See also: Shahin

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Noun

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shahin (plural shahins)

 
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  1. The shaheen falcon

Albanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish شاهین (şahin, peregrine falcon), from Classical Persian شاهین (šāhīn, royal white falcon).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃaˈhin/
  • Rhymes: -in
  • Hyphenation: sha‧hín

Noun

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shahin m (definite shahini) (Tosk)

  1. hawk, goshawk, falcon
    Synonyms: petrit, fajkua, skifter, gjeraqinë, gjerak
  2. kestrel, common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
    Synonyms: sokol, petrit, kaçubet, skifter, fajkua

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “shahin”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 437

Further reading

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  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “shahín”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 362
  • Dhora, Dhimitër (2008) Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë latinisht–shqip–anglisht (in Albanian), →ISBN, page 55