ymër

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • umër, ymbër — dialectal

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عمر (ʼümr, ʼömür).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈyməɾ/
  • Rhymes: -yməɾ

Noun

ymër m (definite ymri) (colloquial)

  1. lifespan, life (of humans)
    Synonyms: jetë, të jetuar

Derived terms
  • ymërgjatë
  • ymërshkurtër

References
  • “ým/ër,~ri”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 2204b
  • Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “ymër”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 519
  • Meyer, G. (1891) “umɛr”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 457
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