mysafirëve

Mysafirëve is the Albanian genitive/dative plural form of the noun mysafir, meaning “guests.” It marks a relation to more than one guest and is used in phrases where a genitive or dative case is required. Common usages include lista e mysafirëve (the guests’ list) and numri i mysafirëve (the number of the guests). The form signals a plural group of guests and appears in both formal writing and everyday speech when a possessive or indirect-object sense is needed. In definite contexts, the related nominative plural mysafirët is used to refer to a specific group of guests.

Morphology and usage details: The base noun mysafir forms the definite nominative plural mysafirët. The genitive/dative plural is mysafirëve, created by adding the suffix -ëve to the stem mysafir. This form is used after prepositions and in constructions requiring the genitive or dative case, as in numri i mysafirëve and lista e mysafirëve.

Etymology: The Albanian word mysafir derives from Turkish misafir, which in turn comes from Arabic musafir. The genitive/dative plural ending -ëve is a standard Albanian pattern for masculine nouns in these cases.

Notes: While mysafirëve is common in written Albanian, everyday speech often relies on context and prepositional phrases to convey similar relations. The related definite form mysafirët is used when referring to a specific, identifiable group of guests. The cultural concept of hospitality surrounding guests remains central in Albanian-speaking communities.