ymër

Albanian

Alternative forms

• umër, ymbër — dialectal

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عمر (ʼümr, ʼömür).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈyməɾ/
• Rhymes: -yməɾ

Noun

ymër m (definite ymri) (colloquial)

1. lifespan, life (of humans)

   Synonyms: jetë, të jetuar

Derived terms

• ymërgjatë
• ymërshkurtër

 

References

• “ým/ër,~ri”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 2204b
• Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “ymër”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 519
• Meyer, G. (1891) “umɛr”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 457