gabim

Gabim is an Albanian noun meaning "mistake" or "error." It is used to refer to an act, judgment, or result that is incorrect or improper. The term can denote a fault in calculation, reasoning, or conduct, and it is commonly employed in both everyday speech and formal language.

In grammatical terms, gabim is masculine. The indefinite singular is gabim; the definite singular is gabimi. The plural forms are gabime (indefinite) and gabimet (definite). Common compounds and phrases include gabim i madh (a big mistake), gabim teknik (a technical error), and pa gabime (without mistakes) depending on context.

The word is of Albanian origin and is widely used across Albanian-speaking communities, including Albania, Kosovo, and diaspora communities. In discourse, discussions of mistakes often relate to accountability, learning from error, and the processes to correct a gabim, for example: duhet të korrigjohet gabimi (the mistake must be corrected).

Gabim can also function as a personal name in Albanian-speaking areas, reflecting the broader pattern of using common nouns as given names. When used as a name, it carries no inherent meaning beyond its identity function, but it evokes the noun’s sense of imperfection or fallibility in language-based contexts.