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nilmë

friendship

nilmë noun "friendship" (NIL/NDIL)

nilmë

noun. love, concern for things other than self for their own sakes

Derivations

  • N(D)IL “to love (as a friend or equal), be devoted to, to love (as a friend or equal), be devoted to; [ᴹ√] love, devotion; friend” ✧ NM/016

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ndil > nilmë[ndilme] > [nilme]✧ NM/016

helmë

friendship

[helmë noun "friendship" (VT46:3)]

yelmë

friendship

[yelmë] (2) noun (not glossed; the etymology may suggest *"friendship") (YEL, struck out)