dobi

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Albanian

Etymology

Back formation of Old Gheg verb dobit ("to win, to succeed, to defeat"), borrowed from Serbo-Croatian dobiti ("to win, to take; to catch").[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

dobi f (plural dobi, definite dobia, definite plural dobitë)

  1. to benefit, to profit
  2. usefulness

References

  1. ^ Omari, Anila (2012), "dobit", in Marrëdhëniet gjuhësore shqiptaro-serbe, Tirana, Albania: Kristalina KH, page 127-128
  2. ^ https://fjale.al/dobi - Kuptimi i fjalës "dobi"

Latvian

Adjective

dobi

  1. (deprecated template usage) nominative plural masculine form of dobs

Adverb

dobi

  1. hollow, hollowly; (deprecated template usage) adverbial form of dobs



Slovene

Noun

dóbi

  1. nominative/instrumental plural of dọ̑b

Noun

dôbi

  1. inflection of dóba:
    1. dative/locative singular
    2. nominative/accusative dual

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi धोबी (dhobī).

Noun

dobi (ma class, plural madobi)

  1. washerman, washerwoman