zyrë

See also: zyre

Albanian

Etymology

Possibly from Latin usūra. Alternatively borrowed from Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (yzer).

Noun

zyrë f (plural zyra, definite zyra, definite plural zyrat)

  1. office, bureau
  2. (archaic) urgent matter, necessity, business

Declension

Declension of zyrë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative zyrë zyra zyra zyrat
accusative zyrën
dative zyre zyrës zyrave zyrave
ablative zyrash

Derived terms

References

  • Luka, David (2002) “Ndihmesa e N. Gazullit për etimologjinë e gjuhës shqipe”, in Studime Filologjike
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “zyr-e […] zyrë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 585

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
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