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  • 1 quo

    quō, adv. [prop. dat. or abl. of qui].
    I.
    Where (rare but class.):

    respondit, se nescire, quo loci esset,

    Cic. Att. 8, 10:

    quo loci illa nasceretur,

    id. Div. 2, 66, 135:

    mitte sectari rosa quo locorum Sera moretur,

    Hor. C. 1, 38, 3.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    For which reason, wherefore, whence:

    miscella (uva) multo ante coquitur: quo prior legenda,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 54:

    anseres voraces sunt naturā: quo temperandum iis,

    id. ib. 3, 10, 5:

    quo aequior sum Pamphilo, Si, etc.,

    Ter. And. 2, 5, 18; Cic. de Or. 2, 6, 25:

    quo magis hoc philosopho faciendum est,

    id. Fin. 3, 2, 4; id. Lael. 23, 86:

    quo factum est, ut, etc.,

    Nep. Milt. 7, 4; id. Them. 3, 4.—
    2.
    For the reason that, because:

    non edepol quo te impudicam crederem,

    Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 32:

    quod scribis, non quo ipse audieris, sed te ipsum putare, me,

    Cic. Att. 10, 1, 3:

    non quo libenter male audiam, sed quia, etc.,

    id. de Or. 2, 75, 305:

    non eo dico, quo mihi veniat in dubium,

    id. Quint. 2, 5:

    neque eo nunc dico, quo quidquam illum senserim,

    Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 43:

    non pol, quo quemquam plus amem, Eo feci, sed,

    id. Eun. 1, 2, 16.—
    II.
    To or in which place, whither, where ( rel. and interrog):

    dolia, quo vinaceos condat,

    Cato, R. R. 10, 2:

    quo, quo, scelesti, ruitis?

    Hor. Epod. 7, 1:

    locus, quo exercitui aditus non erat,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 16:

    non longius hostes aberant, quam quo telum adici potest,

    id. ib. 2, 21; Cic. Fam. 3, 5, 3.— Of persons, to whom:

    dabo parasitum inanem, quo recondas reliquias,

    Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 79:

    quo illae nubent?

    id. Aul. 3, 5, 13:

    quo lubeat, nubant,

    id. ib.: hominem beatum, quo illae pervenibunt divitiae! Pompon. ap. Non. 508, 6:

    homo apud eos, quo se contulit, gratiosus,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 18, § 38.—With gen.:

    quo gentium,

    where in the world, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 7, 33; id. Rud. 3, 5, 44:

    quo terrarum,

    Liv. 39, 54, 8; cf.:

    ne hodie quidem scire videmini, quo amentiae progressi sitis,

    how far, to what pitch, id. 28, 27.—
    B.
    Trop., to what end, for what purpose, wherefore, why:

    quid hoc homine facias? aut quo civem importunum, aut quo potius hostem tam sceleratum reserves?

    Cic. Sest. 13, 29:

    quo tantam pecuniam?

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 55, § 137:

    dixit profecto, quo vellet aurum,

    id. Cael. 21, 53:

    nescis, quo valeat nummus? quem praebeat usum?

    what money is good for, Hor. S. 1, 1, 73:

    quo mihi fortunam, si non conceditur uti?

    id. Ep. 1, 5, 12; Cic. Fam 7, 23, 2; Ov. Am. 3, 4, 41.—
    2.
    Transf., to the end that, in order that, so that, that:

    quo deteriores anteponantur bonis,

    Plaut. Poen. prol. 38; Ter. And. 3, 1, 14:

    id adjuta me, quo id flat facilius,

    id. Eun. 1, 2, 70:

    quo mare finiat iram,

    Ov. H. 18, 203:

    fraus mea quid petiit, nisi quo tibi jungerer uni?

    id. ib. 20, 23:

    hi omnes Athenas se contulerunt, non quo sequerentur otium,

    Nep. Pelop. 2, 1:

    quo ne, = ut ne: sed eo vidisti multum, quod praefinisti, quo ne pluris emerem,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 2, 1:

    cautum erat, quo ne plus auri et argenti facti, quo ne plus signati argenti et aeris domi haberemus,

    Liv. 34, 9.—
    III.
    Indef., with si, etc., to any place, anywhither:

    si quo tu me ire vis,

    Plaut. Aul. 2, 4, 5:

    si quando Romam aliove quo mitterent legatos,

    Liv. 38, 30:

    si quo erat longius prodeundum,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 48; Cic. Att. 8, 3, 7.

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  • 2 لماذا؟

    لِمَاذا؟

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  • 3 لماذا

    لِمَاذَا

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  • 4 لما

    لِمَا، لِمَاذَا

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  • 5 لماذا

    لِمَا، لِمَاذَا

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  • 6 зошто

    why? to what purpose? what for? for what reason? why so? on what account? wherefore

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  • 7 cūr

        cūr or (older) quōr, adv.    [quoi + rei].    I. Interrog., why? wherefore? for what reason? quor amat? T.: Me. Non possum. Ch. Quor non? T.: cur ego plebeios magistratūs... video? etc., L.: Obsequium ventris mihi perniciosius est cur? H. —Implying dissatisfaction: Sed quid ego? quor me excrucio? T.: Cur me querelis exanimas tuis? H.: Eheu me miserum, quor non aut istaec mihi Aetas et formast, etc., T.: cur ego tecum non sum?: quor simulas igitur? T.: cur enim, inquies, etc.—With potential subj., in excuse or deprecating censure: cur aliquos amitteret? etc., Cs.: ‘at propinquis placuit.’ Cur non placeret, cum, etc. —Implying a logical conclusion: animo si isto eras, cur non cecidisti, etc., N.—    II. Relat., for what reason, wherefore, why, to what purpose, from what motive: duae causae sunt, cur tu debeas, etc.: causa nulla est, cur: Est vero cur quis nolit, etc.? is there any reason why? O.: quid est, cur tu sedeas?: ne cui sit vestrum mirum, cur, etc., T.: demiror, cur dicas, at your saying.—On account of which, by reason of which, wherefore, that: Quid obstat, quor non fiant, T.: Erat nihil cur properato opus esset: en cur arator factus sit: quid sibi (Caesar) vellet, cur veniret? etc., what did he want, that he should come for it? etc., Cs.: ne doleas, cur tibi iunior paeniteat, complaining that, etc., H.: superest, cur vivere sustineam, proles, for whose sake, O.
    * * *
    why, wherefore; for what reason/purpose?; on account of which?; because

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  • 8 किन्नर _kinnara

    किन्नर See under किम्.
    *****
    1 किम् ind. Used for कु only at the beginning of comp. to convey the senses of 'badness', 'deteriora- tion', 'defect', 'blame' or 'censure'; e. g. किंसखा a bad friend; किन्नरः a bad or deformed man &c.; see comp. below.
    -Comp. -ज a. born somewhere (not in a noble family) मन्ये किंजमहं घ्नन्तं त्वामक्षत्रियजे रणे Bk.6.133.
    -दासः a bad slave, or servant.
    -नरः a bad or deformed man; a mythical being with a human figure and the head of a horse (अश्वमुख); चयोदाहरणं बाह्वोर्गापयामास किन्नरान् R.4.78; उद्गास्य- तामिच्छति किन्नराणां तानप्रदायित्वमिवोपगन्तुम् Ku.1.8. ˚ईशः, ˚ईश्वरः
    1 an epithet of Kubera.
    -2 a kind of musical instrument. (
    -री f.)
    1 a female Kinnara; Me.58.
    -2 a kind of lute.
    -पुरुषः 'a low or despicable man', a mythical being with a human head and the form of a horse; Ku.1.14; किंपुरुषाणां हनुमान् Bhāg.11.16.29. ˚ईश्वरः an epithet of Kubera.
    -प्रभुः a bad master or king; हितान्न यः संशृणुते स किंप्रभुः Ki.1.5.
    -राजन् a. having a bad king. (-m.) a bad king.
    -विवक्षा Slandering; Rām.5.
    -सखि m. (nom. sing. किंसखा) a bad friend; स किंसखा साधु न शास्ति यो$धिपम् Ki.1.5.
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    किम् pron. a. (nom. sing. कः m., का f., किम् n.)
    1 Who, what, which used interrogatively); प्रजासु कः केन पथा प्रयातीत्यशेषतो वेदितुमस्ति शक्तिः Ś.6.26; करुणाविमुखेन मृत्युना हरता त्वां वद किं न मे हृतम् R.8.67; का खल्वनेन प्रार्थ्यमानात्मना विकत्थते V.2; कः को$त्र भोः. कः कौ के कं कौ कान् हसति च हसतो हसन्ति हरणाक्ष्यः Udb. The pronoun is often used to imply 'power or authority to do a thing'; i. e. के आवां परित्रातुं दुष्यन्तमाक्रन्द Ś.1; 'who are we &c.', i. e. what power have we &c.; नृपसद्मनि नाम के वयम् Bh.3.27; who are we, i. e. what position have we &c. Sometimes किम् means 'long' as applied to time especially in combi- nation with खलु or अपि or इव; का खलु वेला पत्रभवत्याः प्राप्तायाः Ve.1; 'what a time' i. e. a long time has elapsed, &c.; so को$पि कालस्तस्या आगत्य गतायाः Ratn 3; or क इव कालः Māl.3.
    -2 The neuter (किम्) is frequently used with instr. of nouns in the sense of 'what is the use of'; किं स्वामिचेष्टानिरूपणेन H.1; लोभश्चेदगुणेन किम् &c. Bh.2.55; किं तया दृष्ट्या Ś.3; किं कुलेनोपदिष्टेन शीलमेवात्र कारणम् Mk.9.7. अपि, चित्, चन, चिदपि or स्वित् are often added to किम् to give it an indefinite sense; विवेश कश्चिज्जटिलस्तपोवनम् Ku.5.3. a certain ascetic; दमघोषसुतेन कश्चन प्रतिशिष्टः प्रतिभानवानथ Śi.16.1; कश्चित्कान्ताविरहगुरुणा स्वाधिकारात्प्रमत्तः Me.1. &c.; का$पि तत एवागतवती Māl.1; a certain lady; कस्या$पि को$पिति निवेदितं च 1.33; किमपि, किमपि... जल्पतोरक्रमेण U.1.27; कस्मिंश्चिदपि महाभागधेयजन्मनि मन्मथ- विकारमुपलक्षितवानस्मि Māl.1; किमपि, किंचित् 'a little', वस्तु- सिद्धिर्विचारेण न किंचित् कर्मकोटिभिः Vivekachūdamaṇi; 'some- what' Y.2.116; U.6.35. किमपि also means 'indeseribable'; see अपि. इव is sometimes added to किम् in the sense of 'possibly', 'I should like to know'; (mostly adding force and elegance to the period); विना सीतादेव्या किमिव हि न दुःखं रघुपतेः U.6.3; किमिच हि मधुराणां मण्डनं नाकृतीनाम् Ś.1.2; see इव also. -ind.
    1 A particle of interroga- tion; जातिमात्रेण किं कश्चिद्धन्यते पूज्यते क्वचित् H.1.55 'is any one killed or worshipped' &c.; ततः किम् what then.
    -2 A particle meaning 'why', 'wherefore'; किमकारणमेव दर्शनं बिलपन्त्यै रतये न दीयते Ku.4.7.
    -3 Whether (its correlatives in the sense of 'or' being किं, उत, उताहो, आहोस्वित्, वा, किंवा, अथवा; see these words).
    -Comp. -अपि ind.
    1 to some extent, somewhat, to a considerable extent.
    -2 inexpressibly, indescribably (as to quality, quantity, nature &c.).
    -3 very much, by far; किमपि कमनीयं वपुरिदम् Ś.3; किमपि भीषणम्, किमपि करालम् &c.
    -अर्थ a. having what motive or aim; किमर्थोयं यत्नः.
    -अर्थम् ind. why, wherefore.
    -आख्य a. having what name; किमाख्यस्य राजर्षेः सा पत्नी. Ś.7.
    -इति ind. why, indeed, why to be sure, for what purpose (emphasizing the question); तत्किमित्युदासते भरताः Māl.1; किमित्यपास्याभरणानि यौवने धृतं त्वया वार्धकशोभि वल्कलम् Ku.5.44.
    -उ, -उत 1 whether-or (showing doubt or uncertainty); किमु विष- विसर्पः किमु मदः U.1.35; Amaru.12.
    -2 why (indeed) कं च ते परमं कामं करोमि किमु हर्षितः Rām.1.18.52. प्रियसुहृ- त्सार्थः किमु त्यज्यते.
    -3 how much more, how much less; यौवनं धनसंपत्तिः प्रभुत्वमविवेकिता । एकैकम यनर्थाय किमु यत्र चतुष्टयम् ॥.II Pr.11; सर्वाविनयानामेकैकमप्येषामायतनं किमुत समवायः K.13; R.14.35; Ku.7.65.
    -कथिका f. A doubt or hesita- tion; यत्र कर्मणि क्रियमाणे किंकथिका न भवति तत्कर्तव्यम् । यत्र तु हृदयं न तुष्यति तद्वर्जनीयम् ॥ Medhātithi's gloss on Ms.4.161.
    -करः a servant, slave; अवेहि मां किंकरमष्टमूर्तेः R.2.35. (
    -रा) a female servant. (
    -री) the wife of a servant.
    -कर्तव्यता, -कार्यता any situation in which one asks oneself what should be done; यथा किंकार्यतामूढा वयस्यास्तस्य जज्ञिरे Ks.1.11. किंकर्तव्यतामूढः 'being at a loss or perplexed what to do'.
    -कारण a. having what reason or cause,
    -किल ind. what a pity (expressing displeasure or dissatisfaction न संभावयामि न मर्षयामि तत्रभवान् किंकिल वृषलं याजयिष्यति Kāshika on P.III.3.146.
    -कृते ind. what for ? कामस्य किंकृते पुष्पकार्मुकारोपणग्रहः Ks.71.79.
    -क्षण a. one who says 'what is a moment', a lazy fellow who does not value moments; H.2.89.
    -गोत्र a. belonging to what family; किंगोत्रो नु सोम्यासि Ch. Up.4.4.4.
    -च ind. moreover, and again, further.
    -चन ind. to a certain degree, a little;
    -चित् ind. to a certain degree, somewhat, a little; किंचिदुत्क्रान्तशैशवौ R.15.33, 2.46,12.21. ˚ज्ञ a. 'knowing little', a smatterer. ˚कर a. doing something useful. ˚कालः sometime, a little time. ˚प्राण a. having a little life. ˚मात्र a. only a little.
    -छन्दस् a. conversant with which Veda.
    -स्तनुः a species of spider.
    -तर्हि ind. how then, but, however.
    -तु ind. but, yet, however, nevertheless; अवैमि चैनामनघेति किंतु लोकापवादो बलवान्मतो मे R.14.43,1.65.
    -तुघ्नः one of the eleven periods called Karaṇa.
    -दवः an inferior god, demi-god; किंदेवाः किन्नराः नागाः किम्पुरुषादयः Bhāg.11.14.6.
    -देवत a. having what deity.
    -नामधेय, -नामन् a. having what name.
    -निमित्त a. having what cause or reason, for what purpose.
    -निमित्तम् ind. why, wherefore,
    -नु ind.
    1 whether; किं नु मे मरणं श्रेयो परित्यागो जनस्य वा Nala.1.1.
    -2 much more, much less; अपि त्रैलोक्यराज्यस्य हेतोः किं नु महीकृते Bg.1.35.
    -3 what indeed; किं नु मे राज्येनार्थः
    -4 but, however; किं नु चित्तं मनुष्याणामनित्यमिति मे मतम् Rām.2.4.27.
    -नु खलु ind.
    1 how possibly, how is it that, why indeed, why to be sure; किं नु खलु गीतार्थमाकर्ण्य इष्टजनविरहा- दृते$पि बलवदुत्कण्ठितो$स्मि Ś.5.
    -2 may it be that; किं नु खलु यथा वयमस्यामेवमियमप्यस्मान् प्रति स्यात् Ś.1.
    -पच, -पचान a. miserly, niggardly.
    -पराक्रम a. of what power or energy.
    -पाक a. not mature, ignorant, stupid.
    -कः a. medical plant, Strychnos nux vomica (Mar. कुचला); न लुब्धो बुध्यते दोषान्किंपाकमिव भक्षयन् Rām.2.66.6.
    -पुनर् ind. how much more, how much less; स्वयं रोपितेषु तरुषूत्पद्यते स्नेहः किं पुनरङ्गसंभवेष्वपत्येषु K.291; Me.3.17; Ve.3.
    -पुरुषः an inferior man, Bhāg.11.14.6.
    -प्रकारम् ind. in what manner.
    -प्रभाव a. possessing what power.
    -भूत a. of what sort of nature.
    -रूप a. of what form or shape.
    -वदन्ति, -न्ती f. rumour, report; स किंवदन्तीं वदतां पुरोगः (पप्रच्छ) R.14.31. मत्संबन्धात्कश्मला किंवदन्ती U.1.42; U.1.4.
    -वराटकः an extravagant man.
    -वा ind.
    1 a particle of interroga- tion; किं वा शकुन्तलेत्यस्य मातुराख्या Ś.7.
    -2 or (corr. of किं 'whether'); राजपुत्रि सुप्ता किं वा जागर्षि Pt.1; तत्किं मारयामि किं वा विषं प्रयच्छामि किं वा पशुधर्मेण व्यापादयामि ibid.; Ś. Til.7.
    -विद a. knowing what.
    -व्यापार a. following what occupation.
    -शील a. of what habits,
    -स्वित् ind. whether, how; अद्रेः शृङ्गं हरति पवनः किंस्विदित्युन्मुखीभिः Me.14.

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  • 9 quō

        quō adv. and conj.    [dat. and abl. of 1 qui].    I. Locat. and abl. uses, of place, only with loci or (poet.) locorum, where, in what place, in what situation: se nescire quo loci esset: sectari, rosa quo locorum moretur, H.—Of time, at which time, on which day, when (sc. tempore or die): extrahere rem in id tempus, quo Baebius venire posset, L. —Fig., of degree of difference, with compp., by what, by as much as, in how great a degree, the: quo maius crimen sit id, hoc maiorem ab eo iniuriam fieri: diligenter attendite quo minus miremini, etc.: quae (tempus et spatium) quo plura sunt eo meliore mente, etc.: quo delictum maius est, eo poena est tardior.—Of cause, for the reason that, because, that, as if: neque eo nunc dies, quo quicquam senserim, T.: non quo libenter male audiam, sed quia, etc.: non eo dico, quo mihi veniat in dubium: est aditus magis eo, ut... habeant, quam quo... desiderent, Cs.: non quo ad rem pertineat.—Of result, by reason of which, wherefore, whereby, so that, and so: quo factum est, ut deterrerentur, etc., N.: multa dicta sunt, quo durior locus est dicendi datus: sed vim morbi in causā esse, quo serius perficeretur, L.—In the phrase, quo minus, so that... not, why... not: per me stetisse, Quo minus haec fierent nuptiae, T.: eisdem de causis, quo minus dimicare vellet, movebatur, Cs.: quo minus admirandum est: quibus stipendia causae essent, quo minus militarent, L.—Of purpose, by means of which, that thereby, in order that: simulant, quo absterreant, T.: Id adiuta me, quo id fiat facilius, T.: nos arma neque contra patriam cepisse, neque quo periculum aliis faceremus, S.: equites... pugnabant, quo se praeferrent, Cs.: quo paratior esse possim: quod quo facilius perspicere possitis: cautum erat, quo ne plus auri haberemus, L.—In the phrase, quo minus, that... not, in order that... not, to prevent: quicquam in his te nuptiis conari, quo fiant minus, to prevent them, T.: aliquid factum esse quo minus iste condemnari posset, to prevent the possibility of his conviction.—Of manner or degree, as, as much as (so. modo): Hermionam Pylades quo Pallada Phoebus amabat, O.    II. Dat. uses, of place, to what place? whither? whereto?: quo potissimum infelix adcedam? S.: amandat hominem... quo? quo putatis?: quo evadat vide, T.: locus, quo exercitui aditus non erat, Cs.: vide quo progredior, how far: Quo, quo, scelesti, ruitis, H.— Whither, to what place, to the place to which, and to this point, as far as: in' hinc quo dignu's (sc. ire), go where you belong, T.: quo postea quam ventum est: proficiscar eo, quo me vocat populus: non longius, quam quo telum adici potest, as far as, Cs.: transferrent auspicia quo nefas esset (i. e. ad quos), L.: abire quo terrarum possent, L.—Indef., after si or ne, any whither, to any place, in any direction: si quo publice proficisceris: si quo erat longius prodeundum, Cs.: si quando Romam aliove quo mitterent legatos, L.: vide, sis, ne quo hinc abeas longius, T.—Fig., of end in view, to what end? for what purpose? of what use? wherefore? why?: quo hostem tam sceleratum reserves?: quo me igitur aut ad quae me exempla revocas? to what point: Quo mihi fortunam, si non conceditur uti? H.: quo animum intendat facile perspicio: Nescis, quo valeat nummus? what money is good for, H.—Of degree, to what degree, to what extent, how far: quae quo usque tandem patiemini? S.: ne hodie quidem scire, quo amentiae progressi sitis, L.
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    I
    where, to what place; to what purpose; for which reason, therefore
    II
    whither, in what place, where

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  • 10 cur

    cūr (old orthog. quor; cf. Vel. Long. p. 2236 P.; and in MSS. sometimes cor, v. Lachm. ad Lucr. II. p. 171 sq.), adv. [contr. from quare; cf. Vel. Long. p. 2231 P. and the letter C; acc. to Voss, Etym. s. h. v.; Analog. 4, 21, and Hand, Turs. II. p. 175, from cui rei; cf.:

    quoi rei,

    Plaut. Poen. 2, 33 ], = quam ob rem, for what reason, wherefore, why, to what purpose, from what motive.
    I.
    Rel.:

    duae causae sunt, cur tu frequentior in isto officio esse debeas quam nos,

    Cic. Fam. 15, 20, 2; so,

    causae, cur,

    Quint. 11, 3, 16; and:

    ea causa, cur,

    id. 2, 3, 11:

    non fuit causa, cur,

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 16, 49; cf. id. Clu. 61, 169; so,

    causa non esset, cur,

    id. N. D. 3, 4, 9:

    causa nulla est, cur,

    id. Rosc. Am. 50, 146; id. de Or. 2, 45, 189:

    nihil est causae, cur,

    Quint. 11, 3, 59:

    quae causa est, cur? etc.,

    Cic. Lael. 13, 48:

    quid est causae, cur, etc.,

    id. Fl. 2, 5; id. de Or. 3, 48, 185; id. Fam. 2, 13, 2:

    negare et adferre rationem cur negarent,

    id. ib. 6, 8, 1:

    id satis magnum esse argumentum dixisti, cur esse deos confiteremur,

    id. N. D. 1, 23, 62;

    so after argumenta,

    id. ib. 3, 4, 10; id. Div. 1, 3, 5:

    est vero cur quis Junonem laedere nolit,

    Ov. M. 2, 518;

    and with a negative: neque est, cur, etc.,

    Plaut. Stich. 1, 1, 51:

    non tamen est, cur,

    Ov. H. 10, 144.- -And in dependent questions:

    quid est, cur tu in isto loco sedeas?

    Cic. Clu. 53, 147; id. Fin. 1, 10, 34; Liv. 21, 43, 12 et saep.:

    ne cui sit vestrum mirum, cur, etc.,

    Ter. Heaut. prol. 1 al.:

    miror, cur me accusas,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 27, 1; 5, 12, 30; id. Phil. 2, 20, 49 (v. miror, admiror, etc.):

    quā in re primum illud reprehendo et accuso, cur, etc.,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 7, § 16:

    quod me saepe accusas, cur hunc meum casum tam graviter feram,

    id. Att. 3, 13, 2; 3, 12, 1; id. Sest. 37, 80; Hor. C. 1, 33, 3:

    consules invasit, cur silerent,

    Tac. A. 6, 4.—
    B.
    Pregn., = cujus causā, propter quod, on account of which, by reason of which:

    quid ergo accidit, cur consilium mutarem?

    Cic. Fam. 2, 16, 10:

    quid obstat, cur non verae fiant,

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 76:

    fecerit aliquid Philippus, cur adversus eum... hoc decerneremus: quid Perseus meruit... cur soli omnium hostes ei simus?

    Liv. 41, 24, 11 Weissenb. ad loc.:

    Caedicius negare, se commissurum, cur sibi... quisquam imperium finiret,

    id. 5, 46, 6; 10, 18, 14; Suet. Calig. 15; Ov. Am. 1, 3, 2:

    quid Aristides commisisset, cur tantā poenā dignus duceretur,

    Nep. Arist. 1, 3:

    multa quidem dixi, cur excusatus abirem,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 7.—
    II.
    Interrog.: Ag. Quor mi haec irata est? Mi. Quor haec irata est tibi? Quor ego id curem? Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 143 sq.:

    quor perdis adulescentem nobis? quor amat? Quor potat?

    Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 36 sq.; cf.:

    quid agis? quor te is perditum?

    id. And. 1, 1, 107:

    quor non introëo in nostram domum?

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 253; Cic. Fam. 2, 18, 3:

    quorsum tan dem, aut cur ista quaeris?

    id. Leg. 1, 1, 4: Er. Jube tibi agnum huc adferri propere pinguem. He. Quor? Er. Ut sacrufices, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 82: Me. Non possum. Ch. Quor non? Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 111:

    cur ego plebeios magistratus... video, etc.,

    Liv. 2, 34, 9; 6, 15, 12.—In the poets sometimes placed after one or more words of a clause:

    stratege noster, quor hic cessat cantharus?

    Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 28:

    obsequium ventris mihi perniciosius est cur?

    Hor. S. 2, 7, 104; 2, 3, 187.—
    B.
    Esp.
    1.
    Pregn.
    a.
    Implying censure, indignation, remonstrance, etc.:

    quor id aussu's facere?

    Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 114:

    cur es ausus subigitare, etc.,

    id. Mil. 5, 9; id. Men. 3, 2, 28:

    sed quid ego? quor me excrucio? quor me macero?

    Ter. And. 5, 3, 15:

    cur imperium illi, aut cur illo modo prorogatum est,

    Cic. Att. 7, 3, 4; id. Div. 2, 30, 65:

    cur me querelis exanimas tuis?

    Hor. C. 2, 17, 1.—
    b.
    Implying grief, sorrow, and, with negatives, desire, etc.: eheu me miserum, quor non aut istaec mihi Aetas et formast, etc., Ter. Hec. 1, 1, 17:

    heu me miserum, cur senatum cogor reprehendere?

    Cic. Phil. 7, 4, 14; id. Fam. 2, 7, 5; id. Att. 2, 19, 1:

    cur ego tecum non sum?

    id. ib. 16, 6, 2.—
    c.
    With potential subj., in excusing, deprecating censure, etc.:

    quor ego apud te mentiar?

    Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 24; id. Most. 2, 2, 24:

    cur hunc tam temere quisquam ab officio discessurum judicaret?

    Caes. B. G. 1, 40: pro urbis salute, cur non omnibus facultatibus, quas habemus, utamur, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 15; Cic. Cael. 29, 68 al.—
    2.
    Emphatic after si, cum, etc., implying a logical conclusion:

    tum id si falsum fuerat, filius quor non refellit?

    Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 53:

    nam, si res publica defenditur, cur ea consule isto ipso defensa non est?

    Cic. Att. 7, 3, 4; cf.:

    fac esse distentam... cur tam multos deos nihil agere patitur?

    id. N. D. 3, 39, 93:

    cur autem quidquam ignoraret animus hominis, si esset deus?

    id. ib. 1, 11, 28; Nep. Eum. 11, 4; Ov. F. 1, 257.—
    3.
    Strengthened by particles of inference: nam, enim, igitur, etc.: Am. Pestis te tenet. So. Nam quor istuc Dicis? Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 31:

    nam cur me miseram verberas?

    id. Aul. 1, 1, 3:

    quor simulas igitur?

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 21:

    cur enim, inquies, etc.,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 17, 55; Suet. Calig. 34; id. Claud. 4; v. Hand, Turs. II. pp. 175- 183.

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  • 11 quor

    cūr (old orthog. quor; cf. Vel. Long. p. 2236 P.; and in MSS. sometimes cor, v. Lachm. ad Lucr. II. p. 171 sq.), adv. [contr. from quare; cf. Vel. Long. p. 2231 P. and the letter C; acc. to Voss, Etym. s. h. v.; Analog. 4, 21, and Hand, Turs. II. p. 175, from cui rei; cf.:

    quoi rei,

    Plaut. Poen. 2, 33 ], = quam ob rem, for what reason, wherefore, why, to what purpose, from what motive.
    I.
    Rel.:

    duae causae sunt, cur tu frequentior in isto officio esse debeas quam nos,

    Cic. Fam. 15, 20, 2; so,

    causae, cur,

    Quint. 11, 3, 16; and:

    ea causa, cur,

    id. 2, 3, 11:

    non fuit causa, cur,

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 16, 49; cf. id. Clu. 61, 169; so,

    causa non esset, cur,

    id. N. D. 3, 4, 9:

    causa nulla est, cur,

    id. Rosc. Am. 50, 146; id. de Or. 2, 45, 189:

    nihil est causae, cur,

    Quint. 11, 3, 59:

    quae causa est, cur? etc.,

    Cic. Lael. 13, 48:

    quid est causae, cur, etc.,

    id. Fl. 2, 5; id. de Or. 3, 48, 185; id. Fam. 2, 13, 2:

    negare et adferre rationem cur negarent,

    id. ib. 6, 8, 1:

    id satis magnum esse argumentum dixisti, cur esse deos confiteremur,

    id. N. D. 1, 23, 62;

    so after argumenta,

    id. ib. 3, 4, 10; id. Div. 1, 3, 5:

    est vero cur quis Junonem laedere nolit,

    Ov. M. 2, 518;

    and with a negative: neque est, cur, etc.,

    Plaut. Stich. 1, 1, 51:

    non tamen est, cur,

    Ov. H. 10, 144.- -And in dependent questions:

    quid est, cur tu in isto loco sedeas?

    Cic. Clu. 53, 147; id. Fin. 1, 10, 34; Liv. 21, 43, 12 et saep.:

    ne cui sit vestrum mirum, cur, etc.,

    Ter. Heaut. prol. 1 al.:

    miror, cur me accusas,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 27, 1; 5, 12, 30; id. Phil. 2, 20, 49 (v. miror, admiror, etc.):

    quā in re primum illud reprehendo et accuso, cur, etc.,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 7, § 16:

    quod me saepe accusas, cur hunc meum casum tam graviter feram,

    id. Att. 3, 13, 2; 3, 12, 1; id. Sest. 37, 80; Hor. C. 1, 33, 3:

    consules invasit, cur silerent,

    Tac. A. 6, 4.—
    B.
    Pregn., = cujus causā, propter quod, on account of which, by reason of which:

    quid ergo accidit, cur consilium mutarem?

    Cic. Fam. 2, 16, 10:

    quid obstat, cur non verae fiant,

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 76:

    fecerit aliquid Philippus, cur adversus eum... hoc decerneremus: quid Perseus meruit... cur soli omnium hostes ei simus?

    Liv. 41, 24, 11 Weissenb. ad loc.:

    Caedicius negare, se commissurum, cur sibi... quisquam imperium finiret,

    id. 5, 46, 6; 10, 18, 14; Suet. Calig. 15; Ov. Am. 1, 3, 2:

    quid Aristides commisisset, cur tantā poenā dignus duceretur,

    Nep. Arist. 1, 3:

    multa quidem dixi, cur excusatus abirem,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 7.—
    II.
    Interrog.: Ag. Quor mi haec irata est? Mi. Quor haec irata est tibi? Quor ego id curem? Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 143 sq.:

    quor perdis adulescentem nobis? quor amat? Quor potat?

    Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 36 sq.; cf.:

    quid agis? quor te is perditum?

    id. And. 1, 1, 107:

    quor non introëo in nostram domum?

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 253; Cic. Fam. 2, 18, 3:

    quorsum tan dem, aut cur ista quaeris?

    id. Leg. 1, 1, 4: Er. Jube tibi agnum huc adferri propere pinguem. He. Quor? Er. Ut sacrufices, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 82: Me. Non possum. Ch. Quor non? Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 111:

    cur ego plebeios magistratus... video, etc.,

    Liv. 2, 34, 9; 6, 15, 12.—In the poets sometimes placed after one or more words of a clause:

    stratege noster, quor hic cessat cantharus?

    Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 28:

    obsequium ventris mihi perniciosius est cur?

    Hor. S. 2, 7, 104; 2, 3, 187.—
    B.
    Esp.
    1.
    Pregn.
    a.
    Implying censure, indignation, remonstrance, etc.:

    quor id aussu's facere?

    Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 114:

    cur es ausus subigitare, etc.,

    id. Mil. 5, 9; id. Men. 3, 2, 28:

    sed quid ego? quor me excrucio? quor me macero?

    Ter. And. 5, 3, 15:

    cur imperium illi, aut cur illo modo prorogatum est,

    Cic. Att. 7, 3, 4; id. Div. 2, 30, 65:

    cur me querelis exanimas tuis?

    Hor. C. 2, 17, 1.—
    b.
    Implying grief, sorrow, and, with negatives, desire, etc.: eheu me miserum, quor non aut istaec mihi Aetas et formast, etc., Ter. Hec. 1, 1, 17:

    heu me miserum, cur senatum cogor reprehendere?

    Cic. Phil. 7, 4, 14; id. Fam. 2, 7, 5; id. Att. 2, 19, 1:

    cur ego tecum non sum?

    id. ib. 16, 6, 2.—
    c.
    With potential subj., in excusing, deprecating censure, etc.:

    quor ego apud te mentiar?

    Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 24; id. Most. 2, 2, 24:

    cur hunc tam temere quisquam ab officio discessurum judicaret?

    Caes. B. G. 1, 40: pro urbis salute, cur non omnibus facultatibus, quas habemus, utamur, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 15; Cic. Cael. 29, 68 al.—
    2.
    Emphatic after si, cum, etc., implying a logical conclusion:

    tum id si falsum fuerat, filius quor non refellit?

    Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 53:

    nam, si res publica defenditur, cur ea consule isto ipso defensa non est?

    Cic. Att. 7, 3, 4; cf.:

    fac esse distentam... cur tam multos deos nihil agere patitur?

    id. N. D. 3, 39, 93:

    cur autem quidquam ignoraret animus hominis, si esset deus?

    id. ib. 1, 11, 28; Nep. Eum. 11, 4; Ov. F. 1, 257.—
    3.
    Strengthened by particles of inference: nam, enim, igitur, etc.: Am. Pestis te tenet. So. Nam quor istuc Dicis? Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 31:

    nam cur me miseram verberas?

    id. Aul. 1, 1, 3:

    quor simulas igitur?

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 21:

    cur enim, inquies, etc.,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 17, 55; Suet. Calig. 34; id. Claud. 4; v. Hand, Turs. II. pp. 175- 183.

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  • 12 wozu

    Adv.
    1. fragend: to what?, what... to?; (wofür) for what?, what (...) for?; (warum) why?; wozu gehört das? what does it belong to?; wozu tendierst du? which way are you inclining ( oder leaning)?; wozu hast du dich entschlossen? what have you decided on?; ich frage mich, wozu das gut sein soll I’m wondering what the point of it is; wozu auch oder denn? what for?
    2. in Relativsätzen: to which; (wofür) for which; wozu ich bereit bin what ( im Nachsatz: which) I’m prepared to do; wozu er noch Salz gab to which he added salt; wozu ich euch rate, ist... what I advise you (to do) is; ..., wozu es dann aber zu spät war for which it was then too late
    * * *
    (fragend) why; wherefore;
    * * *
    wo|zu [vo'tsuː]
    adv → auch zu
    1) interrog to what, what... to; (= warum) why

    wozú soll ich das legen? — where shall I put it?

    wozú hast du dich entschlossen? — what have you decided on?

    wozú soll das gut sein? — what's the point of that?

    wozú denn das? — what for?

    wozú denn? — why should I/you? etc

    2) rel to which, which... to

    das, wozú ich am meisten neige — what I'm most inclined to do

    das Verfahren, wozú ich raten würde — the procedure I would advise

    ..., wozú ich mich jetzt auch entschlossen habe —... which I have now decided to do

    sie haben geheiratet, wozú ich nichts weiter sagen möchte — they have got married, and I shall say no more about that

    wozú du dich auch entschließt,... — whatever you decide (on)...

    * * *
    wo·zu
    [voˈtsu:]
    1. interrog (zu welchem Zweck) why, how come, what... for
    \wozu musste dieses Unglück geschehen? why did this tragedy have to happen?
    \wozu soll das gut sein? what's the purpose [or good] of that?
    \wozu hast du das gemacht? what did you do that for?
    2. interrog (zu welcher Sache) for what, what... for
    \wozu haben Sie sich entschlossen? what have you decided on?
    \wozu bist du so lange interviewt worden? what were you interviewed so long for?
    3. rel (zu welchem Zweck) for which reason
    er hat eine Reise geplant, \wozu er noch Geld braucht he has planned a journey for which he still needs money
    4. rel (zu welcher Sache/Angelegenheit) what
    ich ahne schon, \wozu du mich wieder überreden willst! I know what you want to talk me into!
    das war ein Schritt, \wozu ich mich schon längst bereitgefunden hatte that was a step which I had long been prepared for
    5. rel (zusätzlich zu dem) to which
    das Buch umfasst 128 Seiten Text, \wozu noch ein Schlusswort kommt the book has 128 pages of text and a summary in addition to that
    * * *
    1) (interrogativ) to what; what... to; (wofür) what... for

    wozu hast du dich entschlossen? — what have you decided [on]?

    wozu denn? — what for?; (als Ausdruck der Ablehnung) why should I/you etc.?

    dann habe ich gebügelt, wozu ich keine Lust hatte — then I did some ironing, which I had no inclination to do

    * * *
    wozu adv
    1. fragend: to what?, what … to?; (wofür) for what?, what (…) for?; (warum) why?;
    wozu gehört das? what does it belong to?;
    wozu tendierst du? which way are you inclining ( oder leaning)?;
    wozu hast du dich entschlossen? what have you decided on?;
    ich frage mich, wozu das gut sein soll I’m wondering what the point of it is;
    denn? what for?
    2. in Relativsätzen: to which; (wofür) for which;
    wozu ich bereit bin what ( im Nachsatz: which) I’m prepared to do;
    wozu er noch Salz gab to which he added salt;
    wozu ich euch rate, ist … what I advise you (to do) is;
    …, wozu es dann aber zu spät war for which it was then too late
    * * *
    1) (interrogativ) to what; what... to; (wofür) what... for

    wozu hast du dich entschlossen? — what have you decided [on]?

    wozu denn? — what for?; (als Ausdruck der Ablehnung) why should I/you etc.?

    dann habe ich gebügelt, wozu ich keine Lust hatte — then I did some ironing, which I had no inclination to do

    * * *
    adv.
    what for expr.
    wherefore adv.

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  • wherefore — [hwer′fôr′, wer′fôr′] adv. [ME hwarfore: see WHERE & FOR1] Archaic for what reason or purpose? why? [wherefore are you angry?] conj. Archaic 1. for which [the reason wherefore we have met] 2. on account of which; b …   English World dictionary

  • reason — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sanity, intellect, common sense, judgment, explanation; ground, cause. See reasoning. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The power of reasoning] Syn. understanding, intelligence, mind, sanity; see acumen ,… …   English dictionary for students

  • wherefore — 1. adverb /ˈweə(r)ˌfɔː(r),ˈʍeə(r)ˌfɔː(r)/ a) Why, for what reason, because of what. Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power? b) Therefore. Romeo, O Romeo. Wherefore art thou, Romeo? 2 …   Wiktionary

  • why — 1. adverb /ʍaɪ,waɪ/ For what cause, reason, or purpose. Why did you do that? Syn: how come 2. conjunction …   Wiktionary

  • wherefore — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English wherfor, wherfore, from where, wher + for, fore for Date: 13th century 1. for what reason or purpose ; why 2. therefore II. noun Date: 1590 an answer or statement gi …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Italy — • In ancient times Italy had several other names: it was called Saturnia, in honour of Saturn; Enotria, wine producing land; Ausonia, land of the Ausonians; Hesperia, land to the west (of Greece); Tyrrhenia, etc. The name Italy, which seems to… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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