grabit

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from a South Slavic language, compare Old Church Slavonic грабити (grabiti), Serbo-Croatian grabiti (to grab, to sieze) and Bulgarian грабя (grabja, to rob, to plunder). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *grabiti (to grab, to sieze).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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grabit (aorist grabita, participle grabitur)

  1. to seize, rob, steal
  2. to encroach, violate someone's rights
  3. (figurative) to attract

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References

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  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “grabit”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 562
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “grabit”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 121
  3. ^ Omari, Anila (2012) “grabit”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 146