གལ་ཏེ་

གལ་ཏེ། (Wyl. gal te ) Pron.: galté

• Skt. यदि, yadi, Pron.: yadi. From Sanskrit: in Veda also | sometimes | if, in case that | In the earlier language | may be joined with •Indic. | or Leṭ | or | the consequent clause of the conditional sentence being generally without any particle. In the later language | may be joined with •Pres. (followed in s clause by another •Pres. | 'if he lives he beholds prosperity', or by | or by | or by | or by no verb | 'if ever' | being added redundantly | = 'before' | rarely | 'even if', 'although' (followed by | or | or sometimes by no particle in the correlative clause | - | 'if - and if - if also' | - | or | - | or | - | or | - | or | - | or | - | 'if - or if', 'whether - or' | - | 'whether - or not' | - | - | 'whether - or - or - yet' | = 'or if', 'or rather' | or = 'yet', 'however.' [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW