zhabil

Albanian

Etymology

A variant of zhabinë (“buttercup”) and zhapi (“green lizard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒaˈbil/
• Rhymes: -il

Noun

zhabil m (plural zhabilë, definite zhabili, definite plural zhabilët)

1. synonym of zhabinë (Ranunculus (buttercups etc.))
2. (uncountable) stubble of grain (grain stalks remaining after harvest)
3. synonym of zhapi (Lacerta viridis (green lizard))
4. synonym of peshk bari (Salaria basilisca (basilisk blenny))
5. synonym of bar peshku (Verbascum spp. (mulleins))
6. green wrasse (Labrus viridis)

   Synonym: buzoç i gjelbër

Declension

Declension of zhabil

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	zhabil	zhabili	zhabilë	zhabilët
accusative		zhabilin
dative	zhabili	zhabilit	zhabilëve	zhabilëve
ablative			zhabilësh

References

• FMGJSH (2026), “zhabíl,~i”
• FGJSSH (1980), page 2255b: “zhabíl,~i”
• Lloshi (2010), page 368a: “zhabina”, page 254a: “peshku i barit”, page 369a: “zhapiu”
• Topalli (2017), pages 1642f.: “zhabínë” → “zhabil”, page 1645a: “zhapí” → “zhabil”
• Newmark OAED, page 971a: “zhab|i'l”