zymbyl

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سنبل (sümbül, “hyacinth”), itself borrowed from Classical Persian سنبل (sunbul), ultimately from Arabic سُنْبُل (sunbul).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zymˈbyl/

Noun

zymbyl m (plural zymbyla, definite zymbyli, definite plural zymbylat)

  1. (botany) hyacinth
  2. (figurative) beautiful and desirable

Declension
Declension of zymbyl
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative zymbyl zymbyla zymbyli zymbylat
accusative zymbylin
dative zymbyli zymbylave zymbylit zymbylavet
ablative zymbylash

References
  1. Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “zymbyl”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 532
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