mexhite
Albanian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ottoman Turkish مجیدیه (mecidiye, “medjidie”),[1][2] likely conflated with its source مجید (mecid, “glorious, famous”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmexhite f (plural mexhite)
References
edit- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “mexhite”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 309
- ^ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “mexhite”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 309
Further reading
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- Albanian terms derived from Arabic
- Albanian terms derived from the Arabic root م ج د
- Albanian terms borrowed from Ottoman Turkish
- Albanian terms derived from Ottoman Turkish
- Albanian 3-syllable words
- Albanian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Albanian/ite
- Albanian lemmas
- Albanian nouns
- Albanian feminine nouns
- Albanian terms with archaic senses
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