желба

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Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *želьba (“wish”). Morphologically equivalent to жела́я (želája, “to wish”) +‎ -ба (-ba).

Noun

же́лба • (žélba) f

  1. (dated) wish, desire
    • Христо Ботев (Hristo Botev) Майце си (To My Mother):
      Много аз, мале, много мечтаях / щастие, слава да видим двама, / сила усещах - що не желаях? / Но за вси желби приготви яма!
      Mnogo az, male, mnogo mečtajah / štastie, slava da vidim dvama, / sila useštah - što ne želajah? / No za vsi želbi prigotvi jama!
      I dreamed many a dream, dear mother - / We'd share happiness and glory together. ? / I had the strength - what didn't I desire?! / But for all my desires - a pit lay in wait.
Declension
Declension of же́лба
singular plural
indefinite же́лба
žélba 		же́лби
žélbi
definite же́лбата
žélbata 		же́лбите
žélbite

References

  • “желба¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *žеlьba (“grief, sorrow”). Morphologically equivalent to желе́я (želéja, “to regret”) (outdated, dialectal) +‎ -ба (-ba) (standard жа́ля (žálja)).

Noun

же́лба • (žélba) f

  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of жа́лба (žálba, “grief”)
Declension
Declension of же́лба
singular
indefinite же́лба
žélba
definite же́лбата
žélbata

References

  • “желба²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Noun

желба • (želba) f (relational adjective желбен, diminutive желбичка or желбиче)

  1. wish, desire

Declension

Declension of желба
singular plural
indefinite желба (želba) желби (želbi)
definite unspecified желбата (želbata) желбите (želbite)
definite proximal желбава (želbava) желбиве (želbive)
definite distal желбана (želbana) желбине (želbine)
vocative желбо (želbo) желби (želbi)
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