ajazmë

Albanian

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek ἁγίασμα (hagíasma, “holy water”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈjaːzm(ə)/

Noun

ajazmë f (plural ajazma, definite ajazma, definite plural ajazmat)

  1. holy water (in the Orthodox tradition)
  2. (botany) spearmint (Mentha spicata)

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “ajazmë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 82

Further reading

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