xhybe
Albanian
Alternative forms
- xhubë, xhube — dialectal
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جبه (cübbe).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒybe/, (archaic) /d͡ʒyˈbe/
- Rhymes: -ybe, -e
Noun
xhybe f (plural xhybe, definite xhybja or (archaic) xhybeja)
- jubbah, worn especially by dervishes and imams
- A long sleeveless women's gown loose near the feet.
- Hypernym: pallto
- (figurative, derogatory) cover to conceal true intentions
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | xhybe | xhybja | xhybe | xhybet |
| accusative | xhyben | |||
| dative | xhybeje | xhybes | xhybeve | xhybeve |
| ablative | xhybesh | |||
Related terms
- xhipun
- xhubletë
- xhup
References
- FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1], 1980, page 2202b
- Bufli, G.; Rocchi, L. (2021), “xhybe”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 516
- Mann, S. E. (1948), “xhybe”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 571b
- Meyer, G. (1891), “džubɛ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, , page 82
Further reading
- “xhybe”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026