fjalëparë

Albanian

Etymology

From fjalë (“word”) +‎ shoh, parë (“to see”), or i parë (“first”).

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Noun

fjalëparë m (rare, puristic)

1. prophet

   Synonym: profet

   • 1761, Elbasan Gospel Manuscript, page 32, lines 6–8:

     𐔝𐔎𐔇𐔙𐔈 𐔝𐔈 𐔞𐔖𐔓𐔈 𐔍𐔐𐔍/𐔓𐔈. 𐔝𐔎𐔇𐔙𐔈 𐔝𐔈 𐔞𐔖𐔓𐔈 𐔎𐔇𐔙𐔇𐔒𐔍𐔟 𐔔𐔄𐔖/𐔕𐔈 𐔉𐔎𐔀𐔐𐔈𐔗𐔀𐔙𐔈𐔜𐔍𐔝.

     tjerë të thonë ili/në. tjerë të thonë jeremiu ñdo/një fjalëparëshit.

     Others call you Elijah, others call you Jeremiah, someone among the profets.