përhapë

Përhapë is an Albanian verb meaning to spread, disseminate, or propagate something. It is used for the movement of information, diseases, ideas, or physical substances from a source to a wider area. In everyday language and in professional fields such as journalism, public health, and science, the term describes the act of making something known or available more broadly.

Etymology and related forms: The verb stems from the prefix për- attached to hap, meaning “to open” or “to release,” giving the sense of extending outward. The noun form përhapja denotes the act or process of spreading, while përhapës can refer to a disperser or agent that spreads items or information. The related verb form përhapë appears in various moods depending on sentence structure.

Usage notes: It is transitive and typically takes a direct object in the accusative case, e.g., ai përhap lajmin (he spreads the news) or ata përhapën panikun (they spread the panic). In epidemiology, one discusses përhapja e sëmundjes, and in information science, përhapja e ideve. The concept is closely related to dissemination and diffusion in social and natural phenomena.

See also: dissemination, diffusion, spread of disease, information diffusion. See examples of usage in Albanian corpora and dictionaries.

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