mbyll

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *ambi-wēla, from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (to press together). More at ul.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mbyɫ]

Verb

mbyll (aorist mbylla, participle mbyllur)

  1. to close, shut, seal
    Mbylla sytë e u përgjuma.
    I closed my eyes and fell asleep.
  2. to put a lid on, close off, stop up
  3. to conclude, put an end to, turn off
  4. (colloquial) to put away for safekeeping

Conjugation

Further reading

  • mbyll”, 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) “mbyll”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[2]