ndjej

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ndjej (aorist ndjeva, participle ndjerë)

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

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References

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  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, K. (2017) “ndjej”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1038
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