Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *sākska, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (to see)[1] Compare English see, Greek έπομαι (épomai). Ultimately a doublet of shikoj via this root.

Aorist pashë may be from Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti (to look at) (compare English spy, Latin specere). However, Orel rejects this etymology and instead assigns it to Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-.[1]

Verb

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shoh (aorist pashë, participle parë)

  1. (intransitive) to see
  2. to notice; to distinguish, trace (with one's eyes)
  3. to look
    Shihe!
    Look at it!
  4. to observe

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • [1] active verb shoh • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
  • [2] med.passive verb shíhem • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shoh ~ shof”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 425-426
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Interjection

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shoh

  1. "oh, by the way", (connoting sudden recollection of an event)
    Shoh, atiingi chidí léiʼ yiiłtsą́ą niʼ.
    Oh, by the way, I saw a certain car on the road.
  2. "oh, yes, I almost forgot" (when recalling something)

Noun

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shoh

  1. frost

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