egjiptian

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • egjyptian — archaic

Etymology

Borrowed from French égyptien. By surface analysis, Egjipt +‎ -ian.

Adjective

egjiptian (feminine egjiptiane)

  1. Egyptian
    Synonym: egjiptas

Noun

egjiptian m (plural egjiptianë)

  1. Egyptian
    Synonym: egjiptas
  2. (formal) Balkan Egyptian
    Synonyms: evgjit, jevg

References
  • “egjiptián,~e”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 417b
  • “egjiptián,~i”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 417b
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “Egjypt […] -ian”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 93b
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