përdëllej

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from ndjej, ndëlej (“to forgive”), by replacing the suffix with për-.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəɾdəˈɫej/
  • Rhymes: -ej

Verb

përdëllej (aorist përdëlleva, participle përdëllyer) (transitive)

  1. to pity
    Synonym: mëshiroj
  2. to console, comfort
    Synonym: ngushëlloj

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “ndɛľéń”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 299
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “përdëlej”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 319

Further reading

  • “përdëll/ej”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980, page 1425a
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “përdëll-ej”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 366b
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