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ndal

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Antonym and prefixal form of dal (to exit, go out) (n- +‎ dal), from Proto-Albanian *en-dala.[3] See dal for more.

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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ndal (aorist ndala, participle ndalur) (active voice)

  1. (active voice, transitive) to stop, hold up
    Ndal!
    Stop! ~ Hold up!
  2. (active voice, transitive, colloquial) to keep something, someone

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ “Mos U Nal” {“Don't halt / stop”}, 29 December 2017, by Baby G (Albanian singer).
  2. ^ Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 89, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ndal”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 283

Further reading

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  • ndal”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “ndal”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[2]

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Pronunciation

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  • (Sandong) IPA(key): /ⁿda˩˧/

Noun

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ndal

  1. eye