fiqir

Albanian

Alternative forms

• fiqër — Gheg
• fyqyr — dialectal

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish فكر (fikr, fikir).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiˈciɾ/
• Rhymes: -iɾ

Noun

fiqir m (definite fiqiri)

1. (colloquial) mind, intellect

   Synonyms: mendje, mend

2. (dialectal) thought, idea

   Synonym: mendim

Derived terms

• fiqiroj, fiqirohem

References

• FMGJSH (2026), “fiqír,~i”
• FGJSSH (1980), page 474ab: “fiqír,~i”
• Leotti (1937), page 206a: “fiqír”
• Weigand (1914), page 19ab: “fikjír”
• Bashkimi (1908), page 109a: “ficire”
• Hahn Studien, vol. 3, page 140b: “φικϳίρ-ι”
• Xylander (1835), page 268b: “φικὶρ”
• Etymological:
  • Miklosich TE, vol. 1, page 61: “fikr” → “fikjír”
  • Meyer (1891), page 104: “fiḱír”
  • Boretzky TEA, vol. 2, page 51: “fiqir”
  • Topalli (2017), page 486a: “fiqír”
  • Bufli & Rocchi (2021), page 160: “fiqir”