jah

jah

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Jah Hut.

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Jah Hut terms

Likely borrowed from Proto-Germanic *ja (“yes”). Alternatively a newer loan from Old Swedish jaa, ia (“yes”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑh/, [ˈjɑ̈h]
• Rhymes: -ɑh
• Hyphenation: jah

jah

1. yes, indeed (an affirmative word indicating assent, affirming a statement, or strengthening its affirmation)
2. yes (in a question indicates an expected affirmative answer or encouragement from the interlocutor)

   „Pean sulle midagi rääkima.” – „Jah?”.

   “I have something to tell you.” – “Yes?”.

3. yes (indicates doubt, disbelief, or dissatisfaction)

   Võtab ta sul, jah, õppust!

   Does he teach you, yes, a lesson!

jah

1. romanization of 𐌾𐌰𐌷

jah (not comparable)

1. (Internet slang) alternative spelling of já

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *jahw.

• IPA^(key): [ˈjɑh]
• Syllabification: jah

jah

1. and

   Synonym: jïh

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

From Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”).

jah

1. and

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland