shegë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *si(l)gʷā, possibly from a Mediterranean substrate source. Compare Greek σίδη (sídi), σίβδη (sívdi, “id”), σίλβια (sílvia), σίδια (sídia) (Hes.)[1].

Noun

shegë f (indefinite plural shegë, definite singular shega, definite plural shegët)

  1. pomegranate

References
  1. A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden 2000, p.409
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