Albanian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Albanian *deupa, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewp-, *dʰewb- (deep, hollow). Cognate to Lithuanian dubùs (deep, hollow), English deep. Ancient Greek δέπας (dépas, beaker, goblet) represents a Proto-Albanian loanword.[1] According to Orel, borrowed from Ancient Greek δέπας (dépas).[2]

Noun

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djep m (plural djepa, definite djepi, definite plural djepat)

  1. cradle
  2. deposit (of minerals etc.), depression, dip

Declension

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Declension of djep
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative djep djepi djepa djepat
accusative djepin
dative djepi djepit djepave djepave
ablative djepash
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References

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  1. ^ Çabej, E. 1976a. Studime Gjuhësore I, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, A-O. Prishtinë: Rilindja, p.129-130
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “djep”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 68-69

Further reading

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  • djep”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Ladino

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جیب (ceb, cep), from Arabic جَيْب (jayb, pocket). Second meaning from colloquial Turkish cep, short form of cep telefonu (pocket phone).

Noun

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djep m (Hebrew spelling ג׳יפ)[1]

  1. (clothing) pocket (a bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items)
    Synonyms: aldikera, (Salonica) faldukera
    • 1992, Aki Yerushalayim[1], numbers 45–48, page 58:
      Este viejo ke tenia los vistidos rotos i suzios vino i se asento enfrente de Sarika, kito de su djep un jurnal amariyo kon manchas de azeyte i se metio a meldarlo sin darle importansa.
      This old man wearing torn and dirty clothes came and sat down in front of Sarika, taking a yellow, oil-stained journal out of his pocket, and it was put down for reading without specifying its importance.
    • 1999, Matilda Koén-Sarano, לז׳נדאס: אגדות וסיפורי מוסר מן המסורת היהודית־ספרדית[2], נור, page 165:
      Metetelo al djep, ke te se tope.
      Whatever is found by you, put it in your pocket.
  2. mobile phone (a portable telephone that connects with the telephone network over radio wave transmission)
    Hypernym: telefon

References

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  1. ^ djep”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola [Treasure of the Judeo-Spanish Language] (in Ladino, Hebrew, and English), Instituto Maale Adumim