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eli

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "eli"

Akkadian

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Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʕalay- (“on, over”). Cognate with Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā) and Biblical Hebrew עַל (ʕal), עֲלֵי (ʕălé).

Pronunciation

Preposition

eli (pronominal form elī) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. on, above, over, upon
  2. towards
  3. against
  4. beyond, more than
    • 1755–1750 BCE, King Hammurabi of Babylon, translated by OMNIKA Foundation, Hammurabi Code‎, The Louvre, Law 202:
      𒋳𒈠 𒀀𒉿𒈝 𒇷𒂊𒀉 𒀀𒉿𒅆 𒊭 𒂊𒇷𒋗 𒊏𒁍𒌑 𒅎𒋫𒄩𒊍 𒄿𒈾 𒁍𒌔𒊑𒅎 𒄿𒈾 𒋢𒉮 𒄞 𒁹𒋗𒅆 𒅎𒈤𒄩𒊍
      [šumma awīlum lēt awīlim ša elīšu rabû imtaḫaṣ, ina puḫrim ina qinnāz alpim (ištēn) šūši immaḫḫaṣ.]
      šum-ma a-wi-lum le-e-et a-wi-lim ša e-li-šu ra-bu-u₂ im-ta-ḫa-aṣ i-na pu-uḫ₂-ri-im i-na kušUSAN₃ GUD 1 šu-ši im-maḫ-ḫa-aṣ
      If a man has struck the cheek of a man who is of higher rank than he, he will be struck with an ox whip sixty times in the assembly.

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  • 𒂊𒇷 (e-li)
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References

  • “eli”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “eli”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library
  • Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns

Dilling

Etymology

Proto-Nubian *il-di.

Noun

eli

  1. woman

References

  • (as eli)
  • Salem Chaker, Andrzej Zaborski, Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000) (as ǐḷī)

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Verb

eli

  1. to be.

Finnish

Etymology 1

Either from the pronominal stem e- seen in että (compare mikäli, from mikä), or alternatively a North Germanic loan (compare Old Norse ella, ellar, from Proto-Germanic *aljaz). Also compare Estonian elik.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeli(ˣ)/, [ˈe̞li(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -eli
  • Hyphenation(key): eli

Conjunction

eli (coordinating)

  1. that is, that is to say, i.e.; in other words, to put it another way; as in (used to introduce a clarification or explanation)
    Hän tulee tänne maanantaina eli ylihuomenna. ― She's coming here on Monday as in two days from now.
    Kuivajää sublimoituu lämmetessään kaasuksi, eli se muuttuu suoraan kaasuksi muuttumatta välillä nesteeksi. ― Dry ice sublimates to gas directly, i.e. it turns straight into gas without turning into a liquid in between.
  2. or, also known as, AKA, a.k.a. (used to introduce an alternative name)
    Synonyms: l., alias, a.k.a.
    Kikka eli Kirsi Sirén ― Kikka a.k.a. Kirsi Sirén
    ruokasuola eli natriumkloridi ― table salt or sodium chloride
  3. (informal) so (used to connect previous conversation or events to the following question; used to introduce a rhetorical question)
    Synonym: siis (when not colloquial, it is usually not the first word in the sentence)
    Eli miten se tarina päättyy? ― So how does the story end?
    Eli kävit siellä eilen. ― So you did go there yesterday.
  4. (archaic or dialectal) or
    Synonyms: tai, (exclusive or in questions) vai
    Lähdetkö mukaan eli et? ― Are you coming along or not?
Derived terms
Further reading

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

eli

  1. third-person singular past indicative of elää
    Hän eli täällä.
    He lived here.

Anagrams

Ido

Etymology

elu (“she, her”) +‎ -i (“-s; plural”)

Pronoun

eli pl

  1. they, them (feminine)
  • li (“they, them”)
  • ili (“they, them”) (masculine)
  • oli (“they, them”) (neuter)

Igala

Etymology

Cognate with Urhobo eni, Edo ení, Igbo enyi, Yoruba erin, Olukumi erin. This form was replaced by Igala àdagbá, from Idoma adagba or Nupe dagba. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *é-lĩ or Proto-Yoruboid *é-nĩ. See Benue-Congo cognates, Ibibio eniin, Tee ni, Proto-Lower Cross River *é-nì:n, Proto-Ogoni *ǹnĩ, Westermann constructs a possible reconstruction to Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-ni-.

Pronunciation

Noun

éli

  1. (obsolete) elephant
    Synonym: àdagbá

Ingrian

Etymology 1

From the pronominal stem e-, of uncertain origin. Akin to Finnish eli and Estonian elik.
Possibly influenced by or derived from Russian или (ili), Swedish eller.

Pronunciation

Conjunction

eli

  1. (folk poetic) or
Synonyms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

eli

  1. third-person singular indicative imperfect of ellää
    Hää eli Soikkolaas. ― She lived in Soikkola.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 30

Italian

Noun

eli m

  1. plural of elio

Anagrams

Kristang

Meänkieli

Nupe

Silesian

Ternate

Venetan

Volapük

Welsh

Xhosa

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