fjalë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *feln-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (“to say aloud, recite”); compare English spell, Ancient Greek ἀπειλή (apeilḗ, “threat”). Related to flas (“to speak”). Alternatively, possibly borrowed from Latin fabula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjalə/, [fjaːl]

Noun

fjalë f (plural fjalë, definite fjala, definite plural fjalët)

1. word

   Nuk e kuptoj këtë fjalë.

   I don't understand this word.

Declension

Declension of fjalë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fjalë	fjala	fjalë	fjalët
accusative		fjalën
dative	fjale	fjalës	fjalëve	fjalëve
ablative			fjalësh

Related terms

• pall
• fjalor
• fjalosem
• flas
• folje

See also

• llaf

Further reading

• “fjalë”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
• Newmark, Leonard (1999), “fjalë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press