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ysht

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *awi-sta, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis (bird) and *steh₂- (to stand). Originally meaning 'to foretell according to birds, to augur'. Compare Latin augurāre and auspicāre.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ysht (aorist yshta, participle yshtur)

  1. to cast spells, to bewitch
  2. (dysphemistic) make someone blindly follow your orders
    Mos e ysht në rrugë të gabuar!Do not lead him down the wrong path!

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ysht”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 519

Further reading

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