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Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *j́u̯anʉh, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwonos. Compare Messapic den (voice) Serbo-Croatian zvono (bell), Armenian ձայն (jayn, voice).[1]

Noun[edit]

 m (indefinite plural zëra, definite singular zëri, definite plural zërat)

  1. voice
  2. characteristic sound of something
  3. (figurative) reputation
  4. (old) vote
  5. item (of goods, on a list), entry (in a ledger or dictionary)
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Albanian zan, from Proto-Albanian *džeina, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰendʰ- (compare English begin, Ancient Greek χανδάνω (khandánō, to hold, contain), Sanskrit ज्या (jyā́, force, power), जयति (jáyati, to win, conquer)).[2]

Verb[edit]

(first-person singular past tense zura, participle zënë)

  1. to take, occupy
  2. to do, make
  3. to grab, snatch, seize
  4. to catch
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References[edit]

  1. ^ Schumacher, Stefan; Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 212
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “zë ~ zâ”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 74