thirravajë
Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From thirr (“to call out, summon”) + vaj (“lament, cry”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]thirravajë f (plural thirravaja, definite thirravaja, definite plural thirravajat)
- (archaic) complaint
- Synonym: ankim
- I bëri thirravajë. ― He took him to court.
- cry, scream
- Synonym: thirrmë
- 1963, Ismail Kadare, Gjenerali i ushtrisë së vdekur, Tirana: Onufri, published 2011, →ISBN, page 230:
- Gjenerali nuk i hiqte sytë nga thesi dhe veshët i buçisnin nga zhurma, tmerri e thirravaja.
- The general didn't take his eyes off the sack and his ears rang from the noise, the terror and the cries.
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | thirravajë | thirravaja | thirravaja | thirravajat |
| accusative | thirravajën | |||
| dative | thirravaje | thirravajës | thirravajave | thirravajave |
| ablative | thirravajash | |||
References
[edit]- Ndreca (1976), page 342a: “thirravajë -a”
- FGJSSH (1980), page 2066a: “thirraváj/ë,~a”
- Leka & Simoni (1996), page 626b: “thirraváj/ë, -a”
Further reading
[edit]- “thirravajë”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026