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zgjidh

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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First attested in 1555 as zgidh (Buzuku), from zga (out) +‎ lidh (tie). The expected form, zglidh, is seen in the Arbëresh dialect but not in Buzuku's due to the immediate following -i-, which in Gheg leads to -gl- becoming -g- (similar to gisht (finger).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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zgjidh (aorist zgjídha, participle zgjídhur)

  1. to untie, unbind, loosen
    Synonyms: liroj, çlidh, çliroj, shkokëloj, çmbështjell
    Antonym: lidh
  2. to set free, loose; to unleash, unyoke
    Synonyms: çliroj, çmbreh
    Antonym: lidh
  3. to break off (a relationship); to break (an agreement, spell, etc.)
    Synonym: zbërthej
  4. (mathematics) to solve
  5. (figurative) to arrive at a solution; to resolve

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl et al. (2021), “zgjidh”, in DPEWA. Digitales Philologisch-Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altalbanischen [DPEWA. Digital Philological-Etymological Dictionary of Old Albanian]

Further reading

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  • zgjidh”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
  • Newmark, Leonard (1999), “zgjidh”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press