nallban

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Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish نعلبند (nalbant).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

nallban m (plural nallbanë, definite nallbani)

  1. farrier
    Synonym: mbathtar
  2. (derogatory) bungler, botcher

Declension

Declension of nallban
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nallban nallbani nallbanë nallbanët
accusative nallbanin
dative nallbani nallbanit nallbanëve nallbanëve
ablative nallbanësh

References

  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “nallban”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1029
  2. ^ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “nallban”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954)‎, Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste

Further reading

  • “nallban”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
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