Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From sh- (out, ex-) +‎ quaj (name, call),[1] verb quaj from Old Albanian kluoj, from Proto-Albanian *klāusnja, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwos (to hear).[2]

Verb

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  1. (active voice, transitive) to distinguish, discern; know (someone/something from others, even from far away)
    Synonyms: njoh, shëmbëllej
  2. (active voice, intransitive) to make visible, characterize, clear to be seen; standing out (from others)
    Synonyms: dalloj, shihet
  3. (active voice, transitive) (active voice, transitive) to notice, learn
  4. (active voice, transitive, linguistics) to stress

Verb

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  1. (passive voice, transitive, reflexive) to distinguish oneself
  2. (passive voice, transitive) to be discerned, distinguished

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shquaj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 434
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “quaj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 363
  3. ^ Prof. Dr. Ilo Stefanllari (1996, 2006) Albanian Practical Dictionary (Albanian-English, English-Albanian), Hippocrene Books INC., New York, USA, →ISBN, [[1]active 'shqúaj' / passive 'shqúhem' page 166]

Further reading

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  • [2] active verb shquaj/shqúaj (aorist shqóva; participle shqúar)• Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
  • [3] passive verb shquhem/shqúhem (aorist u shqóva; participle shqúar)• Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
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