jalla
Finnish
Etymology
From the Arabic يااللّٰه word meaning "hurry up!", introduced to Finnish by peacekeeping troops who have served in the Middle East.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjɑlːɑ/, [ˈjɑlːɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑlːɑ
- Syllabification(key): jal‧la
Noun
jalla
- (slang) diarrhea
Declension
| Inflection of jalla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jalla | jallat | |
| genitive | jallan | jallojen | |
| partitive | jallaa | jalloja | |
| illative | jallaan | jalloihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | jalla | jallat | |
| accusative | nom. | jalla | jallat |
| gen. | jallan | ||
| genitive | jallan | jallojen jallainrare | |
| partitive | jallaa | jalloja | |
| inessive | jallassa | jalloissa | |
| elative | jallasta | jalloista | |
| illative | jallaan | jalloihin | |
| adessive | jallalla | jalloilla | |
| ablative | jallalta | jalloilta | |
| allative | jallalle | jalloille | |
| essive | jallana | jalloina | |
| translative | jallaksi | jalloiksi | |
| instructive | — | jalloin | |
| abessive | jallatta | jalloitta | |
| comitative | — | jalloineen | |
| Possessive forms of jalla (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | jallani | jallamme |
| 2nd person | jallasi | jallanne |
| 3rd person | jallansa | |
Synonyms
- ripuli
Lule Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *jëllë.
Adjective
jalˈla
- foolish, naive
Inflection
| Even a-stem, lˈl-ll gradation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Attributive | jallas | |
| Nominative | jalˈla | |
| Genitive | jalla | |
| Attributive | jallas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | jalˈla | jalla |
| Accusative | jallav | jallajt |
| Genitive | jalla | jallaj |
| Illative | jalˈlaj | jallajda |
| Inessive | jallan | jallajn |
| Elative | jallas | jallajs |
| Comitative | jallajn | jallaj |
| Abessive | jalladagá jalladagi | jallajdagá jallajdagi |
| Essive | jalˈlan | |
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic يَاٱللَّٰه (yāllāh). By surface analysis, ja + Alla, literally “O God!”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjal.la/
Particle
jalla
- Followed by an imperfect verb, it expresses the optative, i.e. a wish or request.
- Jalla jkun hemm aktar nies bħalek.
- If only there were more people like you.
- Jalla tistrieħ fis-sliem.
- May she rest in peace.
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *jëllë.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈjalːla/
Adjective
jalˈla (comparative jallat, superlative jallamus)
- crazy
Inflection
| Even a-stem, lˈl-ll gradation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Attributive | jallas | |
| Nominative | jalˈla | |
| Genitive | jalla | |
| Attributive | jallas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | jalˈla | jallat |
| Accusative | jalla | jallaid |
| Genitive | jalla | jallaid |
| Illative | jalˈlii | jallaide |
| Locative | jallas | jallain |
| Comitative | jallain | jallaiguin |
| Essive | jalˈlan | |
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀚𑀮𑁆𑀮 (Brahmi script)
- जल्ल (Devanagari script)
- জল্ল (Bengali script)
- ජල්ල (Sinhalese script)
- ဇလ္လ or ၹလ္လ or ၹလ်လ (Burmese script)
- ชลฺล or ชัลละ (Thai script)
- ᨩᩃᩖ (Tai Tham script)
- ຊລ຺ລ or ຊັລລະ (Lao script)
- ជល្ល (Khmer script)
- 𑄎𑄣𑄳𑄣 (Chakma script)
Noun
jalla n
- wet dirt
Swedish
Etymology
From Arabic يااللّٰه (yāllāh).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjal.la/
Interjection
jalla
- (slang) come on, c’mon
- (slang) hurry up
- Jalla, mannen! De stänger snart.
- Hurry up, man! They're about to close.
See also
- wallah