ngjaj

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *en-ga-lab-nja, a denominative verb based on *lab. Cognate to Lithuanian lãbas (good), Latvian labs (id).[1]

Verb

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ngjaj (aorist ngjajta, participle ngjarë)

  1. to resemble, be alike
  2. to suit; to become;
  3. to seem
  4. to happen

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 83