burimi

Burimi is an Albanian noun meaning "source" or "spring," typically referring to the origin of a river or water supply. It can also denote the source or origin of information, materials, or data. The term is used with the definite form burimi when pointing to a specific source, as in burimi i lumit (the source of the river) or burimi i të dhënave (the data source). Grammatically, burim is masculine; the definite singular form is burimi, while the indefinite form is burim.

In addition to its literal sense, burimi is common in toponymy as a place name in Albanian-speaking regions, where springs, rivers, or settlements may be identified as Burimi. The concept is widely used across fields such as hydrology, archaeology, and linguistics to designate the origin or provenance of a feature, artifact, or dataset. In everyday language and media, burimi is often employed metaphorically to denote the root, basis, or provenance of ideas, traditions, or events.

As a basic lexical item, burimi interacts with various prepositional phrases, for example burimi i ujit (the water source) or burimi i informacionit (the source of information). Its usage reflects a core notion in Albanian of tracing origins, whether in natural, informational, or cultural contexts.