zemër
See also: zëmër
Albanian
Alternative forms
- (Tosk) zëmër
- (Gheg) zẽmër, zêmër, ɛêmer [1]
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]
- (Gheg) IPA(key): /ˈzɛ̃ːməɾ/, [ˈzɛ̃ːməɹ]
Noun
zemër f (indefinite plural zemra, definite singular zemra, definite plural zemrat)
- (standard Albanian, anatomy) heart
Declension
declension of zemër
| indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara) | definite forms (trajta të shquara) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (numri njëjës) | plural (numri shumës) | singular (numri njëjës) | plural (numri shumës) | ||
| nominative (emërore) | zemër | zemra | zemra | zemrat | |
| accusative (kallëzore) | zemër | zemra | zemrën | zemrat | |
| genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së) | zemre | zemrave | zemrës | zemrave | |
| dative (dhanore) | zemre | zemrave | zemrës | zemrave | |
| ablative (rrjedhore) | zemre | zemrash | zemrës | zemrave | |
References
- Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 149, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder