zjarr

Albanian edit

Alternative forms edit

zjarm, ɛiarm [zjaɾm] zjerëm, zjem (Gheg) ^[1]
ζηᾶρμ [zjaʀm] (Arvanite) ^[2]

Etymology edit

From Proto-Albanian *dźerm-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-mós (whence Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós), Old Armenian ջերմ (ǰerm)), from *gʷʰer- (“hot, warm”).^[3]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /zjar/

Noun edit

zjarr m (plural zjarre, definite zjarri, definite plural zjarret)

fire

Declension edit

Declension of zjarr

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	zjarr	zjarre	zjarrI	zjarret
accusative	zjarr	zjarre	zjarrIn	zjarret
dative	zjarrI	zjarreve	zjarrIt	zjarrevet
ablative	zjarrI	zjarresh	zjarrIt	zjarrevet

Derived terms edit

Zjerma (“Mythical being, twin of Handa”)
kundërzjarr (“counterfire”)

References edit

^ Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 151, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
^ Λεξικόν της Ρωμαϊκοις και Αρβανητηκής Απλής (Lexicon of the simple Romaic and Arbanitic language), page 129, by Markos Botsaris
^ Demiraj, B. (1997) “zjarm”, in Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎^[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 429

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