ofiq

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin officium.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oˈfic/
  • Rhymes: -ic
  • Hyphenation: o‧fíq

Noun

ofiq m (plural ofiqe, definite ofiqi, definite plural ofiqet) (archaic)

  1. service, function, duty, office
    Synonyms: detyrë, nëpunësi
  2. title, rank
    Synonym: titull
  3. (Arbëresh) offence, mockery, insult
    Synonyms: ofendim, tallje, sharje
  4. nickname
    Synonym: nofkë

Derived terms

  • ofiqar

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ofiq”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 306

Further reading

  • “ofiq”, 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
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “ofiq”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 333
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