djall

Albanian

Etymology

From an earlier djāll, from Proto-Albanian *diaβəł, borrowed from Latin diabolus (“devil”), ultimately derived from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, “slanderer”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /djaɫ/

Noun

djall m (plural djaj, definite djalli, definite plural djajtë)

  1. devil

Declension

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Synonyms

Derived terms

  • djallëzi
  • djallos
  • djallushë
  • padjallëzuar

References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “djall”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, pages 392-393
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “djall”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 67
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