Albanian

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Etymology

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From Old Albanian njer, from Proto-Albanian *nera, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr.[1] Closely related to Messapic 𐌍𐌄𐌓 (man).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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njeri m (plural njerëz, definite njeriu, definite plural njerëzit)

  1. man
  2. human, person, individual

Declension

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Derived terms

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Pronoun

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njeri

  1. anyone
    • 2009, Pandeli Pani, Albanisch intensiv, edition 2, page 179:
      Nuk njoh njeri.
      I don't know anyone.
  2. someone

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “njeri”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 304
  • Leonard Newmark, Philip Hubbard, Peter R. Prifti (1982) Standard Albanian: a reference grammar for students (in Albanian), page 283:The indeterminate pronoun njëri ‘anyone’ is clearly distinguished semantically and grammatically from the noun njeri ‘man, person’.

Aromanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *melem, from Latin mellem, accusative of mel. Compare to Romanian miere.

Noun

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njeri f (definite njera)

  1. honey