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harxh

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خرج (ꭓarɟ/harc/harç, “expenditure, outlay, expenses”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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harxh m (plural hárxhe, definite hárxhi, definite plural hárxhet) (chiefly colloquial)

  1. groceries, foodstuff, household provisions
  2. outlay, expense
    Synonym: shpenzim
  3. material required, supplies
  4. fabric and thread used to adorn traditional embroidered clothing

Declension

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Declension of harxh
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative harxh harxhi harxhe harxhet
accusative harxhin
dative harxhi harxhit harxheve harxheve
ablative harxhesh

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse's Turkish dictionary : in two parts, English and Turkish, and Turkish and English. Page 550.
  2. ^ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “harxh”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 192

Further reading

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  • “harxh”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “harxh, harç”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 155
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