afat

Etymology
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Gustav Meyer didn't include it in his dictionary. Eqrem Çabej attempts a derivation from Turkish and affirms it is a relatively new word. Vladimir Orel, probably conviced by Eqrem Çabej-s proposal, ignores it. Ardian Vehbiu, who usually does not deal with etymologies, proposes a derivation from the Italian expression and compares it to the Albanian word, which comes from the Italian.

A formation from, based on , with the labial plosive followed by back vowel yielding -f- (cf. , ), and -is-, as well as -os-, yielding zero in unstressed position. Cognate to 🇨🇬 (whence 🇨🇬 > 🇨🇬). Related to.

Noun

 * 1) period, deadline