irgalom - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)

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Of uncertain origin, perhaps from Proto-Uralic *jȣrɜ (“to get lost”) + -alom (noun-forming suffix).[1][2]

irgalom (plural irgalmak)

  1. mercy (relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another)
    Synonym: könyörület
  2. mercy (forgiveness or compassion)
    Synonym: kegyelem
  1. ^ Entry #207 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  2. ^ irgalom in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2025.

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