afroj

Albanian

Etymology

From afër (near, close) + -oj.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /afˈɾɔj/
  • (Gheg) IPA(key): [afɹɔj]

Verb

afrój (aorist afróva, participle afrúar)

  1. (transitive)
    Antonym: largoj
    1. to bring closer, near
      Synonym: avit
      Antonym: mënjanoj
    2. (figurative) to attract; to gain the goodwill of
    3. (figurative) to make similar or almost identical
  2. (intransitive)
    Synonym: afrohem
    Synonym: largohem
    1. to approach, come closer
      afroi dimriwinter approached
    2. to resemble, be similar
      Synonym: përngjaj
  3. (mediopassive) See afrohem.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “afroj”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language] (in Albanian), 1980
  • afroj”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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