aja

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See also: Aja, AJA, ajá, ajā, aǰá, ája, Ája, a̱ja, and -āja

Arin

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔej- (pine). Compare Kott ei (pine).

Noun

aja

  1. a pine tree

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic آيَة (ʔāya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.jaː/
  • Hyphenation: aja
  • Rhymes: -aːjaː
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

aja f (plural aja's, diminutive ajaatje n)

  1. ayah, verse of the Qur'an

Holonyms

Estonian

Pronunciation

Noun

aja

  1. genitive singular of aeg

Verb

aja

  1. inflection of ajama:
    1. present indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular present imperative

Finnish

Pronunciation

Verb

aja

  1. inflection of ajaa:
    1. present active indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular present imperative
    3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Anagrams

Galician

Verb

aja

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of agir:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Greenlandic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *aja(ɣ).

Pronunciation

Noun

aja (plural ajat)

  1. maternal aunt

Declension

References

  • aja in Katersat

Iban

Pronunciation

Conjunction

aja

  1. only

Igbo

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

aja

  1. earth, sand, mud

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

àjà

  1. sacrifice

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Adverb

aja

  1. (colloquial) aphetic form of saja.

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

aja

  1. Romanization of ꦲꦗ

Koorete

Pronunciation

Noun

aja

  1. bow (weapon)

References

Manchu

Romanization

aja

  1. Romanization of ᠠᠵᠠ

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Marathi आजोबा (ājobā).

Pronunciation

Noun

aja

  1. grandfather
    Synonym: granper

Occitan

Verb

aja

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of aver
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of aver
  3. second-person singular imperative of aver

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अज (aja), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Haȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European.

Noun

aja m

  1. goat

Declension

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Verb

aja

  1. inflection of agir:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
  2. Obsolete spelling of haja.

Rayón Zoque

Noun

aja

  1. canoe

References

  • Harrison, Roy, B. de Harrison, Margaret, López Juárez, Francisco, Ordoñes, Cosme (1984) Vocabulario zoque de Rayón (Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 28)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 3

Spanish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin ascia.

Noun

aja f (plural ajas)

  1. adze

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

aja

  1. inflection of agir:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
  2. inflection of ajar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Swedish

Interjection

aja

  1. Indicates (mild) resignation and wanting to move on from a subject; oh well
    Aja, det får duga
    Oh well, it'll have to do
    Vi borde kanske packat ner ett paket strumpor till, men aja, nu måste vi åka
    Maybe we should've packed another pack of socks, but oh well, we have to go now

Usage notes

Very common in speech. Less common in more literary writing.

See also

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV aja
Brazilian standard aja
New Tribes aja

Pronunciation

Verb

aja

  1. (intransitive) to drip

References

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “aja”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon

Yoruba

Dog_morphological_variation
Àwọn ajá.

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *a-já, from Proto-Edekiri *á-já, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *á-byá. Cognates include Igala ábíá and Olukumi azá.

Pronunciation

Noun

ajá

  1. dog
    Synonyms: (specifically a pet dog) olókílì, lókílì, ọ̀kẹ́rẹ́gbà, kítà
    Synonym: (a dog used for ritual sacrifice) ọ̀kọ́
    Synonym: (juvenile dog) kílìwí
Descendants
  • Lucumí: ayá

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

àjà

  1. ceiling, platform
  2. attic
  3. story, roof
Derived terms