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English
Noun
yaa (plural yaas)
- The letter ي (y) in the Arabic script.
Usage notes
- Some Arabic-based languages use variations of the letter, e.g. Persian uses ی (ye).
Translations
Anagrams
Afar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjaː/
- Hyphenation: yaa
Noun
yáa f
- Syncopic form of yayyá
Declension
Declension of yáa
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absolutive
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yáa
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predicative
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yáa
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subjective
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yáa
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genitive
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yáa
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References
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 143
Chichicapan Zapotec
Noun
yaa
- temazcal, a type of sweat lodge, usually built with adobe bricks
Navajo
Postposition
yaa
- to him/her/it
- about him/her/it
Inflection
Navajo postpositions
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singular
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duoplural
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1st person
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shaa
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nihaa
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2nd person
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naa
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nihaa
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3rd person
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baa
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4th person (3o)
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yaa
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4th person (3a)
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haa
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4th person (3i)
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aa
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reflexive
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ádaa
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reciprocal
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—
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ahaa
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Adverb
yaa
- down, downward
Tataltepec Chatino
Noun
yaa
- nopal
Tlingit
Noun
yaa
- sea trout
Yosondúa Mixtec
Etymology 1
Cognate with Alcozauca Mixtec yâá, Chayuco Mixtec yaa, San Juan Colorado Mixtec yaa, San Miguel el Grande Mixtec yáa.
Noun
yaa
- tongue
- flame
Etymology 2
Cognate with Alcozauca Mixtec yaa, Chayuco Mixtec yaa, San Juan Colorado Mixtec yáa, San Miguel el Grande Mixtec yaā.
Noun
yaa
- song
- music
Etymology 3
Cognate with Chayuco Mixtec ñiyaa, San Juan Colorado Mixtec nyaà, San Miguel el Grande Mixtec yaā.
Noun
yaa
- ash
- hominy
References
- Beaty de Farris, Kathryn, et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46) (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 89