nallban

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish نعلبند (nalbant).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nallban m (plural nallbanë, definite nallbani)

  1. farrier
    Synonym: mbathtar
  2. (derogatory) bungler, botcher

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “nallban”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1029
  2. ^ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “nallban”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954)[1], Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste

Further reading

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  • “nallban”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[2] (in Albanian), 1980