hajni

Albanian

Etymology

From hajn (“thief, robber”) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hajˈni/
• Rhymes: -ni
• Hyphenation: haj‧ní

Noun

hajni f (plural hajni, definite hajnia, definite plural hajnitë) (regional, dialectal)

1. robbery, brigandry, thievery

   Synonyms: hajdutëri, vjedhje, grabitje, kusari

2. (obsolete) rebellion

   Synonym: rebelim

Declension

Declension of hajni

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	hajni	hajni	hajnia	hajnitë
accusative			hajninë
dative	hajnie	hajnive	hajnisë	hajnive
ablative		hajnish

Derived terms

• hajn
• hajneshë
• hajnisht
• hajnoj

 

Noun

hajni m

1. inflection of hajn:
   1. indefinite dative/ablative
   2. definite nominative singular

References

• “hajni”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “hajní”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 152
• Jungg, G. (1895) “hainii”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 43