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zyrë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Possibly from Latin usūra. Alternatively borrowed from Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (yzer).

Noun

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zyrë f (plural zyra, definite zyra, definite plural zyrat)

  1. office, bureau
  2. (archaic) urgent matter, necessity, business

Declension

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Declension of zyrë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative zyrë zyra zyra zyrat
accusative zyrën
dative zyre zyrës zyrave zyrave
ablative zyrash

Derived terms

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References

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  • Luka, David (2002) “Ndihmesa e N. Gazullit për etimologjinë e gjuhës shqipe”, in Studime Filologjike
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “zyr-e [] zyrë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 585

Further reading

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  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980