aja

aja

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

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic آيَة‎ (ʾāya).

Pronunciation

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

• Audio

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Noun

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

1. ayah, verse of the Qur'an

Holonyms

• Koran
• soera

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Estonian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑjɑ

Noun

aja

1. genitive singular of aeg

Verb

aja

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

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑjɑˣ/, [ˈɑjɑ(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
• Syllabification^(key): a‧ja

Verb

aja

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

Anagrams

• jaa, jaa.

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Greenlandic

Alternative forms

• ajak

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *aja(ɣ).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): [a.ja]

Noun

aja (plural ajat)

1. maternal aunt

Declension

Declension of aja

	singular	plural
absolutive	aja	ajat
ergative	ajap	ajat
allative	ajamut	ajanut
ablative	ajamit	ajanit
prosecutive	ajakkut	ajanit
locative	ajami	ajani
instrumental	ajamik	ajanik
equative	ajatut	ajatut

References

• aja in Katersat

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Igbo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ád͡ʒá/

Noun

aja

1. earth, sand, mud

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /àd͡ʒà/

Noun

àjà

1. sacrifice

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈad͡ʒa]
• Hyphenation: aja
• Rhymes: -a

Adverb

aja

1. (colloquial) aphetic form of saja.

Further reading

• “aja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Koorete

FWOTD – 11 December 2016

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ajːa/

Noun

aja

1. bow (weapon)

References

• Lydia Hoeft, Ralph Siebert, Sociolinguistic survey report of the Abbaya/Chamo area of Ethiopia part 1 (2001), SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2002-025: 33, page 17

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Manchu

Romanization

aja

1. Romanization of ᠠᠵᠠ

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Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Marathi आजोबा (ājobā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adʒa/

Noun

aja

1. grandfather

   Synonym: granper

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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

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀅𑀚 (Brahmi script)
• अज (Devanagari script)
• অজ (Bengali script)
• අජ (Sinhalese script)
• အဇ or ဢၹ (Burmese script)
• อช or อะชะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨩ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຊ or ອະຊະ (Lao script)
• អជ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄎 (Chakma script)

Etymology

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

Noun

aja m

1. goat

Declension

Declension table of "aja" (masculine)

Case \\ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ajo	ajā
Accusative (second)	ajaṃ	aje
Instrumental (third)	ajena	ajehi or ajebhi
Dative (fourth)	ajassa or ajāya or ajatthaṃ	ajānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	ajasmā or ajamhā or ajā	ajehi or ajebhi
Genitive (sixth)	ajassa	ajānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	ajasmiṃ or ajamhi or aje	ajesu
Vocative (calling)	aja	ajā

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ʒɐ/

• Homophone: haja
• Hyphenation: a‧ja

Verb

aja

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

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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

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaxa/ [ˈa.xa]

• Audio (BOL)

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• Rhymes: -axa
• Syllabification: a‧ja

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

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Swedish

Interjection

aja

1. oh well, anyway

   Aja, det får duga

   Oh well, it'll have to do

   Aja, vad gör du imorrn?

   Anyway, what are you up to tomorrow?

See also

• åja

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Yoruba

Àwọn ajá.

Alternative forms

• azá (Ào)

Etymology 1

Proposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *á-byá. Cognates include Igala ábíá and Olukumi azá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.d͡ʒá/

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

• Lucumi: ayá

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.d͡ʒà/

Noun

àjà

1. ceiling, platform, story, roof

Derived terms

• àjà ilé (“ceiling”)
• àjà-ilẹ̀ (“basement”)
• ilé alájà (“bungalow”)
• òkè àjà (“attic”)