shalqi
Albanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unclear. Possibly borrowed from Arabic شَرْقِيّ (šarqiyy, “eastern”) through Turkish şarki, meaning "plant or fruit brought from the east."[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]shalqí m (plural shalqinj, definite shalqiri, definite plural shalqinjtë)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | shalqi | shalqiri | shalqinj | shalqinjtë |
| accusative | shalqirin | |||
| dative | shalqiri | shalqirit | shalqinjve | shalqinjve |
| ablative | shalqinjsh | |||
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017), “shalqi”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1368