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желба

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Bulgarian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʒɛɫbɐ]
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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Slavic *želьba (wish). Morphologically equivalent to жела́я (želája, to wish) +‎ -ба (-ba).

Noun

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же́лба (žélbaf

  1. (dated) wish, desire
    • Христо Ботев (Hristo Botev) Майце си (To My Mother):
      Много аз, мале, много мечтаях / щастие, слава да видим двама, / сила усещах - що не желаях? / Но за вси желби приготви яма!
      Mnogo az, male, mnogo mečtajah / štastie, slava da vidim dvama, / sila useštah - što ne želajah? / No za vsi želbi prigotvi jama!
      I dreamed many a dream, dear mother - / We'd share happiness and glory together. ? / I had the strength - what didn't I desire?! / But for all my desires - a pit lay in wait.
Declension
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References

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  • желба¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Slavic *žеlьba (grief, sorrow). Morphologically equivalent to желе́я (želéja, to regret) (outdated, dialectal) +‎ -ба (-ba) (standard жа́ля (žálja)).

Noun

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же́лба (žélbaf

  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of жа́лба (žálba, grief)
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References

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  • желба²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Macedonian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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желба (želbaf (relational adjective желбен, diminutive желбичка or желбиче)

  1. wish, desire

Declension

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Declension of желба
singular plural
indefinite желба (želba) желби (želbi)
definite unspecified желбата (želbata) желбите (želbite)
definite proximal желбава (želbava) желбиве (želbive)
definite distal желбана (želbana) желбине (želbine)
vocative желбо (želbo) желби (želbi)