huaj

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *ksōn(w)ja. Akin to Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign”), which according to Beekes is Pre-Greek ,[1] although the existence of an Avestan cognate (Avestan 𐬑𐬱𐬥𐬀𐬎‎ (xšnau)) questions this.

Noun

huaj m (indefinite plural huaj, definite singular huaji, definite plural huajt)

  1. stranger
  2. foreigner
  3. alien

Declension
Declension of huaj
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative huaj huaj huaji huajt
accusative huajin
dative huaji huajve huajit huajvet
ablative huajsh

Adjective

i huaj m (feminine e huaj, masculine plural të huaj, feminine plural të huaja)

  1. foreign, alien

Verb

huaj

  1. past of hua

References
  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ξένος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1034
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