gjah

Albanian

Etymology

Multiple theories:

  1. From Proto-Albanian *jaga, from Proto-Indo-European *yeǵʰo- (compare German jagen (“to hunt”), Tocharian A yoke (“desire”), Sanskrit यहु (yahú, “restless”)). Related to gjuaj.
  2. From Proto-Albanian *źakʰa-, from Pre-Proto-Albanian *źahka, from Proto-Indo-European *sh₁-s-ko-, originally relating to the unleashing of dogs.[1]
  3. From Proto-Albanian *ʝakʰa-, from Pre-Proto-Albanian *i̯ahka, from Proto-Indo-European *sh₁-s-ko-. Identical to the second etymology, except for the initial sound.[2] In all cases considered related to gjuaj.[3]

Noun

gjah m (definite gjahu)

  1. hunting, hunt, chase
  2. prey, game
  3. (figurative) fugitive

Declension

Declension of gjah
singular
indefinite definite
nominative gjah gjahu
accusative gjahun
dat./abl. gjahu gjahut

Derived terms

  • gjahtar (“hunter”)
    • gjahtarkë (“huntress”) (Tosk)
  • gjahtor (“hunting dog”)

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl et al. (2021) “gjah”, in DPEWA. Digitales Philologisch-Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altalbanischen [DPEWA. Digital Philological-Etymological Dictionary of Old Albanian]
  2. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl et al. (2021) “gjah”, in DPEWA. Digitales Philologisch-Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altalbanischen [DPEWA. Digital Philological-Etymological Dictionary of Old Albanian]
  3. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl et al. (2021) “gjah”, in DPEWA. Digitales Philologisch-Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altalbanischen [DPEWA. Digital Philological-Etymological Dictionary of Old Albanian]

Further reading

  • “gjah”, 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
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “gjah”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]
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