grabit

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from a South Slavic language, compare Old Church Slavonic грабити (grabiti), Serbo-Croatian grabiti (“to grab, to sieze”) and Bulgarian грабя (grabja, “to rob, to plunder”). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *grabiti (“to grab, to sieze”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈbit/

Verb

grabit (aorist grabita, participle grabitur)

1. to seize, rob, steal
   • 1555, Gjon Buzuku, Meshari:

     Me ta bashkë të jemi grabitunë.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. to encroach, violate someone's rights
3. (figurative) to attract

Synonyms

• rrëmbej, plaçkit, marr

Derived terms

• grabitës, grabitqar