gjobë
Albanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from a South Slavic language, derived from Proto-Slavic *globa (“fine”). Compare Serbo-Croatian globa (“fine, penalty”) and Bulgarian глоба (globa, “fine”).[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gjobë f (plural gjoba, definite gjoba, definite plural gjobat)
- fine (penalty)
- 1685, Pjetër Bogdani, Çeta e Profetëve:
- Të shkruehej ndë giobë o haraç.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017), “gjobë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 601
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “gjobë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 136
- ^ Omari, Anila (2012), “gjobë”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe [Albanian-Serbian Linguistic Relations] (in Albanian), Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, →ISBN, pages 152-153