ahë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *(h)auā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-.[1] See also aft.

Noun

ahë m (plural ahe, definite ahu, definite plural ahet)

  1. breath
  2. vapor
  3. soul, spirit

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) “ahë/avë”, in Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 71-2

Further reading

  • “ahë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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