Albanian edit

Etymology edit

From qarë (cry, complaint) +‎ -a- +‎ -man.[1]

Adjective edit

qaraman (feminine qaramane)

  1. always crying (of a baby)
  2. (derogatory) always complaining, whining
  3. (figurative) plaintive, mournful
    Synonym: i përvajshëm

Noun edit

qaraman m

  1. baby that always cries
  2. (derogatory) whiner, cry-baby, bellyacher

References edit

  1. ^ Newmark, L., Hubbard, P., Prifti, P. (1982) Standard Albanian: a reference grammar for students, Stanford University Press, →ISBN, § 3.4.1 D, page 173

Further reading edit

  • “qaraman”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980

Crimean Tatar edit

Etymology edit

From Persian قهرمان (qahramân).

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: qa‧ra‧man

Noun edit

qaraman

  1. hero

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

References edit