Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compound of mbi +‎ rojë (guard), from ruoj (to guard, to keep). Related to mburojë. According to Orel, borrowed from a Romance language (compare Italian imparare).[1]

Verb

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mbroj (aorist mbrojta, participle mbrojtur)

  1. to protect; to defend

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “mbroj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 253