mbroj

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of mbi +‎ rojë (guard), from ruoj (to guard, to keep). Related to mburojë. According to Orel, borrowed from a Romance language (compare Italian imparare).[1]

Verb

mbroj (aorist mbrojta, participle mbrojtur)

  1. (transitive) to protect; to defend

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “mbroj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 253

Further reading

  • mbroj”, 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