egjiptian

Albanian

Alternative forms

• egjyptian — archaic

Etymology

Borrowed from French égyptien. By surface analysis, Egjipt +‎ -ian.

Adjective

egjiptian (feminine egjiptiane)

1. Egyptian

   Synonym: egjiptas

Noun

egjiptian m (plural egjiptianë)

1. Egyptian

   Synonym: egjiptas

2. (formal) Balkan Egyptian

   Synonyms: evgjit, jevg

References

• “egjiptián,~e”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 417b
• “egjiptián,~i”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[2] (in Albanian), 1980, page 417b
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “Egjypt […] -ian”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 93b