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10 Language-to-English DictionariesThy
/ðaɪ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Relating to or belonging to thee; used as the attributive possessive form of the singular second-person pronoun.
"Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'thīn', meaning 'thy' or 'mine', coming from Proto-Germanic '*thīnaz'. Over centuries, it evolved as the singular possessive determiner, eventually falling out of standard modern usage except in poetry, religious contexts, and specific regional dialects.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Thy" is said worldwide
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ton
Transliteration: tɔ̃
"Que ton règne vienne."
dein
Transliteration: daɪn
"Dein Wille geschehe."
tuo
Transliteration: ˈtu.o
"Sia fatta la tua volontà."
tu
Transliteration: tu
"Hágase tu voluntad."
tua
Transliteration: ˈtu.ɐ
"Venha a nós o teu reino, seja feita a tua vontade."
तेरा
Transliteration: tera
"तेरा राज्य आए।"
你的
Transliteration: nǐ de
"愿你的国降临。"
그대의
Transliteration: geudaeui
"뜻이 그대에게서 이루어지소서."
汝の
Transliteration: nanji no
"御国が来ますように。"
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