Arbinovo

Arbinovo ( mk, Арбиново) is a village in the municipality of Debarca, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Belčišta.

Name

In early 20th century, the village Arbinovo appears in the demographic work of Kanchov and map by Jaranov as ''Ъpбино/Ărbino'', in a 1903 map as ''Arbino'' and in other documents of the period as ''Рбину/Rbinu''.
Local Macedonian residents derive the village name from the Macedonian word ''врба/vrba'' for willow tree and the toponym is formed with the suffix ''ino'', along with the additional suffix ''ovo''. Pianka Włodzimierz agrees this is the correct etymology of the placename, due to the many willow trees in Arbinovo and that loss of the initial ''v'' sound in the toponym is possible due to local Macedonian speech. "Како Ъpбино се бележи за К'нчов и Јаранов, на Карта на Македонија 1:300 000 ја имаме формата Arbino, а во Извештаите од 1903 год. (с. 117) е употребен лок. у Рбину. Во имениците се јавува и насловната форма која е добиена по аналогија на многу честите имиња на -ово (спор. Аржаново м.'Ржано)... Со право народот го сврзува ова име со апелативот врба. Ова е топографско име образувано со суф. -ино. Во селото има многу врби. Отпаѓањето на почетното в- во ваквтаа позиција во месниот говор е возможно."

Macedonian linguistics professor Petar Illievski noted that the placename Arbinovo is a hybrid toponym, Aromanian and Slavic in origin and formed from a proto-Albanian foundation and not from the forms ''H'rbino'' or ''Harbino''. The toponym is derived from the terms ''Arban/Alban'' which in the Aromanian language through metathesis of the sound ''a'' into ''i'' became ''Arbin'' alongside the Slavic suffix ''ovo''. In the Aromanian language the terms for Albanians are '' Arbinas/Arbines'' which linguist Iljaz Rexha states supports that Arbinovo in medieval times was inhabited by Albanians. "Në rrethinën e Ohrit na del një vendbanim me formën arumune-sllave me bazën e protoshqipes Arbinovo. 4Emri i këtij topiku lidhet me bazën etnike Arban-Alban, formuar me ndërmjetësimin e arumunishtes Arbin me ndërndërrimin fonetik të kësaj gjuhe a:i, dhe sufiksit sllav-ovo, siç e ka thënë onomasti Petar Ilijevski dhe nuk ka të bëjë me format H’rbino dhe Harbino. Forma vllehe arbinas-arbines tregon se banorët e këtij vendbanimi mesjetar ishin me prejardhje etnike arbane, siç dëshmon edhe vetë topiku Arbinovë, e jo banorët e ardhur nga Shqipëria e sotme, sikur që gjykojnë studiuesit sllavomaqedonas."; p. 213. " 4 Miodrag Purkovic, Popis sela u srednjevekovnoj Srbiji, Godišnjak Skopskog Filozofskog Fakulteta, Skoplje, 1940 f.58-59. BOA. Defter-i esami-i voynugan-i liva-i Kustendil,... nr.21, Tapu defteri, nr.74."

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 26 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:Macedonian Census (2002)
''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion''
The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 66.

* Macedonians 26

See also

* Botun
*Laktinje
*Kuratica
*Sirula

References

External links

{{Debarca Municipality

Villages in Debarca Municipality