legyen

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛɟɛn]

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• Hyphenation: le‧gyen

From the shared le- stem of van (“to be”) and lesz (“to become; will be”) + -jen (personal suffix).

• légyen (archaic)

legyen

1. third-person singular subjunctive present indefinite of van

   Legyen Ön is milliomos! ― Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (title of a quiz show) (literally, “You be a millionaire, too!”)

   legyen világosság ― let there be light

   az erő legyen veled ― may the Force be with you

2. third-person singular subjunctive present indefinite of lesz

   A fiam miniszterelnök legyen, a lányom meg űrhajós. ― My son should/shall become a prime minister, and my daughter, an astronaut.

See at légyen.

From the noun légy (“fly”) +‎ -en (case suffix).

legyen

1. (somewhat folksy) Alternative form of légyen, superessive singular of légy