azali

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Old Polish

Etymology

Univerbation of aza +‎ li. First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /azaːlʲi/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /azɒlʲi/

Particle

azali

  1. interrogative particle: introduces a yes-no question
    Synonym: za
    • 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki [Latin-Polish-German Florian Psalter]‎, Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego [The Ossoliński National Institute: with the benefit of the Silesian Parliament], pages 77, 24:
      Azaly chleb mosze dacz, albo gotowacz stol ludu swemu (numquid et panem poterit dare)?
      [Azali chleb może dać, albo gotować stoł ludu swemu (numquid et panem poterit dare)?]

Conjunction

azali

  1. if, whether
    • 1858 [c. 1408], “Wyroki sądów miejskich czyli ortyle [Urban court rulings i.e. "Ortyls"]”, in Wacław Aleksander Maciejowski, editor, Historia prawodawstw słowiańskich [History of Slavic lawmaking], volume 6, page 51:
      Pytham na prawye, azaly my nye mamy... thego gymyenya dzyerzecz
      [Pytam na prawie, azali my nie mamy... tego jimienia dzierżeć]
  2. in order to
    • 1881-1890 [15th century], Wojciech Kętrzyński, editor, Katalog rękopisów Biblioteki Ossolińskich, pages 372, 13:
      Panno Maria, prosy syna th[w]ego..., azali wsdrowi nedostatky czala mogego
      [Panno Maryja, prosi Syna t[w]ego..., azali uzdrowi niedostatki ciała mojego]
  3. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. introduces a time clause
      • 1901 [1471], Materiały i Prace Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności w Krakowie, volume V, page 9:
        Azaly donec (factique sunt termini Chanaan venientibus a Sidone Geraram usque Gazam, donec ingrediaris Sodomam et Gomorram Gen 10, 19)
        [Azali donec (factique sunt termini Chanaan venientibus a Sidone Geraram usque Gazam, donec ingrediaris Sodomam et Gomorram Gen 10, 19)]

Derived terms

conjunctions/particles

Descendants

  • Polish: azali

References

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish azali. By surface analysis, univerbation of aza +‎ li.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈza.li/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /aˈzɒ.li/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ali
  • Syllabification: a‧za‧li

Particle

azali

  1. (archaic) interrogative particle: introduces a yes-no question
    Synonyms: czy, czyż

References

Further reading

  • azali in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • azali in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “azali”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “azali”, in Słownik języka polskiego
  • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “azali”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
  • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “aza, azaż, azali, azaliwiem, aża, ażali, za, zaż, azać, azaż, ażli”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 75

Swahili

Etymology

From Persian ازل (azal).

Pronunciation

Adjective

azali (invariable)

  1. eternal

References

  1. ^ Lodhi, Abdulaziz Y. (2000) Oriental Influences in Swahili: a study in language and culture contacts, Göteborg: Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, →ISBN, page 135