vobektë
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== Albanian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
i vobek (Kristoforidhi)
i vobëtë (Mirditë)
vabëk (Matrënga)
i vapëht (Arbëresh)
=== Etymology ===
From a noun vobek/vobeg, a singularized plural of *vobog, from a South Slavic language; compare Old Church Slavonic оубогъ (ubogŭ, “wretched, poor”), Serbo-Croatian убог (“poor, miserable”), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *ubogъ (“poor”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /vɔˈbɛkt/
=== Adjective ===
i vobektë (feminine plural të vobekta)
poor
==== Derived terms ====
vobekësi
vobektësi
(archaic) vobëzi
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
“vobektë”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
Newmark, Leonard (1999), “vobektë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press