𐌷𐌴𐌻𐌴𐌹

Gothic

Etymology

Transliteration of Ancient Greek ἠλί (ēlí), itself a transliteration of Aramaic אלהי, from אלהא with first person singular pronoun as possessor.

Interjection

𐌷𐌴𐌻𐌴𐌹 • (hēlei)

1. my God! (said by Jesus on the cross)
   • Ulfila Bible, Matthew 27:46

     𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌱𐌹 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉𐌽 𐌿𐍆𐌷𐍂𐍉𐍀𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌹𐌴𐍃𐌿𐍃 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌱𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌹 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌷𐌴𐌻𐌴𐌹 𐌷𐌴𐌻𐌴𐌹 𐌻𐌹𐌼𐌰 𐍃𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌺𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌲𐌿𐌸 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌲𐌿𐌸 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌳𐌿𐍈𐌴 𐌼𐌹𐍃 𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄

     iþ þan bi ƕeila niundon ufhropida Iesus stibnai mikilai qiþands: helei, helei, lima sibakþani, þatei ist: guþ meins, guþ meins, duƕe mis bilaist?

     And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?.

Related terms

• 𐌰𐌹𐌻𐍉𐌴 (ailōē)