ꠎꠤꠘ꠆ꠖꠦꠉꠤ

Sylheti

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زندگی (zindagī). Compare Bengali জিন্দেগি (jindegi) and Hindustani زندگی / ज़िंदगी (zindaɡī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zind̪eɡi/, /d͡ʒind̪eɡi/

Noun

ꠎꠤꠘ꠆ꠖꠦꠉꠤ • (zindegi)

1. life
   • ꠅꠁꠟꠦ ꠀꠝꠤ ꠀꠁꠍꠤ ꠎꠣꠔꠦ ꠔꠣꠞꠣ ꠎꠤꠘ꠆ꠖꠦꠉꠤ ꠙꠣꠄ, ꠀꠞ ꠅꠃ ꠎꠤꠘ꠆ꠖꠦꠉꠤ ꠙꠥꠞꠣꠙꠥꠞ ꠜꠥꠉ ꠇꠞꠦ (Bible in Sylheti, John 10:10)

     oile ami aisí zate tara zindegi fae, ar ou zindegi furafur búg xore

     I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. (ESV)

References

• Gwynn, Roger (2016) “jinđegi”, in Londoni Sylheti dictionary, Part I : Sylheti-English, Middletown, DE: Acre Press.