# lë
## Albanian
### Alternative forms

* lâ (Gheg)

### Etymology

From *lan, from Proto-Albanian *ladna, from Proto-Indo-European *lh̥₁d-ne/o-, from *leh₁d- (“to be tired”); cf. (Germanic) Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽 (lētan, “to let”) (English let (“id”)) and (Baltic) Latvian laist (“to let”), ļaut (“id”), Lithuanian leisti (“id”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [lə]
* Gheg: IPA: [lə̃]

### Verb

lë (aorist lashë, participle lënë)
* (active voice, transitive) to leave, to leave behind
* (active voice, transitive) to let be
* (active voice, transitive) to decide, put; release
    Synonyms: vendos, vë, lëshoj
* (active voice, transitive, figurative) to lose (e.g. money, a game); to have something removed (from one's body)
    Synonym: humb
* (active voice, transitive) to set/put aside; to pass on/save (something) for later (or for someone else)
    Synonyms: ruaj, jap
* (active voice, transitive, figurative) to entrust, intrust; assign; give (someone a task, job, order, advice); to blame someone
    Synonyms: besoj, ngarkoj, jap, fajtoj
* (active voice, transitive, figurative) to make or cause something; to mark (impression)
    Synonyms: bëj, shkaktoj
* (active voice, transitive, figurative) to allow, don't hinder; to give/create someone an opportunity; to vacate (a place or land)
    Synonyms: jap, lejoj, liroj, dyshoj, krijoj
* (active voice, transitive, colloquial) to keep (it as it is)
    Antonyms: heq, përfshij
* (active voice, transitive, colloquial) to postpone, delay (learning, study, work, meeting, appointment, task, decision, etc.)
    Synonym: shtyj
* (active voice, transitive) to finish, quit (school, study, job, meeting, game; friendship, realtionship - or quit smoking, alcohol etc.)
    Synonyms: braktis, largohem, kryej
* (active voice, transitive, colloquial) to leave someone; to separate from/break up with someone
    Synonym: ndahem
* (active voice, transitive, figurative, 3rd pers.)
    → + short pronoun më (“me”):
    (it/they) take(s) over (one's physical or mental ability/strength/function)
* (active voice, transitive) to don't change/touch/disturb something/someone (leave in its previous state/condition)
* (active voice, transitive, figurative)
    → often with + pa (“without”): I harm, annoy, destroy, leave in misery (someone) (by taking something away or not giving; sleeptime, food, clothes, money, etc.)
* (active voice, (verb), →, jussive, (particle)) let
    Synonym: le

#### Conjugation

* Show compound tenses:
* Show compound tenses:

#### Related terms

* felëshues
* felëshuese
* lashë
* lasht
* lashta
* lashtak
* lashtas
* lashtash
* lashtazi
* lashtërisht
* lashtërishte
* lashtësi
* lashti
* lashtohem
* lashtoj
* lashtore
* lashtuar
* le
* leje
* lejim
* lejoj
* lëmanjë
* lënë
* lërë
* lëshim
* lësho
* lëshohem
* lëshoj
* lëshuar
* lëshues
* lëshuese
* lihem
* lirë
* sylëshuar
* tëlashtore
* ujëlëshues

### References

* ↑ Meyer, G. (1891) “lë”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 242
* ↑ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 220

### Further reading

* Oda Buchholz, Wilfried Fiedler, Gerda Uhlisch (2000) Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch Albanisch, Langenscheidt Verlag, →ISBN, pages 277-278 (lë verb type 42 tr)
* active verb lë (engl. to let (go), leave (behind/be); etc.) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
* active verb lë (engl. to let (go), leave (behind/be); etc.) • Fjalë - Fjalor Shqip (Words - Albanian Dictionary)