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nëmë

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *namā,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (to apportion, sacrifice) (compare German nehmen (to take), Ancient Greek νέμω (némō, to distribute), νέμεσις (némesis, wrath)).

Noun

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nëmë f

  1. (colloquial) curse
    Mos, se na latë nëmë.
    Don’t, because you’ll bring a (shameful) curse upon us.
  2. (colloquial) anathema

Declension

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Declension of nëmë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nëmë nëma nëma nëmat
accusative nëmën
dative nëme nëmës nëmave nëmave
ablative nëmash

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “nëmë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 291

Further reading

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  • nëmë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[2], 1980

Prasuni

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Nuristani, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

Noun

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nëmë (Zumu)[1]

  1. name

References

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  1. ^ Strand, Richard F. (2016), “nam′a”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon[1]