Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *aweisa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-.[1][2] More at aft.

Noun

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afsh m (plural afshe, definite afshi, definite plural afshet)

  1. warm breath
  2. vapor, haze
  3. strong smell
  4. ardor, passion, sultriness
  5. heat (animal), oestrus

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) “aft”, in Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 71-2
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “afsh”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 2

Further reading

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  • “afsh”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[2] (in Albanian), 1980
  • afsh”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006