nallban

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Albanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish نعلبند (nalbant).[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nallban m (plural nallbanë, definite nallbani)

  1. farrier
    Synonym: mbathtar
  2. (derogatory) bungler, botcher

Declension[edit]

Declension of nallban
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative nallban nallbanë nallbani nallbanët
accusative nallbanin
dative nallbani nallbanëve nallbanit nallbanëvet
ablative nallbanësh

References[edit]

  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “nallban”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1029
  2. ^ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “nallban”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954)‎[1], Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste

Further reading[edit]

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