mëshirshëm

Albanian

Etymology

From mëshirë (“compassion, mercy”) +‎ -shëm.

Adjective

i mëshirshëm (feminine e mëshirshme)

  1. merciful, compassionate, sympathetic
    Synonym: i dhembshur
  2. soft-hearted, lax
    Synonym: i butë
    Antonym: i rreptë

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “mëshirshëm”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
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