dhjamë

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • vjamë, vjam

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *dzelmā, related to dhallë (“buttermilk”) as per Orel.[1] On the other hand, Demiraj derives it from Proto-Albanian *δem(-) as cognate to Ancient Greek δημός (dēmós, “fat”) and Romanian zeamă (“juice; sauce”),[2] though Orel refutes this on the basis that, if related to the Greek term, the proto-form should have begun with a *d- while the term has a dh-.

Noun

dhjamë m (plural dhjamë, definite dhjami, definite plural dhjamët)

  1. fat
    Synonym: lyrë

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “dhjamë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 83
  2. Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 161
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