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bijë

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See also: bije

Albanian

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Etymology

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From archaic and dialectal bilë, from Proto-Albanian *bir(i)lā, derivative of *bira. More at bir. Phonetically and semantically close to Messapic *bilia (“daughter”) and Messapic *biles (“son”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbij(ə)/, [biːj]

Noun

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bijë f (plural bija, definite bija, definite plural bijat)

  1. daughter
  2. girl

Declension

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Declension of bijë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bijë bija bija bijat
accusative bijën
dative bije bijës bijave bijave
ablative bijash

Descendants

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  • → Serbo-Croatian: bija (Montenegrin, Kosovar)
  • → Macedonian: [script needed] (bija)

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “bijë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 26

Further reading

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  • “bijë”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
  • Newmark, Leonard (1999), “bijë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press
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