Meaning of -лия | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Forms nouns depicting possessor of quality or attribute
   masculine, morpheme
2. Forms nouns depicting member of group or place of origin
   masculine, morpheme

Examples

“късмет (kǎsmet, “fortune, fate”) → късметлия (kǎsmetlija, “lucky one”) (cf. Turkish kısmetli (“fortunate, fateful”))”

“кибрит (kibrit, “match (for making fire)”) → кибритлия (kibritlija, “volatile, passionate, easily irritable one”)”

“махмурлук (mahmurluk, “hangover”) → махмурлия (mahmurlija, “one with hangover”)”

“мустак (mustak, “moustache”) → мустаклия (mustaklija, “one with moustache”)”

“Осман (Osman, “Ottoman”) → османлия (osmanlija, “member of Ottoman ruling class”) (historical)”

“dialectal даг (dag, “highlands”) → даалия (daalija, “one who hides in the mountains; outlaw, highwayman”) (cf. Turkish dağlı (“mountaineer, highlander”))”

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