ndjej

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • ndëljenj (historical)
  • ndëlenj (historical)

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin indulgēre (“to be indulgent, to concede”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ndjɛj]

Verb

ndjej (aorist ndjeva, participle ndjerë)

  1. to forgive compassionately
    Synonym: fal
    E ndjeftë perëndia!
    May God forgive him/her!

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ndjej”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 286
  2. ^ Matzinger, Joachim (2006) Der Altalbanische Text Mbsuame e Krështerë (Dottrina Cristiana) des Lekë Matrënga von 1592, Dettelbach: J. H. Röll, page 155
  3. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “ndjej”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1038
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