Meaning of čelebija | Babel Free

Definitions

1. gentleman, gallant man, young nobleman
2. learned man, effendi
3. a piece of wood used in weaving (unlike other uses, in feminine gender)
4. (historical) supervisor of a train station

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Examples

“Nigdir ni beslie - daruiſa ni hoxe / Nigdir Celebie - chi negre amoxe / Nigdir [ni] azapa - chi pripregnufſi ſchut / Chtoy voyſchi ne chlapa na ſilna cara put”

There's no cavalryman, dervish or preacher, / No young noble who does not go and can go, / There's no soldier who, having prepared his dress, / Does not march to the army, following the path of the mighty emperor.

“Sviſſe Turczi vodicze napiſce / Alli nekti çelebija mujo.”

All the Turks drank the water / but the gallant Mujo didn't want to.

“„Није 'ваки челебија за те.“”

"A gentleman of this sort is not for you."

“Као самостални дио служи »челебија« од буковог дрвета за управљање и провлачење нити.”

Serving as an independent part is the "čelebija" made of beechwood, used for guiding and threading the weft.

“Челеби́ју ту́римо на зе́ват, про́времо ђу па ни́тимо (Пир[от]).”

We set the čelebija in between the threads of the warp, we pull it through and then weave (from Pirot).

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