dovlet

See also: dövlət

Albanian

Alternative forms

• davlet — dialectal

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دولت (devlet). Doublet of daulet.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -et

Noun

dovlet m (plural dovlete, definite dovleti, definite plural dovletet) (archaic)

1. state, country

   Synonym: shtet

2. dynasty

   Synonym: dinasti

3. government

   Synonym: qeveri

References

• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980, page 365a
• Bufli, G.; Rocchi, L. (2021), “dovlet”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 138
• Jungg, G. (1895), “davlet”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 183