doganë

Albanian

Etymology

From Sicilian Medieval Latin doana, dovana (attested from the end of the 12th century), from Andalusian Arabic *duwān, an alteration of the Arabic دِيوَان (dīwān, “administrative office”), borrowed from Classical Persian دیوان (dēwān, dīwān, “customs, divan”).

Noun

doganë f (plural dogana, definite dogana, definite plural doganat)

1. customs

Declension

Declension of doganë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	doganë	dogana	dogana	doganat
accusative		doganën
dative	dogane	doganës	doganave	doganave
ablative			doganash

Further reading

• “doganë”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026