ngjaj

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • nglâj

Etymology

From older nglâj, from Proto-Albanian *en-ga-lab-nja, a denominative verb based on *lab. Cognate to Lithuanian lãbas (“good”), Latvian labs (“id”)[1].

Verb

ngjaj (first-person singular past tense ngjajta, participle ngjarë)

  1. I resemble, I am alike
  2. to suit; to become; to happen

References

  1. ↑ Orel, Vladimir (2000) A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, Leiden: Brill, page 83
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