жал
Appearance
See also: Appendix:Variations of "zal"
Bulgarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Etymology tree
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žalь.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]жал • (žal) m or f
- grief, sorrow, sadness
- pity, compassion, sympathy
- Synonyms: жа́лост (žálost), съжале́ние (săžalénie), състрада́ние (săstradánie), съчу́вствие (săčúvstvie)
- Ива́н я гле́даше и те́жка жал прити́скаше сърце́то му.
- Iván ja glédaše i téžka žal pritískaše sărcéto mu.
- Ivan was looking at her and heavy pity pressed upon his heart.
- mercy, quarter, forgiveness
- (colloquial, impersonal, with dative short pronoun or за (za)) feeling sorry or pity
- Жал ми е за те́бе, Па́веле.
- Žal mi e za tébe, Pávele.
- I feel sorry for you, Pavel.
- Ста́на му жал за ми́налото вре́ме.
- Stána mu žal za mínaloto vréme.
- He started to feel sorry for the past times.
- (obsolete, impersonal, usually followed by че (če)) a pity (something to be sorry for)
- Жал е, че на то́я свят са́мо дре́бните гре́шници се изповя́дват.
- Žal e, če na tója svjat sámo drébnite gréšnici se izpovjádvat.
- It is a pity that in this world only the petty sinners confess.
Usage notes
[edit]- Indeclinable as a feminine noun.
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | жал žal |
жа́лове žálove |
| definite (subject form) |
жа́лът žálăt |
жа́ловете žálovete |
| definite (object form) |
жа́ла žála | |
| count form | — | жа́ла žála |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “жал”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “жал”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- “жал”, in ЛексИт [LexIt] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
Kazakh
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Turkic *yāl (“mane”). Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (jal, “mane”); Bashkir ял (yal), Kyrgyz жал (jal), Uzbek yol, Uyghur يال (yal), Turkmen ýal, Azerbaijani yal (“mane”), etc.
Noun
[edit]жал • (jal)
- (horse) mane
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]жал • (jal)
Etymology 3
[edit]Noun
[edit]жал • (jal)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | жал (jal) | жалдар (jaldar) |
| genitive | жалдың (jaldıŋ) | жалдардың (jaldardıŋ) |
| dative | жалға (jalğa) | жалдарға (jaldarğa) |
| accusative | жалды (jaldı) | жалдарды (jaldardı) |
| locative | жалда (jalda) | жалдарда (jaldarda) |
| ablative | жалдан (jaldan) | жалдардан (jaldardan) |
| instrumental | жалмен (jalmen) | жалдармен (jaldarmen) |
| similative | жалдай (jalday) | жалдарда (jaldarda) |
Kyrgyz
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Turkic *yāl, etc.
Noun
[edit]жал • (jal) (Arabic spelling جال)
Macedonian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žalь.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]жал • (žal) m or f (uncountable, relational adjective жален)
Declension
[edit](Masculine declension)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | жал (žal) | жалови (žalovi) |
| definite unspecified | жалот (žalot) | жаловите (žalovite) |
| definite proximal | жалов (žalov) | жаловиве (žalovive) |
| definite distal | жалон (žalon) | жаловине (žalovine) |
| vocative | жалу (žalu) | жалови (žalovi) |
| count form | — | жала (žala) |
(Feminine declension)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | жал (žal) |
| definite unspecified | жалта (žalta) |
| definite proximal | жалва (žalva) |
| definite distal | жална (žalna) |
| vocative | жал (žal) |
Derived terms
[edit]Russian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]жал • (žal) n inan pl
Etymology 2
[edit]Verb
[edit]жал • (žal)
- masculine singular past indicative imperfective of жать (žatʹ)
Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žalь.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]жа̑л m inan or f (Latin spelling žȃl)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | жал | жалови |
| genitive | жала | жалова |
| dative | жалу | жаловима |
| accusative | жал | жалове |
| vocative | жале | жалови |
| locative | жалу | жаловима |
| instrumental | жалом | жаловима |
Further reading
[edit]- “жал”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
Etymology 2
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]жа̑л m inan (Latin spelling žȃl)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | жа̑л | жалови / жали |
| genitive | жала | жа́ло̄ва̄ / жа́ла̄ |
| dative | жалу | жаловима / жалима |
| accusative | жал | жалове / жале |
| vocative | жале | жалови / жали |
| locative | жалу | жаловима / жалима |
| instrumental | жалом | жаловима / жалима |
Further reading
[edit]- “жал”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
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