aj

See also: AJ, aJ, aj., aj-, ȧj-, and -aj

Arin

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔaʒ (“I”). Compare Kott ai (“I”) and Pumpokol ad (“I”). Also see Assan aj.

Pronoun

aj

I (first-person singular subjective)
Synonym: ä

Related terms

aiŋ

Assan

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔaʒ (“I”). Compare Kott ai (“I”) and Pumpokol ad (“I”). Also see Arin aj.

Pronoun

aj

I (first-person singular subjective)
Synonym: ja

Related terms

ajun

Czech

Alternative forms

aji

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈaj]

Conjunction

aj

(dialect, Moravia) and (also), and even
(dialect, Moravia) even (implying an extreme example, used at the beginning of sentences)

Synonyms

(standard Czech) i

Interjection

aj

(literary, obsolete) oh; lo, behold
- 1593, “Genesis 1:31”, in Bible kralická [Kralice Bible]:
  A viděl Bůh vše, což učinil, a aj, bylo velmi dobré.
  And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.

Drehu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑð/

Verb

aj

to swim

References

Tyron, D.T., Hackman, B. (1983) Solomon Islands languages: An internal classification. Cited in: "Dehu" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "ⁿDe’u" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Epigraphic Mayan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔɑχ/

Noun

aj

person, man
neutral or male prefix, mister

Related terms

ajaw

Esperanto

Pronunciation

(file)

Interjection

aj

ow! ouch! oh dear! expression of pain, (unpleasant) surprise, etc.

Hungarian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɒj]
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ɒj

Etymology 1

From a spontaneous burst of sound.[1]

Interjection

aj

oh
- 1932, Attila József, Medvetánc (Bear Dance), poem, lines 1–2,
  Fürtös, láncos, táncos, nyalka,
  aj de szép a kerek talpa!

Etymology 2

From Proto-Ugric *åŋĭ, from Proto-Uralic *aŋe.[2][3]

Noun

aj

(obsolete) opening

Declension

Inflection of aj
	singular	plural
nominative	aj	ajak
accusative	ajt ajat	ajakat
dative	ajnak	ajaknak
instrumental	ajjal	ajakkal
causal-final	ajért	ajakért
translative	ajjá	ajakká
terminative	ajig	ajakig
essive-formal	ajként	ajakként
essive-modal	ajul	—
inessive	ajban	ajakban
superessive	ajon	ajakon
adessive	ajnál	ajaknál
illative	ajba	ajakba
sublative	ajra	ajakra
allative	ajhoz	ajakhoz
elative	ajból	ajakból
delative	ajról	ajakról
ablative	ajtól	ajaktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	ajé	ajaké
non-attributive possessive - plural	ajéi	ajakéi

Possessive forms of aj
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	ajam	ajaim
2nd person sing.	ajad	ajaid
3rd person sing.	aja	ajai
1st person plural	ajunk	ajaink
2nd person plural	ajatok	ajaitok
3rd person plural	ajuk	ajaik

Derived terms

ajak
ajóka
ajt

References

aj in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Entry #17 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.
aj in Czuczor, Gergely and János Fogarasi: A magyar nyelv szótára (’A Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Pest: Emich Gusztáv Magyar Akadémiai Nyomdász, 1862–1874.

Kalasha

Adjective

aj

this, this present, this current.
aj bason.
This spring.

Kaqchikel

Alternative forms

aꜧ (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Mayan *aaj.

Noun

aj

cane
firework

Derived terms

Aj

References

Anonymous (17th c.) Uocabulario copioso de las lenguas cakchikel y ꜭiche‎ (in Spanish), page 8: “Aꜧ caña.”
Brown, R. McKenna; Maxwell, Judith M.; Little, Walter E. (2006) ¿La ütz awäch? Introduction to Kaqchikel Maya Language, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 204
Ruyán Canú, Déborah; Coyote Tum, Rafael; Munson L., Jo Ann (1991) Diccionario cakchiquel central y español‎ (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano de Centroamérica, page 2

Lombard

Alternative forms

ai (Scriver lombard)

Etymology

From Latin alium.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaj/

Noun

aj m

garlic

Lule Sami

Etymology

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

Adverb

aj

also, too

Marshallese

Etymology

From Proto-Micronesian *ate, from Proto-Oceanic *qate, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay. Cognate with Paiwan qatsay, Malay hati, Javanese ati, Tagalog atay, Fijian yate.

Pronunciation

(phonetic) IPA^(key): [ɑtʲ]
(phonemic) IPA^(key): /ɰætʲ/
Bender phonemes: {haj}

Noun

aj

liver
spleen

References

Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Northern Kurdish

Central Kurdish	وەچ‎ (weç)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑːʒ/

Noun

aj f (Arabic spelling ئاژ‎)

sprout, sucker, bud
Synonyms: bişkoj, gupik, terh, zîl

Declension

Declension of aj

Definite feminine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aj	aj
Construct	aja	ajên
Oblique	ajê	ajan
Demonstrative oblique	wê ajê	wan ajan
Vocative	ajê	ajino
Indefinite feminine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ajek	ajin
Construct	ajeke	ajine
Oblique	ajekê	ajinan

Derived terms

aj dan

Related terms

ajda

References

Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “aj”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 4

Old Polish

Etymology

Natural expression. First attested in the second half of the 14th century.

Interjection

aj

oh!, whoa! (used as a reaction to an unexpected and unpleasant event or sensation)

Descendants

Polish: aj

References

K. Nitsch, editor (1953), “aj”, in Słownik staropolski (in Old Polish), volume 1, Warsaw: Polish Academy of Sciences, page 21

Piedmontese

Etymology

From Latin alium.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaj/

Noun

aj m

garlic

Pite Sami

Etymology

Cognates include Lule Sami aj.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aj/

Adverb

aj

also, too

References

Joshua Wilbur (2014) A grammar of Pite Saami, Berlin: Language Science Press

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish aj, a natural expression. First attested in the second half of the 14th century.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aj/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -aj
Syllabification: aj

Interjection

aj

oh!, whoa! (used as a reaction to an unexpected and unpleasant event or sensation)

References

K. Nitsch, editor (1953), “aj”, in Słownik staropolski (in Old Polish), volume 1, Warsaw: Polish Academy of Sciences, page 21

Pumpokol

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔej (“tongue”). Compare Kott ei (“voice, sound”).

Noun

aj

tongue

Slovak

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aj]

Adverb

aj

also

Synonyms

i

Antonyms

ani

Swedish

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -aj

Interjection

aj

ow, ouch; expression of one’s own pain, or sympathy with someone else’s.
aye; yea; a word expressing assent, for example in nautical contexts.

Anagrams

ja

Zhuang

Pronunciation

(Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ʔa˥/

Tone numbers: a³

Hyphenation: aj

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ʔaːꟲ (“to open (the mouth)”). Cognate with Thai อ้า (âa).

Verb

aj (Sawndip forms 吖 or 哑 or 𮤴 or 呵 or 㕶, 1957–1982 spelling aз)

to open; to spread open

Etymology 2

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

Adverb

aj (1957–1982 spelling aз)

(dialectal) about to; soon
Synonym: yaek

[1] Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)

[2] Entry #17 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.

[3] Czuczor, Gergely and János Fogarasi: A magyar nyelv szótára (’A Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Pest: Emich Gusztáv Magyar Akadémiai Nyomdász, 1862–1874.

[4] K. Nitsch, editor (1953), “aj”, in Słownik staropolski (in Old Polish), volume 1, Warsaw: Polish Academy of Sciences, page 21

aj

Arin

Etymology

Pronoun

Related terms

Assan

Etymology

Pronoun

Related terms

Czech

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Conjunction

Synonyms

Interjection

Further reading

Drehu

Pronunciation

Verb

References

Epigraphic Mayan

Pronunciation

Noun

Related terms

Esperanto

Pronunciation

Interjection

Hungarian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Interjection

Etymology 2

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

References

Further reading

Kalasha

Adjective

Kaqchikel

Alternative forms

Etymology

Noun

Derived terms

References

Lombard

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Lule Sami

Etymology

Adverb

Further reading

Marshallese

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

References

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

References

Old Polish

Etymology

Interjection

Descendants

References

Piedmontese

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Pite Sami

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adverb