shquaj

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • shquej

Etymology

From sh- (out, ex-) + quaj (name, call),[1] verb quaj from Old Albanian kluoj, from Proto-Albanian *klāusnja, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwos (to hear).[2]

Verb

  • (active) shqúaj (aorist shqóva, participle shqúar)[3]
  1. (active voice, transitive) to distinguish, discern; know (someone/something from others, even from far away)
    Synonyms: njoh, shëmbëllej
  2. (active voice, intransitive) to make visible, characterize, clear to be seen; standing out (from others)
    Synonyms: dalloj, shihet
  3. (active voice, transitive) (active voice, transitive) to notice, learn
  4. (active voice, transitive, linguistics) to stress

Verb

  • (passive) shqúhem (aorist u shqóva, participle shqúar)
  1. (passive voice, transitive, reflexive) to distinguish oneself
  2. (passive voice, transitive) to be discerned, distinguished

Conjugation

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shquaj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 434
  2. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “quaj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 363
  3. Prof. Dr. Ilo Stefanllari (1996, 2006) Albanian Practical Dictionary (Albanian-English, English-Albanian), Hippocrene Books INC., New York, USA, →ISBN, [active 'shqúaj' / passive 'shqúhem' page 166]

Further reading

  • active verb shquaj/shqúaj (aorist shqóva; participle shqúar)• Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
  • passive verb shquhem/shqúhem (aorist u shqóva; participle shqúar)• Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
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