zemër
See also: zëmër
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
According to Orel, "A difficult word without any reliable explanation". Others have suggested Proto-Albanian *ghemen, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem- (“to marry”), cognate to Ancient Greek γαμέω (gaméō, “marry”), Avestan 𐬰𐬁𐬨𐬀𐬊𐬌𐬌𐬀 (zāmaoiia, “brother of son-in-law”), Sanskrit जामा (jāmā, “daughter-in-law”) but with insurmountable semantic problems.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɛməɾ/, [ˈzɛːməɹ]
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Gheg" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈzɛ̃ːməɾ/, [ˈzɛ̃ːməɹ]
Noun
zemër f (plural zemra, definite zemra, definite plural zemrat)
Declension
Declension of zemër
References
- ^ Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 149, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder