nallban

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • allban, nallbant — archaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish نعلبند (nalbant).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /naɫˈban/

Noun

nallban m (plural nallbanë, definite nallbani)

  1. farrier
    Synonym: mbathtar
  2. (derogatory) bungler, botcher

Declension
Declension of nallban
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative nallban nallbanë nallbani nallbanët
accusative nallbanin
dative nallbani nallbanëve nallbanit nallbanëvet
ablative nallbanësh

References
  1. Topalli, K. (2017) “nallban”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1029
  2. Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “nallban”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954)‎, Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste

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