dovlet

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دولت (devlet). Doublet of daulet.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -et

Noun

dovlet m (plural dovlete) (archaic)

  1. state, country
    Synonym: shtet
  2. dynasty
    Synonym: dinasti
  3. government
    Synonym: qeveri

References
  • “dovlet”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 365a
  • Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “dovlet”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 138
  • Jungg, G. (1895) “davlet”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 183
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