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hall|e|xhi' nm (np ~nj) [Colloq] person with serious troubles: poor guy, hapless wretch hall|e|zi' adj, n (fem sg ~e'z, masc pl ~i'nj, fem pl ~eza) (Colloq) (person) beset by many troubles, (one) with big problems = hallema'dh ha'llë nf 1 father's sister: aunt (sister of collateral male relative in patriline ascending from father's sister) 2 auntie (term of respect for addressing an older woman) 3 [Reg] wife of mother's brother or of father's brother: aunt • Halla di të bëjë byrek, po i mungon mielli. [Prov] "The aunt knows how to make byrek, but lacks the flour." It's not the knowledge but the means that are lacking.