ajazmë

Albanian

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek ἁγίασμα (hagíasma, “holy water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈjaːzm(ə)/

Noun

ajazmë f (plural ajazma, definite ajazma, definite plural ajazmat)

1. holy water (in the Orthodox tradition)
2. (botany) spearmint (Mentha spicata)

Synonyms

• mendër

Further reading

• “ajazmë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• Newmark, L. (1999) “ajazmë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎^[2]
• “ajazmë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006