djep

Albanian

Etymology

Attested historically with various genders and definite forms, most notably djep and djebë. These allow for a reconstruction of Common Albanian *dʲeb(i), older *dʰʲebi, which was inherited from Proto-Albanian *dᶻ́ʰʲebi-, from Pre-Proto-Albanian *j́ʰébi-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰebʰ(y)i- (“container”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéHbʰ- (“to grasp, hold”).

Historically said to derive from Proto-Albanian *deupa, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewp-, though this does not explain the -je- diphthong in place of an expected -a- (*-ew- > *-aw- > *-a-).

A borrowing from Ancient Greek δέπας (dépas) can also be excluded as it would have resulted in *djepë instead.

Finally, Hyllested reconstructs Proto-Indo-European *swep- (“to sleep”), though this requires a controversial and debated change of PIE *swV- > Alb. *dV-.

Noun

djep m (plural djepa, definite djepi, definite plural djepat)

1. cradle
2. deposit (of minerals etc.), depression, dip

Declension

Declension of djep

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	djep	djepi	djepa	djepat
accusative		djepin
dative	djepi	djepit	djepave	djepave
ablative			djepash

Related terms

• det

Further reading

• “djep”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Ladino

Alternative forms

• djeb

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جیب (ceb, cep), from Arabic جَيْب (jayb, “pocket”). Second meaning from colloquial Turkish cep, short form of cep telefonu (“pocket phone”).

Noun

djep m (Hebrew spelling ג׳יפ)

1. (clothing) pocket (a bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items)

   Synonyms: aldikera, (Salonica) faldukera

   • 1992, Aki Yerushalayim‎^[1], numbers 45–48, page 58:

     Este viejo ke tenia los vistidos rotos i suzios vino i se asento enfrente de Sarika, kito de su djep un jurnal amariyo kon manchas de azeyte i se metio a meldarlo sin darle importansa.

     This old man wearing torn and dirty clothes came and sat down in front of Sarika, taking a yellow, oil-stained journal out of his pocket, and it was put down for reading without specifying its importance.

   • 1999, Matilda Koén-Sarano, לז׳נדאס: אגדות וסיפורי מוסר מן המסורת היהודית־ספרדית‎^[2], נור, page 165:

     Metetelo al djep, ke te se tope.

     Whatever is found by you, put it in your pocket.

2. mobile phone (a portable telephone that connects with the cellular telephone network)

   Hypernym: telefon