جا
Burushaski
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d͡ʑaː]
Pronoun
جا (jaa)
References
- Bechtholdt, Astrid (2025) “jaa”, in Burushaski Hunza Dictionary (Webonary), Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published 2017.
Egyptian Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ج ي ي |
| 2 terms |
Verb
جا • (gā) I (non-past ييجي (yīgi))
- alternative form of جه (gih)
Gurani
Noun
جا (jā)
Hijazi Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ج ي ي |
| 2 terms |
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒaː/, [d͡ʒaː], [ʒaː]
Verb
جا • (jā) I (non-past يجي (yiji))
Conjugation
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| past | m | جيت (jīt) | جيت (jīt) | جا (jā) | جينا (jīna) | جيتوا (jītu) | جوا (jō) | |
| f | جيتي (jīti) | جات (jāt) | ||||||
| non-past | m | أجي (aji) | تجي (tiji) | يجي (yiji) | نجي (niji) | تجوا (tiju) | يجوا (yiju) | |
| f | تجي (tiji) | تجي (tiji) | ||||||
| imperative | m | تعال (taʿāl) | تعالوا (taʿālu) | |||||
| f | تعالي (taʿāli) | |||||||
Moroccan Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ج ي ي |
| 5 terms |
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒaː/
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Verb
جا • (jā) I (non-past يجي (yji) or ييجي (yīji))
- to come
- جيتي انت وياه لعندنا. ― jīti nta w-iyyāh l-ʕandna ― You and he came to us.
- to suit (to be suitable or apt for one's image) [with مع]
- جا معاك هاد السروال. ― ja mʕāk hād es-sirwāl ― Those pants suit you.
- to arrive
- Synonym: وصل (wṣal)
- (in the past tense) to be located
- فين جات مصر؟ ― fīn jāt miṣr ― Where is Egypt located?
- (in the present tense) to be related to someone
- واش كتجيك ديك البنت؟ ― wāš katjīk dīk el-bint? ― Is that girl related to you?
- كنجيه شي حاجة. ― kanjīh ši ḥāja. ― I am related to him somehow
Conjugation
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| past | m | جيت (jīt) | جيتي (jīti) | جا (ja) | جينا (jīna) | جيتوا (jītu) | جاوا (jāw) | |
| f | جات (jāt) | |||||||
| non-past | m | نجي (nji) | تجي (tji) | يجي (yīji) | نجيوا (njīw) | تجيوا (tjīw) | يجيوا (yijīw) | |
| f | تجي (tji) | تجي (tji) | ||||||
| imperative | m | آجي (ʔāji) | آجيوا (ʔājīw) | |||||
| f | آجي (ʔāji) | |||||||
Persian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Persian gyʾg (gyāg, “place”), from Proto-Iranian *Hwah-; see there for further information.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒaː(j)/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɑː(j)]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɒː(j)]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɔ(j)]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | jā(y) |
| Dari reading? | jā(y) |
| Iranian reading? | jâ(y) |
| Tajik reading? | jo(y) |
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Noun
جا • (jâ)
- place
- space
- location
- seat
- (dialectal) bed, mattress, bedding
- جاتو جمع کن. ― jâto jam kon. ― Remove your mattress(blanket, bedsheet, etc).
Derived terms
References
- Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond (2004) “jʾy”, in A Dictionary of Manichaean Middle Persian and Parthian (Corpus Fontium Manichaeorum; 3.1), Turnhout: Brepols, page gyʾg