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ngushëlloj

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Old Albanian *engushullonj, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin consōlō.[1][2]

Verb

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ngushëlloj (aorist ngushëllova, participle ngushëlluar)

  1. to comfort, console
    E ngushëlloi me fjalë të mira.
    He/she comforted him/her with good words.
  2. to condole
    Shkuam për t'i ngushëlluar pasi iu vdiqi ati.
    We went to console them after their father died.

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References

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  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “ngushëlloj”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1060
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ngushëlloj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 298