ndjerë

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *a/N(e)dri, from Proto-Indo-European *mé-ǵʰ(s)ri (locative) from *me (“with”). Cognate to Ancient Greek μέχρι (mékhri)[1], Old Armenian մերձ (merj), and doublet of me as well related to dorë.

Preposition

ndjerë

  1. until, at, near(ly)
    Synonyms: ngjer, mjerth

Etymology 2

A deverbative formation from ndjej.

Adjective

ndjerë m (feminine ndjerëe)

  1. dear, gone, dead

References
  1. Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) 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 259
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