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aja

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aja"
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aja

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Aja (East Africa).

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Arin

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *ej (“pine tree”).[1][2]

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Noun

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aja (plural unknown)

  1. pine tree

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  1. ^ https://starlingdb.org/cgi-bin/response.cgi?single=1&basename=%2fDATA%2fYENISEY%2fYENET&text_number=52&root=config
  2. ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 269

Further reading

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  • Toporov, Vladimir Nikolajevich (1968), “Материалы к срабнительно-исторической фонетике Енисейских языков. 1. Аринско-Енисейские соответствия”, in Ivanov, Vjacheslav Vselodovich, Toporov, Vladimir Nikolajevich, Uspenskij, Boris Andreevich, editors, Кетский Сборник 1: Лингвистика, Moscow: Nauka, page 286
  • Werner, Heinrich (2002), Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Jenissej-Sprachen, volume 1, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 272
  • Werner, Heinrich K. (2005), Die Jenissej-Sprachen des 18. Jahrhunderts (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz KG, →ISBN, page 154

Chungli Ao

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Etymology 1

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    From Proto-Central Naga *a-tʃaj.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /a˧.tʃa˧/, [a˧.tʃa˧]

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    aja

    1. to call
      • 1967, “Genesis 26:33”, in Ao Naga Common Language Bible, Bible Society of India:
        Isaki iba dangji Sheba ta aja. Anungji tanü tashi iba yimti dang Beersheba ta ajar.
        Isaac called this place "Sheba". To this day, this town is known as "Beersheba".
      • 1967, “Luke 1:13”, in Ao Naga Common Language Bible, Bible Society of India:
        ...nai pa tenüng Yohan ta ajatsü.
        ...you will call him by the name "John".
    Inflection
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    Inflection of aja (Chungli)
    Affirmative Negative
    Past Simple aja maja
    Perfect jaogo mejaogo
    Present Simple ajar majar
    Progressive jadar
    jadagi    		 mejadar
    mejadagi
    Future/infinitive ajatsü majatsü
    Imperative jang taja
    Present participle ja-a mejai
    Conditional jara
    jarabang    		 mejara
    mejarabang

    Etymology 2

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      Verb

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      aja

      1. to boil, bubble up, ooze
      Inflection
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      Inflection of aja (Chungli)
      Affirmative Negative
      Past Simple aja maja
      Perfect jaogo mejaogo
      Present Simple ajar majar
      Progressive jadar
      jadagi      		 mejadar
      mejadagi
      Future/infinitive ajatsü majatsü
      Imperative jang taja
      Present participle ja-a mejai
      Conditional jara
      jarabang      		 mejara
      mejarabang
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      Further reading

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      • Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎[1], Berkeley: University of California, pages 69, 191
      • Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 2
      • Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 101
      • Clark, E. W. (1911), “AJA, ja”, in Ao-Naga dictionary, Dimapur

      Dutch

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      Etymology

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      Borrowed from Arabic آيَة (ʔāya).

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

      Noun

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

      1. ayah, verse of the Qur'an

      Holonyms

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      Estonian

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      Noun

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      aja

      1. genitive singular of aeg

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      aja

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

      Finnish

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      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /ˈɑjɑˣ/, [ˈɑ̝jɑ̝(ʔ)]
      • Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
      • Syllabification(key): a‧ja
      • Hyphenation(key): aja

      Verb

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      aja

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

      Anagrams

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      Galician

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      Verb

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      aja

      1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of agir:
        1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
        2. third-person singular imperative

      Greenlandic

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      Alternative forms

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      Etymology

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      From Proto-Inuit *aja(ɣ).

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      Noun

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      aja (plural ajat)

      1. maternal aunt

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      Declension of aja
      case singular plural
      absolutive aja ajat
      ergative ajap
      allative ajamut ajanut
      ablative ajamit ajanit
      prolative ajakkut ajatigut
      locative ajami ajani
      instrumental ajamik ajanik
      equative ajatut

      References

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      • aja in Katersat

      Iban

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      Conjunction

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      aja

      1. only

      Igbo

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      Etymology 1

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      Noun

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      aja

      1. earth, sand, mud

      Etymology 2

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      Noun

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      àjà

      1. sacrifice

      Indonesian

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      Adverb

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      aja

      1. (colloquial) apheretic form of saja

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      Javanese

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      Romanization

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      aja

      1. romanization of ꦲꦗ

      Koorete

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      FWOTD – 11 December 2016

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      Noun

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      aja

      1. bow (weapon)

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      Manchu

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      Romanization

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      aja

      1. romanization of ᠠᠵᠠ

      Mauritian Creole

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      Etymology

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      From Marathi आजोबा (ājobā).

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      Noun

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      aja

      1. grandfather
        Synonym: granper

      Occitan

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      Verb

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      aja

      1. first-person singular present subjunctive of aver
      2. third-person singular present subjunctive of aver
      3. second-person singular imperative of aver

      Pali

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      Alternative forms

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      Etymology

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

      Noun

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      aja m

      1. goat

      Declension

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      Declension table of "aja" (masculine)
      Case / NumberSingularPlural
      Nominative (first)ajoajā
      Accusative (second)ajaṃaje
      Instrumental (third)ajenaajehi or ajebhi
      Dative (fourth)ajassa or ajāya or ajatthaṃajānaṃ
      Ablative (fifth)ajasmā or ajamhā or ajāajehi or ajebhi
      Genitive (sixth)ajassaajānaṃ
      Locative (seventh)ajasmiṃ or ajamhi or ajeajesu
      Vocative (calling)ajaajā

      Portuguese

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      aja

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

      Rayón Zoque

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      Noun

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      aja

      1. canoe

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      • 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)‎[2] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 3

      Spanish

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      Etymology 1

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      Inherited from Latin ascia.

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      aja f (plural ajas)

      1. adze

      Etymology 2

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      Interjection

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      aja

      1. aha, I see (expresion of understanding, realization, invention or recognition)

      Etymology 3

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      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Verb

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      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

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      • Audio (Småland):(file)

      Interjection

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      aja

      1. Indicates (mild) resignation and wanting to move on from a subject; oh well
        Aja, det får duga
        Oh well, it'll have to do
        Vi borde kanske packat ner ett paket strumpor till, men aja, nu måste vi åka
        Maybe we should've packed another pack of socks, but oh well, we have to go now

      Usage notes

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      Very common in speech. Less common in more literary writing.

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      Ye'kwana

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      Variant orthographies
      ALIV aja
      Brazilian standard aja
      New Tribes aja

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      aja

      1. (intransitive) to drip

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      • Cáceres, Natalia (2011), “aja”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎[3], Lyon

      Yoruba

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      Àwọn ajá.

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      Etymology 1

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      Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *a-já, from Proto-Edekiri *á-já, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *á-byá. Cognates include Igala ábíá and Olukumi azá.

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      ajá

      1. dog
        Synonyms: (specifically a pet dog) olókílì, lókílì, ọ̀kẹ́rẹ́gbà, kítà
        Synonym: (a dog used for ritual sacrifice) ọ̀kọ́
        Synonym: (juvenile dog) kílìwí
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      • Lucumí: ayá

      Etymology 2

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      àjà

      1. ceiling, platform
      2. attic
      3. storey, roof
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