помилуя
Bulgarian
editEtymology
editBack-formed from the present stem of Proto-Slavic *pomilovati.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editпоми́луя • (pomíluja) first-singular present indicative, impf (archaic)
- (transitive) Alternative form of поми́лвам (pomílvam, “to grant pardon, to show mercy”)
- (stative) to be merciful, forgiving
Usage notes
editIn the standard language, only the imperative поми́луй (pomíluj) is utilized, predominantly in prayers to God:
- Поми́луй нам, Бо́же! ― Pomíluj nam, Bóže! ― Show us mercy, God!
- Го́споди, поми́луй! ― Góspodi, pomíluj! ― Oh, Lord, be merciful!
Conjugation
editThis verb needs an inflection-table template.
References
edit- “помилуй”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
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