Albanian

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Etymology

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From earlier mishërier, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin miseria (wretchedness).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mëshirë f (plural mëshira, definite mëshira, definite plural mëshirat)

  1. pity
  2. mercy

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “mëshirë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 264