ndjej

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • ndëljenj (historical)
  • ndëlenj (historical)

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin indulgēre (“to be indulgent, to concede”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ndjɛj]

Verb

ndjej (aorist ndjeva, participle ndjerë)

  1. to forgive compassionately
    Synonym: fal
    E ndjeftë perëndia!
    May God forgive him/her!

Derived terms
  • ndjesë
  • ndjehem
  • ndjesëmadh
  • ndjesëpasti

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ndjej”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 286
  2. Matzinger, Joachim (2006) Der Altalbanische Text Mbsuame e Krështerë (Dottrina Cristiana) des Lekë Matrënga von 1592, Dettelbach: J. H. Röll, page 155
  3. Topalli, K. (2017) “ndjej”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1038
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