sëmboj

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Alternative form of cëmoj and cimboj. From cimb. Mostly used in third tense, sëmbon.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səmˈbɔj/

Verb

sëmboj (aorist sëmbova, participle sëmbuar)

  1. to ache, to be painful (Tosk)
    Synonyms: cimbis, ther
  2. (figurative, regional) to feel remorse, to feel bad
    sëmbon që s'u pamë dotI feel bad we couldn't see each other

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987) “cicëron”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, pages 24-25

Further reading

  • sëmboj”, 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