целя

See also: цела

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *cěliti, the causative-iterative of цял (cjal, “whole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sɛˈlʲa̟]

Verb

целя́ • (celjá) first-singular present indicative, impf

1. (transitive) to cure, to heal

Conjugation

    Conjugation of целя́ (conjugation 2.1, imperfective, transitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	целя́щ celjášt	цели́л celíl	целя́л celjál	целе́н celén		целе́йки celéjki
	definite subject form	целя́щият celjáštijat	цели́лият celílijat	—	целе́ният celénijat
	definite object form	целя́щия celjáštija	цели́лия celílija	—	целе́ния celénija
feminine	indefinite	целя́ща celjášta	цели́ла celíla	целя́ла celjála	целе́на celéna
	definite	целя́щата celjáštata	цели́лата celílata	—	целе́ната celénata
neuter	indefinite	целя́що celjášto	цели́ло celílo	целя́ло celjálo	целе́но celéno	целе́не celéne
	definite	целя́щото celjáštoto	цели́лото celíloto	—	целе́ното celénoto	целе́нето celéneto
plural	indefinite	целя́щи celjášti	цели́ли celíli	целе́ли celéli	целе́ни celéni	целе́ния, целе́нета celénija, celéneta
	definite	целя́щите celjáštite	цели́лите celílite	—	целе́ните celénite	целе́нията, целе́нетата celénijata, celénetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		целя́ celjá	цели́ш celíš	цели́ celí	цели́м celím	цели́те celíte	целя́т celját
imperfect		целя́х celjáh	целе́ше celéše	целе́ше celéše	целя́хме celjáhme	целя́хте celjáhte	целя́ха celjáha
aorist		цели́х celíh	цели́ celí	цели́ celí	цели́хме celíhme	цели́хте celíhte	цели́ха celíha
future	pos.	Use ще followed by the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense
future in the past	pos.	Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense
present perfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and цели́л m, цели́ла f, цели́ло n, or цели́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and цели́л m, цели́ла f, цели́ло n, or цели́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and цели́л m, цели́ла f, цели́ло n, or цели́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and цели́л m, цели́ла f, цели́ло n, or цели́ли pl
renarrative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and целя́л m, целя́ла f, целя́ло n, or целе́ли pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and цели́л m, цели́ла f, цели́ло n, or цели́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and цели́л m, цели́ла f, цели́ло n, or цели́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and цели́л m, цели́ла f, цели́ло n, or цели́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and целя́л m, целя́ла f, целя́ло n, or целе́ли pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and цели́л m, цели́ла f, цели́ло n, or цели́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		none
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and цели́л m, цели́ла f, цели́ло n, or цели́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and целя́л m, целя́ла f, целя́ло n, or целе́ли pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and цели́л m, цели́ла f, цели́ло n, or цели́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and цели́л m, цели́ла f, цели́ло n, or цели́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and цели́л m, цели́ла f, цели́ло n, or цели́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and цели́л m, цели́ла f, цели́ло n, or цели́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			цели́ celí			целе́те celéte

Derived terms

verbs

• изцеля́ pf (izceljá), изцеля́вам impf (izceljávam)

 

nouns

• (action noun) це́лба (célba)
• (agent noun) цели́тел (celítel)

 

Related terms

• оцеле́я pf (oceléja), оцеля́вам impf (oceljávam, “to survive”)
• целу́на pf (celúna), целу́вам impf (celúvam, “to kiss”)

References

• “целя̀”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “целя̀”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “цѣлѭ́, -и́шь; -ли́лъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 532
• “цѣлити”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024

Etymology 2

Causative-iterative of German borrowing цел (cel, “goal, target”) (from German Ziel).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɛlʲɐ]

Verb

це́ля • (célja) first-singular present indicative, impf

1. (transitive) to aim, to target
2. (reflexive with се) to take aim at (in order to shoot)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of це́ля (conjugation 2.1, imperfective, transitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	це́лещ célešt	це́лил, цели́л1 célil, celíl1	це́лел célel	це́лен célen		це́лейки célejki
	definite subject form	це́лещият céleštijat	це́лилият, цели́лият1 célilijat, celílijat1	—	це́леният célenijat
	definite object form	це́лещия céleštija	це́лилия, цели́лия1 célilija, celílija1	—	це́ления célenija
feminine	indefinite	це́леща célešta	це́лила, цели́ла1 célila, celíla1	це́лела célela	це́лена célena
	definite	це́лещата céleštata	це́лилата, цели́лата1 célilata, celílata1	—	це́лената célenata
neuter	indefinite	це́лещо célešto	це́лило, цели́ло1 célilo, celílo1	це́лело célelo	це́лено céleno	це́лене célene
	definite	це́лещото céleštoto	це́лилото, цели́лото1 céliloto, celíloto1	—	це́леното célenoto	це́ленето céleneto
plural	indefinite	це́лещи célešti	це́лили, цели́ли1 célili, celíli1	це́лели céleli	це́лени céleni	це́ления, це́ленета célenija, céleneta
	definite	це́лещите céleštite	це́лилите, цели́лите1 célilite, celílite1	—	це́лените célenite	це́ленията, це́ленетата célenijata, célenetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		це́ля célja	це́лиш céliš	це́ли céli	це́лим célim	це́лите célite	це́лят céljat
imperfect		це́лех céleh	це́леше céleše	це́леше céleše	це́лехме célehme	це́лехте célehte	це́леха céleha
aorist		це́лих, цели́х1 célih, celíh1	це́ли, цели́1 céli, celí1	це́ли, цели́1 céli, celí1	це́лихме, цели́хме1 célihme, celíhme1	це́лихте, цели́хте1 célihte, celíhte1	це́лиха, цели́ха1 céliha, celíha1
future	pos.	Use ще followed by the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense
future in the past	pos.	Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense
present perfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and це́лил/цели́л1 m, це́лила/цели́ла1 f, це́лило/цели́ло1 n, or це́лили/цели́ли1 pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and це́лил/цели́л1 m, це́лила/цели́ла1 f, це́лило/цели́ло1 n, or це́лили/цели́ли1 pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and це́лил/цели́л1 m, це́лила/цели́ла1 f, це́лило/цели́ло1 n, or це́лили/цели́ли1 pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and це́лил/цели́л1 m, це́лила/цели́ла1 f, це́лило/цели́ло1 n, or це́лили/цели́ли1 pl
renarrative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and це́лел m, це́лела f, це́лело n, or це́лели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and це́лил/цели́л1 m, це́лила/цели́ла1 f, це́лило/цели́ло1 n, or це́лили/цели́ли1 pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and це́лил/цели́л1 m, це́лила/цели́ла1 f, це́лило/цели́ло1 n, or це́лили/цели́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and це́лил/цели́л1 m, це́лила/цели́ла1 f, це́лило/цели́ло1 n, or це́лили/цели́ли1 pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and це́лел m, це́лела f, це́лело n, or це́лели pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and це́лил/цели́л1 m, це́лила/цели́ла1 f, це́лило/цели́ло1 n, or це́лили/цели́ли1 pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		none
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and це́лил/цели́л1 m, це́лила/цели́ла1 f, це́лило/цели́ло1 n, or це́лили/цели́ли1 pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and це́лел m, це́лела f, це́лело n, or це́лели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and це́лил/цели́л1 m, це́лила/цели́ла1 f, це́лило/цели́ло1 n, or це́лили/цели́ли1 pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and це́лил/цели́л1 m, це́лила/цели́ла1 f, це́лило/цели́ло1 n, or це́лили/цели́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and це́лил/цели́л1 m, це́лила/цели́ла1 f, це́лило/цели́ло1 n, or це́лили/цели́ли1 pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and це́лил/цели́л1 m, це́лила/цели́ла1 f, це́лило/цели́ло1 n, or це́лили/цели́ли1 pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			цели́ celí			целе́те celéte

¹Dialectally marked.

Derived terms

verbs

• наце́ля pf (nacélja), наце́лвам impf (nacélvam)
• прице́ля pf (pricélja), прице́лвам impf (pricélvam)
• уце́ля pf (ucélja), уце́лвам impf (ucélvam)

 

References

• “цѐля”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “цѐля”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɛlʲə]

Participle

це́ля • (célja)

1. present adverbial imperfective participle of це́лить (célitʹ)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨˈlʲa]

Participle

целя́ • (celjá)

1. present adverbial imperfective participle of цели́ть (celítʹ)