ꠟꠣꠉꠤ
Sylheti
editEtymology
editDerived from ꠟꠣꠉꠣ (laga). Cognate with Bengali লাগি (lagi), লাগিয়া (lagiẏa), Assamese লাগি (lagi), -অলৈ (-oloi), Maithili 𑒪𑒰𑒑𑒪 (lāgala), Nepali लाई (lāī), लागि (lāgi), Hindustani لئے / लिए (lie).
Postposition
editꠟꠣꠉꠤ • (lagi) (with genitive)
- because of, due to
- for the sake of, for the purpose of, for
- ꠢꠇꠟꠦ ꠎꠦꠛꠟꠣ ꠙꠥꠠꠤꠞ ꠟꠣꠉꠤ ꠇꠣꠘ꠆ꠖꠣ-ꠇꠣꠐꠤ ꠀꠞ ꠀꠢꠣꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠇꠞꠞꠣ (Bible in Sylheti, Luke 8:52)
- hoxole zebla fuṛir lagi xanda-xaṭi ar ahazari xorra
- And all were weeping and mourning for her. (ESV)
Derived terms
edit- ꠁꠟꠣꠉꠤ (ilagi)
- ꠇꠤꠔꠣꠞ ꠟꠣꠉꠤ (kitar lagi)
- ꠇꠤꠟ꠆ꠟꠣꠉꠤ (killagi)
- ꠇꠤꠟꠣꠉꠤ (kilagi)
References
edit- Gwynn, Roger (2016) “lagi”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Londoni Sylheti Dictionary].