zemër

See also: zëmër

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

According to Orel, “A difficult word without any reliable explanation.”[2] Others have suggested Proto-Albanian *ghemen, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem- (“to marry”), cognate to Ancient Greek γαμέω (gaméō, “marry”), Avestan 𐬰𐬁𐬨𐬀𐬊𐬌𐬌𐬀‎ (zāmaoiia, “brother of son-in-law”), Sanskrit जामा (jāmā, “daughter-in-law”) but with insurmountable semantic problems.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛməɾ/, [ˈzɛːməɹ]
  • (Gheg) IPA(key): /ˈzɛ̃ːməɾ/, [ˈzɛ̃ːməɹ], [ˈzæːməɹ]

Noun

zemër f (indefinite plural zemra, definite singular zemra, definite plural zemrat)

  1. (standard Albanian, anatomy) heart

Declension
Declension of zemër
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative zemër zemra zemra zemrat
accusative zemrën
dative zemre zemrave zemrës zemrave
ablative zemrash

References
  1. Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 149, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
  2. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “zemër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 520
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