eli
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "eli"
Akkadian
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ʕalay- (“on, over”). Cognate with Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā) and Biblical Hebrew עַל (ʕal), עֲלֵי (ʕălé).
Pronunciation
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈe.li/
Preposition
eli (pronominal form elī) (from Old Akkadian on)
- on, above, over, upon
- towards
- against
- 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.
Alternative forms
- ili, elu, el
- al (Old Akkadian)
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
- Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns
Dilling
Etymology
Noun
eli
References
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
Verb
eli
- 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
Conjunction
eli (coordinating)
- 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.
- or, also known as, AKA, a.k.a. (used to introduce an alternative name)
- (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.
- (archaic or dialectal) or
Derived terms
Further reading
- “eli”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
eli
- third-person singular past indicative of elää
- Hän eli täällä.
- He lived here.
Anagrams
Ido
Etymology
Pronoun
eli pl
Related terms
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
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
- (folk poetic) or
Synonyms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
eli
- 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
Anagrams
Kristang
Meänkieli
Nupe
Silesian
Ternate
Venetan
Volapük
Welsh
Xhosa
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