harabel

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Ultimately from a Proto-Slavic *vorbьľь (sparrow), unattested in most South Slavic dialects, where only *vorbьcь is found.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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harabel m (plural harabela, definite harabeli, definite plural harabelat)

  1. house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
  2. (figurative) reckless person

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References

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  1. ^ Omari, Anila (2012) “harabel”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 154
  2. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “harabel”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 617
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “harabel”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 142