ahë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *(h)auā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-.[1]. See also aft.

Noun

ahë m (indefinite plural ahe, definite singular ahu, definite plural ahet)

  1. warm breath
  2. soul
  3. vapor, haze
  4. strong smell
  5. ardor, passion, sultriness
  6. heat (animal), oestrus

References
  1. Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997), “aft”, in Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: Investigations into the Albanian Inherited Lexicon] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7) (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 71-2
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