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Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin indulgēre (“to be indulgent, to concede”).[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
Verb
ndjej (aorist ndjeva, participle ndjerë)
- to forgive compassionately
- Synonym: fal
E ndjeftë perëndia!- May God forgive him/her!
Derived terms
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ndjej”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 286
- ^ Matzinger, Joachim (2006) Der Altalbanische Text Mbsuame e Krështerë (Dottrina Cristiana) des Lekë Matrënga von 1592, Dettelbach: J. H. Röll, page 155
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “ndjej”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1038