hetimit

Hetimit is an Albanian noun meaning investigation or inquiry, typically used in formal contexts such as law enforcement, judicial proceedings, and media reporting. It denotes a process of examining facts and gathering evidence related to a suspected event, crime, or administrative matter.

The base noun is hetim, with hetimi serving as the definite singular form (the investigation). The form hetimit is a further inflected version that appears in certain constructions, usually in phrases governed by prepositions, such as expressions meaning “of the investigation” or “to/for the investigation.” The plural form is hetimet (the investigations).

In usage, hetimi appears in official documents, police and prosecutor statements, court reports, and news articles that describe ongoing or completed investigations. The term is part of standard legal and administrative Albanian vocabulary and is generally understood across Albanian-speaking regions. In everyday speech, speakers may use more general phrases for inquiry or inquiry-like activities, but hetimi remains common in formal language.

Etymologically, hetim is a native Albanian term, and hetimi is its definite form. The precise historical origins of the word are not widely detailed in concise reference sources, but it has long been established in modern Albanian as the standard term for formal inquiry and criminal or administrative investigations.