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Albanian

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Etymology

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From an earlier djāll, from Proto-Albanian *diaβəł, borrowed from Latin diabolus (devil), ultimately derived from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, slanderer).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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djall m (plural djaj, definite djalli, definite plural djajtë)

  1. devil

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References

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  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “djall”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, pages 392-393
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “djall”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 67