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Albanian
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Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *(V)(m)pi, perhaps from a compound of Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-h₁pi (“up, on, upon, (on-to, un-to)”), from *h₂én (“on”) + *h₁(é)pi, *h₁ópi (“by, near, at”); otherwise just the latter component and phonetically influenced by mbë. Compare Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on, to, towards”), Sanskrit अपि (ápi), Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬞𐬌 (aipi), Old Persian (apiy), Old Armenian եւ (ew), Latin ob, and Old English bī (English by).
Preposition
mbi (+accusative)
- on, onto, upon
- Synonyms: në, përmbi
hipi mbi çati- climbed on the roof
doli mbi ujë- (came out) appeared on the water's surface
- over, above
- Synonym: sipër
dy gradë mbi zero- two degrees above zero
mbi ujë- above the water('s surface)
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- preposition "mbi" (engl.: above, on, onto, over, etc.) • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)
Babatana
Noun
mbi
- water
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