qemer

Albanian

Alternative forms

• qimer

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish كمر (kemer, “belt, girdle; arch, vault”), from Persian کمر (kamar, “belt, girdle”), from Middle Persian 𐫞𐫖𐫡 (qmr /⁠kamar⁠/, “vault”), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *kamarā- (“something curved”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ceˈmeɾ/
• Rhymes: -meɾ
• Hyphenation: qe‧mér

Noun

qemer m (plural qemerë, definite qemeri, definite plural qemerët)

1. archway, vault, vaulting
2. something arched
3. arch of foot
4. waistband, belt

   Synonym: brez

5. (archaic) ornamental leather or wool money belt

Derived terms

• qemerli

Further reading

• “qemer”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• “qemer”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “qemér”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 413