dobi

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][2][3]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔˈbi/
• Rhymes: -bi
• Hyphenation: do‧bí

Noun

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

1. benefit, profit, usefulness, advantage, utility

   Synonyms: fryt, përfitim, avantazh

2. (obsolete, Gheg) victory

References

Further reading

• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎, 1980
• “dobi”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “dobí”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 78

Adjective

dobi

1. nominative plural masculine of dobs

Adverb

dobi

1. hollow, hollowly; adverbial form of dobs

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi धोबी (dhobī).

Noun

dobi (plural dobi-dobi, informal 1st possessive dobiku, 2nd possessive dobimu, 3rd possessive dobinya)

1. laundryman

   Synonyms: tukang dobi, benatu, penatu, (classical) benara

2. (colloquial) laundromat

Adjective

dobi

1. of laundering

Further reading

• “dobi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Verb

dobi (Cyrillic spelling доби)

1. second/third-person singular aorist past of dobiti

Noun

dóbi

1. nominative/instrumental plural of dọ̑b

Noun

dôbi

1. inflection of dóba:
   1. dative/locative singular
   2. nominative/accusative dual

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi धोबी (dhobī).

Pronunciation

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Noun

dobi class V (plural madobi class VI)

1. laundryman or washerman, or laundrywoman or washerwoman