dhjamë
Albanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Albanian *dzelmā, related to dhallë (“buttermilk”) as per Orel.[1] On the other hand, Demiraj derives it from Proto-Albanian *δem(-) as cognate to Ancient Greek δημός (dēmós, “fat”) and Romanian zeamă (“juice; sauce”),[2] though Orel refutes this on the basis that, if related to the Greek term, the proto-form should have begun with a *d- while the term has a dh-.
Noun edit
dhjamë m (plural dhjamë, definite dhjami, definite plural dhjamët)
References edit
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “dhjamë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 83
- ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 161