out of it
    2. to renew, make reflourish
      Synonym: ripërtërij
    3. to make understand, clarify to
      Synonym: sqaroj
    4. to awaken, stimulate (emotions, etc.)
  3. (euphemistic) to arouse
  4. (mediopassive) See zgjohem.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “zgjoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 523

Further reading

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  • “zgjoj”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980