hallakat

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian alakati (to clamor or voice astonishment loudly, especially by referring to Allah, to rush).[1][2]
From Ottoman Turkish هَلَكَات (heleket) from Arabic هَلَكَة (halakat, destroying, destruction, devastation.)[3]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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hallakat (aorist hallakata, participle hallakatur)

  1. I scatter, disperse
  2. I undo, destroy
  3. (transitive) I waste someone's time
  4. (chiefly Gheg) I investigate, explore

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “hallakat”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, pages 612-613
  2. ^ Omari, Anila (2012) “hallakat”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, pages 153-154
  3. ^ Redhouse's Turkish dictionary : in two parts, English and Turkish, and Turkish and English. Page 859 Hālik & 861 : Hèlāk ; Halakat.