See also: zemër

Albanian

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Etymology 1

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Either from zemër with the meaning of 'centre of the day', or from the same root of Greek ημέρα (iméra, day), although the initial anlaut z- remains unexplained. A borrowing from Greek διήμερον (diímeron, period of twenty-four hours) is not excluded.[1]

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Noun

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zëmër f (plural zëmëra, definite zëmëra, definite plural zëmërat)

  1. late afternoon meal, tea-time
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Etymology 2

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zëmër f (plural zëmra, definite zëmra, definite plural zëmrat)

  1. Tosk form of zemër (heart)
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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “zëmër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 522