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'|n|të 3sg opt < zë'·, zi·het
<>u zëntë fyti/gryka! [Curse] I hope <> chokes and dies!
<> zëntë fytin/grykën! "May <>'s throat be blocked up" [Curse] I hope <> chokes!
<>u zëntë lëfyti [Curse] May <>'s throat block up!: I hope <> chokes!
<> zëntë oborri bar [Curse] "May <>'s garden be overgrown with grass" May <> and <>'s whole family disappear from the face of the earth!
<> zëntë sytë buka! [Curse] "May bread cover <>'s eyes!" (said of a person ungrateful for one's long caretaking) May <> go blind!
<> zëntë shtëpia bar [Curse] "May <>'s house be overgrown with grass" May <> and <>'s whole family disappear from the face of the earth!

zër| stem for imper < zë'·, zi·het
Zër në gojë qenin, rrëmbe//bëj gati shkopin. [Prov Pej] "Mention the dog, grab the stick." Speak of the devil (and here he is).

(r) nm (np ~ra) 1 voice 2 characteristic sound made by something 3 [Fig] reputation 4 [Old] vote 5 item/article (in a list), entry (in a dictionary/ledger)
zë i bardhë clear pure voice (of women and children)
zë i çjerrë hoarse voice; harsh voice