جا

Egyptian Arabic

Verb

جا (gaa), ييجي (yiigii)

1. to come (“To move from further away to nearer to”)

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Persian

Etymology

Middle Persian, from Old Persian, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- (“to live, stay, spend the night”). Cognate with Sanskrit वसति (“to dwell, live, stop, stay”), Ossetian уат (“room, bed”) and English was, were.

Noun

جا • (jâ)

1. place
2. space
3. location
4. seat
5. (dialectal) bed, mattress, bedding

   جاتو جمع کن.

   Jâto jam kon.

   Remove your mattress(, blanket, bedsheet, etc).

Related terms

• اینجا (injâ)
• آنجا (ânjâ), اونجا (unjâ)
• کجا (kojâ)