nallban
Albanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish نعلبند (nalbant).[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nallban m (plural nallbanë, definite nallbani)
- farrier
- Synonym: mbathtar
- (derogatory) bungler, botcher
Declension edit
Declension of nallban
| indefinite | definite | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | nallban | nallbanë | nallbani | nallbanët |
| accusative | nallbanin | |||
| dative | nallbani | nallbanëve | nallbanit | nallbanëvet |
| ablative | nallbanësh | |||
References edit
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “nallban”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1029
- ^ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “nallban”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954)[1], Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste
Further reading edit
- “nallban”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][2] (in Albanian), 1980