hallakat
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Albanian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian alakati (“to clamor or voice astonishment loudly, especially by referring to Allah, to rush”).[1][2]
From Ottoman Turkish هَلَكَات (heleket) from Arabic هَلَكَة (halakat, “destroying, destruction, devastation.”)[3]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
hallakat (aorist hallakata, participle hallakatur)
- I scatter, disperse
- I undo, destroy
- (transitive) I waste someone's time
- (chiefly Gheg) I investigate, explore
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “hallakat”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, pages 612-613
- ^ Omari, Anila (2012) “hallakat”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, pages 153-154
- ^ Redhouse's Turkish dictionary : in two parts, English and Turkish, and Turkish and English. Page 859 Hālik & 861 : Hèlāk ; Halakat.