Vlera të reja për etimologjinë në një fjalor të shqipes
New values for the etymology in an Albanian dictionary

Summary/Abstract: Mehmet Elezi’s “Albanian Language Dictionary” is a new worthwhile work. There are included about 41.000 words and expressions not found in the “Dictionary of Today Albanian Language” published in 1980. To this reason he has browsed books, journals, intentionally left aside by the dictatorship regime such as “Eposi i Kreshnikëve”, “Visaret e Kombit”, “Fjalori i Bashkimit”, “Kanuni i Lekë Dukagjinit”, collected by Shtjefën Gjeçovi, “Kanuni i Skenderbegut” collected by Frano Ilia and other authors as well who were prohibited in that regime, as Gjergj Fishta, Faik Konica, Martin Camaj, Ernest Koliqi, Nikollë Gazulli, Anton Harapi, Sejfulla Malëshova, Arshi Pipa, Bilal Xhaferri and many others. This dictionary is distinguished for its universal scientific values. These values are noticed in the inventory of many rare words and phraseologies which in many cases express the habits, traditions, mentality, myths, the religions, on the whole everything belonging to a nation, highlighting thus an important part of the Albanian life. Another important value of this work is that for the first time in an explanatory dictionary fruitful efforts have been taken to perforate into the word origin. This is not only an appreciated and manifold initiative but as well it propounds the obligation for such a practice in a comprehensive dictionary in the future. To the field of etymology, this dictionary with rare words, phraseologies and various explanations helps to clarify in many cases the word origin. In this article, considering the material presented in this dictionary are given some etymological explanations for the words: ajem ‘to swell”, anzë ‘wasp”, arza ”like e bear”, aputë ‘lace”, kërdhokull “hip bone”, bigë “fork” etc.

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