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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Arabic يَاٱللَّٰه (yāllāh, “hurry up!”), introduced to Finnish by peacekeeping troops who have served in the Middle East.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]jalla (slang)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of jalla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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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 jallain rare | ||
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 | ||
abessive | jallatta | jalloitta | ||
instructive | — | jalloin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
[edit]Lule Sami
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Samic *jëllë.
Adjective
[edit]jalˈla
Inflection
[edit]Even a-stem, lˈl-ll gradation | ||
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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
[edit]- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Maltese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Arabic يَاٱللَّٰه (yāllāh). By surface analysis, ja + Alla, literally “O God!”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Particle
[edit]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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Samic *jëllë.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]jalˈla (comparative jallat, superlative jallamus)
Inflection
[edit]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
[edit]- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Pali
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Alternative forms
Noun
[edit]jalla n
- wet dirt
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Arabic يَاٱللَّٰه (yāllāh).
Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]jalla
- (slang) come on, c’mon
- (slang) hurry up
- Jalla, mannen! De stänger snart.
- Hurry up, man! They're about to close.
See also
[edit]Categories:
- Finnish terms derived from Arabic
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑlːɑ
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑlːɑ/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish slang
- Finnish kala-type nominals
- Lule Sami terms inherited from Proto-Samic
- Lule Sami terms derived from Proto-Samic
- Lule Sami lemmas
- Lule Sami adjectives
- Lule Sami even adjectives
- Lule Sami even a-stem adjectives
- Maltese terms inherited from Arabic
- Maltese terms derived from Arabic
- Maltese compound terms
- Maltese 2-syllable words
- Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Maltese lemmas
- Maltese particles
- Maltese terms with usage examples
- Northern Sami terms inherited from Proto-Samic
- Northern Sami terms derived from Proto-Samic
- Northern Sami terms with IPA pronunciation
- Northern Sami 2-syllable words
- Northern Sami lemmas
- Northern Sami adjectives
- Northern Sami even adjectives
- Northern Sami even a-stem adjectives
- Pali lemmas
- Pali nouns
- Pali nouns in Latin script
- Pali neuter nouns
- Swedish terms borrowed from Arabic
- Swedish terms derived from Arabic
- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish interjections
- Swedish slang
- Swedish terms with usage examples