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Translingual

Symbol

ia

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Interlingua.

Aromanian

Pronoun

ia f

  1. Alternative form of ea

Bariai

Noun

ia

  1. fish

References

Basque

Etymology

From Latin iam.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ia/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: i‧a

Adverb

ia (not comparable)

  1. almost

Chuukese

Adverb

ia

  1. where

Dutch

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

Interjection

ia

  1. hee-haw

Derived terms

Esperanto

Etymology

From i- (indeterminate correlative prefix) +‎ -a (correlative suffix of kind).

Pronunciation

Determiner

ia (plural iaj, accusative singular ian, accusative plural iajn)

  1. some kind of (indeterminate correlative of kind)

Derived terms

See also

Esperanto correlatives
Interrogative Demonstrative Indefinite Universal Negative
ki- ti- i- ĉi- neni-
Kind of, sort of -a kia tia ia ĉia nenia
Reason -al kial tial ial ĉial nenial
Time -am kiam tiam iam ĉiam neniam
Place -e kie tie ie ĉie nenie
Motion -en kien tien ien ĉien nenien
Manner -el kiel tiel iel ĉiel neniel
Possessive -es kies ties ies ĉies nenies
Demonstrative pronoun -o kio tio io ĉio nenio
Amount -om kiom tiom iom ĉiom neniom
Demonstrative determiner -u kiu tiu iu ĉiu neniu

Fijian

Conjunction

ia

  1. but

Synonyms

Finnish

Conjunction

ia

  1. Obsolete spelling of ja

Anagrams

Galician

Verb

ia

  1. (reintegrationist norm) first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of ir

Garo

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronoun

ia (combining form i-, plural iarang)

  1. this

Declension

Garo determiners
Case Proximal Distal
Singular
'this' 		Plural
'these' 		Singular
'that' 		Plural
'those'
Nominative ia iarang ua uarang
Accusative iako iarangko uako uarangko
Dative iana iarangna uana uarangna
Genitive iani iarangni uani uarangni
Instrumental iachi iarangchi uachi uarangchi
Locative iano iarango uano uarango
Augmenting Locative ianoni,
ianona,
iachini,
iachina,
ianoniko,
iachiniko 		iarangoni,
iarangona,
iarangchini,
iarangchina,
iarangoniko,
iarangchiniko 		uanoni,
uanona,
uachini,
uachina,
uanoniko,
uachiniko 		uarangoni,
uarangona,
uarangchini,
uarangchina,
uarangoniko,
uarangchiniko

German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Interjection

ia

  1. hee-haw (cry of an ass or donkey)

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Oceanic *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronunciation

Determiner

ia

  1. this, that

Pronoun

ia

  1. she, he, it

Derived terms

See also

Hawaiian personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person au, wau māua (exclusive)
kāua (inclusive) 		mākou (exclusive)
kākou (inclusive)
2nd person ʻoe ʻolua ʻoukou
3rd person ia, ʻo ia lāua lākou

Particle

ia

  1. Obsolete spelling of ʻia, iā and iʻa.

Hiri Motu

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronoun

ia

  1. third-person singular pronoun: he/she/it, him/her/it

See also

Hiri Motu personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person lau ai (exclusive)
ita (inclusive)
2nd person oi umui
3rd person ia idia

Indonesian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia. Compare Maori ia, Tagalog siya.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ia

  1. they / he / she / it (genderless third person pronoun)
    Ia mengajarkan muridnya di sekolah.
    They taught his students at school.
  2. it (used to refer to a non-human living thing)
    Burung bisa terbang karena ia mempunyai sayap.
    Birds can fly because it have wings

Synonyms

Jarai

ia

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic *ʔiar, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Pronunciation

Noun

ia

  1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

References

  • Joshua Jensen, Jarai Clauses and Noun Phrases: Syntactic Structures (2014, →ISBN

Lindu

Pronoun

ia

  1. he; she; they (singular)

Macanese

Alternative forms

Particle

ia

  1. particle emphasizing an imminent action
    Azinha vai casa-ia, logo cai chuva ― Let's get home quickly, it's going to rain
    Iou tâ vâi-ia! ― Be right there!
    Dessâ vai-ia! ― Let it be!
    Tâ fêde-ia ― She's pregnant now
    Pacência-iá. ― Be patient.
    Já têm-ia! ― I've got it!
    Más bôm trabalâ-ia manejante têm aqui! ― We'd better get to work, the boss is here!

Usage notes

  • Usually appended at the end of another word (regardless of part of speech), connected with a hyphen.

References

Makasar

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ia.

Pronoun

ia (free pronoun)

  1. he, she, it, they (third person)

See also

Makasar free and bound pronouns
Independent Absolutive Nominative Possessive
1st sg / 1st pl excl nakke -a' ku- -ku
1st pl excl (archaic) kambe -kang ki- -mang
1st pl incl / 2nd sg polite katte -ki' ki- -ta
2nd sg / pl familiar kau -ko nu- -nu
3rd sg / pl ia -i na- -na

Malasanga

Etymology

Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.

Noun

ia

  1. fish

Further reading

  • Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988) (ia)
  • John Carter, Katie Carter, John Grummitt, Bonnie MacKenzie, Janell Masters, A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Mur Village Vernaculars (2012) (iə)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ia (Jawi spelling اي)

  1. he, she

See also

Malay personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person standard saya / ساي
aku/ku- / اکو / كو- (informal/towards God)
-ku / -كو (informal possessive)
hamba / همبا (dated) 		kami / کامي (exclusive)
kita orang / كيت اورڠ (informal exclusive)
kita / کيت (inclusive)
royal beta / بيتا
2nd person standard kamu / کامو
anda / اندا (formal)
engkau/kau- / اڠکاو/ كاو- (informal/towards God)
awak / اوق (friendly/older towards younger)
-mu / -مو (possessive) 		awak semua / اوق سموا
kamu semua / كامو سموا
kalian / کالين (informal)
kau orang / كاو اورڠ (informal)
royal tuanku / توانكو
3rd person standard dia / دي
ia / اي
beliau / بلياو (honorific)
-nya / -ڽ (possessive) 		mereka / مريک
dia orang / دي اورڠ (informal)
royal baginda / بݢيندا

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Oceanic *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia. Compare Indonesian ia, Tagalog siya.

Pronoun

ia

  1. they / he / she / it (genderless third person pronoun)
    I titiro ia ki te kurī.
    They looked at the dog.

See also

Maori personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person (exclusive) au, ahau māua mātou
1st person (inclusive) tāua tātou
2nd person koe kōrua koutou
3rd person ia rāua rātou

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French ja, from Latin iam.

Adverb

ia

  1. already
    • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 61:
      le Roi Artus estoit ia couché
      King Arthur was already in bed

Descendants

  • French: jà (obsolete)

Niuean

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Oceanic *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronoun

ia

  1. he, she, it

See also

Niuean personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person au maua (exclusive)
taua (inclusive) 		mautolu (exclusive)
tautolu (inclusive)
2nd person koe mua mutolu
3rd person ia laua lautolu

Old English

Pronunciation

Adverb

ia

  1. Alternative form of ġēa

Otomaco

Etymology

Compare Taparita ia.

Noun

ia

  1. water

References

Piaroa

Noun

ia

  1. Clipping of ahiia.

References

  • A. Ernst, Upper Orinoco Vocabularies

Portuguese

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iɐ
  • Hyphenation: i‧a

Verb

ia

  1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of ir
  2. (informal, proscribed) Alternative form of iria

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Oceanic *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronoun

ia

  1. he, she

See also

Rapa Nui personal pronouns
Independent
singular dual plural
1st person (excl.) au māua mātou
1st person (incl.) ― tāua tātou
2nd person koe kōrua
3rd person ia rāua

Romanian

Etymology

Perhaps from one of several similar words in neighboring languages, or perhaps from iacă. Alternatively, perhaps a spontaneous creation of expression.

Pronunciation

Interjection

ia

  1. used to attract attention to the speaker; well, now, now then

Related terms

Verb

ia

  1. inflection of lua:
    1. third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. third-person plural present subjunctive
    3. second-person singular imperative

Romansch

Pronoun

ia (Surmiran)

  1. Alternative form of jau (“I”)

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Oceanic *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronoun

ia

  1. he, she
    E fanau mai e ia le tama tane, e te faaigoa foi ia te ia o Iesu; aua e faaola e ia lona nuu ai a latou agasala.
    And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

See also

Samoan personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person aʻu, ʻou māʻua, mā (exclusive)
tāʻua, tā (inclusive) 		mātou (exclusive)
tātou (inclusive)
2nd person ʻoe, ʻe ʻoulua ʻoutou, tou
3rd person ia, na lāʻua lātou

Particle

ia

  1. Precedes a name to mark it as a direct object

Sranan Tongo

Adverb

ia

  1. Obsolete form of dya.

Taparita

Etymology

Compare Otomaco ia.

Noun

ia

  1. water

References

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English ear.

Noun

ia

  1. (anatomy) ear

Synonyms

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *ia. Cognates include Hawaiian ia and Samoan ia.

Pronoun

ia

  1. he, she
See also
Tokelauan personal pronouns
Independent
singular dual plural
long short
1st person (excl.) au, kita1 ki māua ki mā ki mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ki tāua ki tā ki tātou
2nd person koe koulua koutou
3rd person ia ki lāua ki lā ki lātou
Agentive clitic
singular dual plural
1st person (excl.) kō ki mā ki mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ki tā ki tātou
2nd person kē koulua koutou
3rd person ia ki lā ki lātou
1) Sympathetic
*) Pronouns preceded by ki may drop this preposition when in a possessive phrase.

Article

ia

  1. The personal article.
    • 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau]‎, page 1:
      Ko kimatou, ia tagata o Tokelau, e takutino
      We, the people of Tokelau, say openly
Usage notes
Derived terms
See also
Tokelauan articles
Impersonal
singular plural
Definite te nā
Indefinite he ni
Personal
Nominal Pronominal
Simple ia
After i/ki a a te
After mai ia te

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *ia. Cognates include Maori ia and Samoan ia.

Particle

ia

  1. Emphasises the preceding noun.

Interjection

ia

  1. Used to attract attention; hey, oi
  2. Used to introduce a new topic; so, anyway

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 26

Tolai

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronoun

ia

  1. Third-person singular pronoun: he, him; she, her

Declension

Tolai personal pronouns
singular dual paucal plural
1st person exclusive iau amir
mir 		amital
mital 		avet
ave1
1st person inclusive - dor datal dat
da1
2nd person u amur
mur 		amutal
mutal 		avat
ava1
3rd person ia
i 		dir
di 		dital diat
dia1
1) The plural pronouns lose the final -t when preceding a verb.


Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ia

  1. he
  2. she
  3. it

Further reading

  • Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 365

Vandalic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jahw, cognate with Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌷 (jah), Old English ġe.

Conjunction

ia

  1. and
    • c390, De conviviis barbaris
      Inter eils Gothicum scapia matzia ia drincan / non audet quisquam dignos educere versus.
      Between the Gothic “Hail” and “Let’s get eat and drink” / nobody dares to put forth decent verses.

Welsh

Etymology

From ie with the unstressed final vowel lowered from /ɛ/ to /a/, a feature of north-west Walian speech.

Pronunciation

Particle

ia

  1. (North Wales, colloquial) yes, aye
    Synonym: ie
    Antonyms: naci, nage
    Fo ’di dy dad di? Ia, dyna fo.
    Is he your dad? Yes, that’s him.
  2. (North Wales, colloquial) interrogative particle (used sentence-finally when a non-verbal element is fronted for emphasis)
    Synonym: ife
    Fo ’di dy dad, ia?
    He’s your dad, is he?

Usage notes

  • Used to reply to questions or statements with a non-verbal element fronted for emphasis. For a regular unemphatic verb-initial question or statement, other words of agreement are employed.
  • Used in this way, the characteristically colloquial northern. In the standard and colloquial southern language, ie is the preferred form.
  • When used sentence-finally in the north, it follows a sentene containing a non-verbal element fronted for emphasis. The equivalent southern particle is ife.

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ia”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

West Makian

Etymology

Compare Ternate gia, Sahu giama.

Pronunciation

Noun

ia

  1. hand
    Synonyms: kamma, (polite) joujou

References

  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎, Pacific linguistics
  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
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