ꠁꠟꠣ

Sylheti

Etymology

From ꠁꠟꠣꠈꠣꠘ (ilaxán). Also compare ꠁꠟꠣꠘ (ilan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ila/

Adverb

ꠁꠟꠣ • (ila)

  1. like this, thus, so, such
    • 2016, Bible in Sylheti, ꠟꠥꠇ [Luke] 5:22:
      ꠔꠣꠞꠣꠞ ꠖꠤꠟꠞ ꠌꠤꠘ꠆ꠔꠣ ꠁꠍꠣꠄ ꠛꠥꠎꠤꠟꠤꠟꠣ, ꠛꠥꠎꠤꠀ ꠇꠁꠟꠣ, “ꠀꠙꠘꠣꠞꠣ ꠇꠦꠘꠦ ꠁꠟꠣ ꠌꠤꠘ꠆ꠔꠣ ꠇꠞꠞꠣ?[”]
      Tarar dilor sinta Isáe buzilila, buzia xoila, “Afnara xene ila sinta xorra?[”]
      But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts? (KJV)
      (literally, “Jesus, upon understanding their thoughts of the heart, answered them, "Why do you think this way?"”)

References

  • Gwynn, Roger (2016) “ila”, in Londoni Sylheti dictionary, Part I : Sylheti-English, Middletown, DE: Acre Press.
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