shqymb

Albanian

Alternative forms

• shqim (Standard)
• shkym (Gheg)

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *skūmba. Cognate to Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌽 (*skiuban, “cast, shove”) and 𐌰𐍆𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌽 (afskiuban, “cast away, shove off”) (cf. English shove, German schieben), Lithuanian skumbù and skùbti (“to hurry up”), Proto-Slavic *skuti (cf. Bulgarian ску́бя (skúbja, “to pluck, tear”), Macedonian скубе (skube)), hence also Persian آشفتن (âšoftan, “to agitate”) and Sanskrit क्षुभ्यति (kṣubhyati, “to shake, be agitated”). From the indo-european root *(s)kewbʰ-.

See standard shqim.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃkʲimb] (Old Albanian, Arbëreshë, Arvanitic)
• IPA^(key): [ʃkym] (Gheg)
• IPA^(key): [ʃc͡ɕim], [ʃcim] (Standard)

Verb

shqymb (aorist shqymba, participle shqymbur) (Old Albanian)
shqymb (aorist shkyma, participle shkym(un)) (Gheg)
shqymb (aorist shqima, participle shqimur) (Standard)

1. to extinguish, destroy

Related terms

• humb
• shqimje
• shqimja
• shqimët
• shqimem

Descendants

• Gheg Albanian: shkym
• (Standard) Albanian: shqim

Further reading

• [1] active verb shqim (turn off, destroy, wipe out, extinguish, etc.) • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)
• [2] mediopassive verb shqímem • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)