dobi

Albanian

Etymology

Back formation of Old Gheg verb dobit ("to win, to succeed, to defeat"), borrowed from Serbo-Croatian dobiti ("to win, to take; to catch").[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɔˈbi/

Noun

dobi f (indefinite plural dobi, definite singular dobia, definite plural dobitë)

  1. to benefit, to profit
  2. usefulness

References
  1. Omari, Anila (2012), "dobit", in Marrëdhëniet gjuhësore shqiptaro-serbe, Tirana, Albania: Kristalina KH, page 127-128

2. https://fjale.al/dobi - Kuptimi i fjalës "dobi"

Latvian

Adjective

dobi

  1. nominative plural masculine form of dobs

Adverb

dobi

  1. hollow, hollowly; adverbial form of dobs

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi धोबी (dhobī).

Noun

dobi (ma class, plural madobi)

  1. washerman, washerwoman
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