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shqy'e·n vt 1 to tear [ ] off/up/apart; rip, shred, tear; dismember 2 to open [ ] wide 3 [Colloq] to split [ ]'s sides (with laughter), break [ ] up (with joy) • shqye·n gurmazin "tear one's throat" to get hoarse from yelling • <> shqye·n3sg kolla <> has a racking cough • shqye·n sytë to pop out one's eyes in amazement shqy'e|r adj (i) 1 tattered, torn 2 [Fig] opened wide in amazement 3 [Fig] (of eyes) bulging 4 [Fig] hoarse shqy'e|r|je nf ger 1 < shqy'e·n, shqy'·het 2 torn place, tear