ayya

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See also: ayyā

Northern Ohlone

Alternative forms

aȳa (Harrington's orthography)

Noun

ayya

enemy, adversary
Antonym: mo'e

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
अय्य (Devanagari script)
অয্য (Bengali script)
අය්‍ය (Sinhalese script)
အယျ or ဢယျ (Burmese script)
อยฺย or อัยยะ (Thai script)
ᩋᨿ᩠ᨿ (Tai Tham script)
ອຍ຺ຍ or ອັຍຍະ or ອັຢຢະ (Lao script)
អយ្យ (Khmer script)
𑄃𑄠𑄳𑄠 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Áryas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Áryas (“Aryan”); cognate with Sanskrit आर्य (ārya).

Adjective

ayya

noble

Declension

Declension table of "ayya" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ayyo	ayyā
Accusative (second)	ayyaṃ	ayye
Instrumental (third)	ayyena	ayyehi or ayyebhi
Dative (fourth)	ayyassa or ayyāya or ayyatthaṃ	ayyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	ayyasmā or ayyamhā or ayyā	ayyehi or ayyebhi
Genitive (sixth)	ayyassa	ayyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	ayyasmiṃ or ayyamhi or ayye	ayyesu
Vocative (calling)	ayya	ayyā

Declension table of "ayyā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ayyā	ayyāyo or ayyā
Accusative (second)	ayyaṃ	ayyāyo or ayyā
Instrumental (third)	ayyāya	ayyāhi or ayyābhi
Dative (fourth)	ayyāya	ayyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	ayyāya	ayyāhi or ayyābhi
Genitive (sixth)	ayyāya	ayyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	ayyāya or ayyāyaṃ	ayyāsu
Vocative (calling)	ayye	ayyāyo or ayyā

Declension table of "ayya" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ayyaṃ	ayyāni
Accusative (second)	ayyaṃ	ayyāni
Instrumental (third)	ayyena	ayyehi or ayyebhi
Dative (fourth)	ayyassa or ayyāya or ayyatthaṃ	ayyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	ayyasmā or ayyamhā or ayyā	ayyehi or ayyebhi
Genitive (sixth)	ayyassa	ayyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	ayyasmiṃ or ayyamhi or ayye	ayyesu
Vocative (calling)	ayya	ayyāni

Derived terms

ayyā (“lady”)
ayyaputta

Descendants

→ Malay: ayah
- Indonesian: ayah
- Peranakan Indonesian: ajah
→ Tamil: ஐயர் (aiyar)

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