дзеля

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• dziela — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian дѣлꙗ (dělja), from Old East Slavic дѣлꙗ (dělja), from Proto-Slavic *děľa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd͡zʲelʲa]

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Preposition

дзе́ля • (dzjélja) [with genitive]

1. for (in order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc.)

   Synonym: для (dlja)

   Усё, што я раблю́, я раблю́ гэ́та дзе́ля цябе́. ― Usjó, što ja rabljú, ja rabljú héta dzjélja cjabjé. ― Everything I do, I do for you.

   • 1892 [1878], Szymon Dickstein, translated by Напалеон Чарноцкі and Антон Ражаў, Dziadźka Anton, Tilsit, translation of Ojciec Szymon, page 9:

     Dziela hetaha jon i abłażyû takija reczy padatkam.

     [Дзе́ля гэ́тага ён і аблажы́ў такі́я рэ́чы пада́ткам.]

     Dzjélja hétaha jon i ablažýw takíja réčy padátkam.

     For this purpose he did impose a tax on such things.

References

• “дзеля” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
• “дзеля”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)