амаль

See also: Амаль

Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian омаль (omalʹ),[1] related to ма́ла (mála).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aˈmalʲ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -alʲ
  • Hyphenation: амаль

Adverb

ама́ль • (amálʹ)

  1. almost, nearly
    Мне ама́ль удало́ся перакана́ць бацько́ў адпусці́ць мяне́ на вечарын́ку. ― Mnje amálʹ udalósja pjerakanácʹ bacʹkóŭ adpuscícʹ mjanjé na vječaryńku. ― I almost managed to convince my parents to let me go to the party.

References

  1. ^ Bulyka, A. M., editor (2002), “омаль”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 22 (оддыханье – ость), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 199
  2. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1978), “ама́ль”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 1 (А – бячэ́йка), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 108

Further reading

  • “амаль”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • “амаль” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
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