aya

See also: Aya, AYA, ayá, áya, āya, ayą́, aþa, and Ay'a

English

Etymology 1

Noun

aya (plural ayas)

1. Alternative form of ayah

Etymology 2

Adverb

aya (not comparable)

1. (archaic, dialect, New England) Yes; yea; aye.
   • 1938, Thornton Wilder, Our Town: A Play in Three Acts, Coward-McCann and Samuel French, published 1965, →ISBN:

     “The date is May 7, 1901, just before dawn. (COCK CROW offstage.) Aya, just about.”

   • 2001, David McCullough, John Adams, Simon & Schuster, published 2001, →ISBN:

     “And for all her reading, her remarkable knowledge of English poetry and literature, she was never to lose certain countrified Yankee patterns of speech, saying 'Canady' for Canada, as an example, using 'set' for sit, or the old New England 'aya,' for yes.”

Anagrams

• yaa

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Common Turkic *āja.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

aya (definite accusative ayanı, plural ayalar)

1. (Chambarak) palm of the hand

   Synonyms: ovuc, kəfə

Declension

Declension of aya
	singular	plural
nominative	aya	ayalar
definite accusative	ayanı	ayaları
dative	ayaya	ayalara
locative	ayada	ayalarda
ablative	ayadan	ayalardan
definite genitive	ayanın	ayaların

Possessive forms of aya
	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	ayam	ayalarım
sənin (“your”)	ayan	ayaların
onun (“his/her/its”)	ayası	ayaları
bizim (“our”)	ayamız	ayalarımız
sizin (“your”)	ayanız	ayalarınız
onların (“their”)	ayası or ayaları	ayaları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	ayamı	ayalarımı
sənin (“your”)	ayanı	ayalarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	ayasını	ayalarını
bizim (“our”)	ayamızı	ayalarımızı
sizin (“your”)	ayanızı	ayalarınızı
onların (“their”)	ayasını or ayalarını	ayalarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	ayama	ayalarıma
sənin (“your”)	ayana	ayalarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	ayasına	ayalarına
bizim (“our”)	ayamıza	ayalarımıza
sizin (“your”)	ayanıza	ayalarınıza
onların (“their”)	ayasına or ayalarına	ayalarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	ayamda	ayalarımda
sənin (“your”)	ayanda	ayalarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	ayasında	ayalarında
bizim (“our”)	ayamızda	ayalarımızda
sizin (“your”)	ayanızda	ayalarınızda
onların (“their”)	ayasında or ayalarında	ayalarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	ayamdan	ayalarımdan
sənin (“your”)	ayandan	ayalarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	ayasından	ayalarından
bizim (“our”)	ayamızdan	ayalarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	ayanızdan	ayalarınızdan
onların (“their”)	ayasından or ayalarından	ayalarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	ayamın	ayalarımın
sənin (“your”)	ayanın	ayalarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	ayasının	ayalarının
bizim (“our”)	ayamızın	ayalarımızın
sizin (“your”)	ayanızın	ayalarınızın
onların (“their”)	ayasının or ayalarının	ayalarının

Further reading

• “aya” in Obastan.com.

Biak

Pronoun

aya

1. first person singular pronoun, I

Chickasaw

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *aya.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈja/

Verb

aya (active and stative)

1. (intransitive) to go (I)
2. (transitive) to go (somewhere) (I;3)
3. (intransitive) to go to the bathroom, defecate (I)
4. (intransitive) to walk (in baseball) (I)
5. (auxiliary, preceded by II or III subject prefix) to get

Usage notes

• Replaced by iyya with Class I subject prefixes (aya used with Class I subject suffix -li).
• Replaced by ayya with Class III or N prefixes.
• The auxiliary is more common in the negative than the affirmative.

Inflection

Class I Verb Subjects (Active)

Verbs beginning with a vowel.	Singular	Plural	Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person (I, we)	ayali aya-li	iliyya il-iyya	ilooiyya iloo-iyya
2nd-person (you, you all)	ishiyya ish-iyya	hashiyya hash-iyya
3rd-person (he, she, it, they)	iyya	(hoo)iyya (hoo-)iyya

Class III Verb Subjects (Stative)

Verbs in vowel-, b-, or p-	Singular	Plural	Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person (I, we)	amayya am-ayya	pomayya pom-ayya	hapomayya hapom-ayya
2nd-person (you, you all)	chimayya chim-ayya	hachimayya hachim-ayya
3rd-person (he, she, it, they)	imayya im-ayya

Class N Verb Subjects (Negative)

Verbs starting with a vowel.	Singular	Plural	Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person (I, we)	akayyo ak-ayy-o	kilayyo kil-ayy-o	kilooayyo kiloo-ayy-o
2nd-person (you, you all)	chikayyo chik-ayy-o	hachikayyo hachik-ayy-o
3rd-person (he, she, it, they)	ikayyo ik-ayy-o	ik(hoo)ayyo ik-(hoo-)ayy-o

Descendants

• Mobilian: aya

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Adverb

aya

1. not yet

Ewe

Noun

aya

1. wind

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔáː.jàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔáː.jàː]

Etymology 1

From Arabic آيَة (ʔāya).

Noun

āyā̀ f (plural āyōyī, possessed form āyàr̃)

1. verse (usually of the Qur'an)
2. punctuation mark
3. pause

Etymology 2

Noun

ayā f (possessed form ayar̃)

1. tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus) (a plant)
2. tiger nut (a fruit)

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ajaʔ/
• Hyphenation: a‧ya
• Rhymes: -ajaʔ

Noun

aya

1. uncle (parent's brother)

Iraqw

Noun

aya m (plural ayeemoo n)

1. village, land, country, neighborhood

References

• Mous, Maarten, Qorro, Martha, Kießling, Roland (2002) Iraqw-English Dictionary (Kuschitische Sprachstudien), volume 18, Köln, Germany: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, page 9

Japanese

Romanization

aya

1. Rōmaji transcription of あや

Jumaytepeque

Noun

aya

1. woman, female

References

• Chris Rogers, The Use and Development of the Xinkan Languages

Kurudu

Pronoun

aya

1. first person singular pronoun, I

Laz

Pronoun

aya

1. Latin spelling of აჲა (aya)

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ajə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ajə/
• Rhymes: -ajə, -jə, -ə

Noun

aya (Jawi spelling ايا, plural aya-aya, informal 1st possessive ayaku, 2nd possessive ayamu, 3rd possessive ayanya)

1. father (male parent)

Synonyms

• ayah (ayahanda, yah)
• abah (aba, bah)
• bapa (bapanda, bapai, bapak, bapang, baba, papa)
• rama

Further reading

• “aya” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maybrat

Noun

aya

1. water

References

• A Grammar of Maybrat: A Language of the Bird's Head Peninsula, Papua Province, Indonesia (2007)

Olukumi

Etymology

Cognate with Igala ọ́yà, Ifè aya, Yoruba aya, ọya, ọyà, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ɔ-yà

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.jā/

Noun

aya

1. wife

   Antonym: ọkọ

Derived terms

• ayọ́lọ́zà (“queen”)

Related terms

• írálé (“co-wife”)

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish allá and Portuguese alá.

Adverb

aya

1. there

Quechua

Noun

aya

1. soul, spirit, ghost
2. corpse, deceased, dead person

Declension

declension of aya

	singular	plural
nominative	aya	ayakuna
accusative	ayata	ayakunata
dative	ayaman	ayakunaman
genitive	ayapa	ayakunap
locative	ayapi	ayakunapi
terminative	ayakama	ayakunakama
ablative	ayamanta	ayakunamanta
instrumental	ayawan	ayakunawan
comitative	ayanintin	ayakunantin
abessive	ayaninnaq	ayakunannaq
comparative	ayahina	ayakunahina
causative	ayarayku	ayakunarayku
benefactive	ayapaq	ayakunapaq
associative	ayapura	ayakunapura
distributive	ayaninka	ayakunanka
exclusive	ayalla	ayakunalla

possessive forms of aya

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	ayaniy	ayaniykuna
accusative	ayaniyta	ayaniykunata
dative	ayaniyman	ayaniykunaman
genitive	ayaniypa	ayaniykunap
locative	ayaniypi	ayaniykunapi
terminative	ayaniykama	ayaniykunakama
ablative	ayaniymanta	ayaniykunamanta
instrumental	ayaniywan	ayaniykunawan
comitative	ayaniynintin	ayaniykunantin
abessive	ayaniyninnaq	ayaniykunannaq
comparative	ayaniyhina	ayaniykunahina
causative	ayaniyrayku	ayaniykunarayku
benefactive	ayaniypaq	ayaniykunapaq
associative	ayaniypura	ayaniykunapura
distributive	ayaniyninka	ayaniykunanka
exclusive	ayaniylla	ayaniykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	ayaniyki	ayaniykikuna
accusative	ayaniykita	ayaniykikunata
dative	ayaniykiman	ayaniykikunaman
genitive	ayaniykipa	ayaniykikunap
locative	ayaniykipi	ayaniykikunapi
terminative	ayaniykikama	ayaniykikunakama
ablative	ayaniykimanta	ayaniykikunamanta
instrumental	ayaniykiwan	ayaniykikunawan
comitative	ayaniykintin	ayaniykikunantin
abessive	ayaniykinnaq	ayaniykikunannaq
comparative	ayaniykihina	ayaniykikunahina
causative	ayaniykirayku	ayaniykikunarayku
benefactive	ayaniykipaq	ayaniykikunapaq
associative	ayaniykipura	ayaniykikunapura
distributive	ayaniykinka	ayaniykikunanka
exclusive	ayaniykilla	ayaniykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	ayanin	ayaninkuna
accusative	ayaninta	ayaninkunata
dative	ayaninman	ayaninkunaman
genitive	ayaninpa	ayaninkunap
locative	ayaninpi	ayaninkunapi
terminative	ayaninkama	ayaninkunakama
ablative	ayaninmanta	ayaninkunamanta
instrumental	ayaninwan	ayaninkunawan
comitative	ayaninintin	ayaninkunantin
abessive	ayaninninnaq	ayaninkunannaq
comparative	ayaninhina	ayaninkunahina
causative	ayaninrayku	ayaninkunarayku
benefactive	ayaninpaq	ayaninkunapaq
associative	ayaninpura	ayaninkunapura
distributive	ayanininka	ayaninkunanka
exclusive	ayaninlla	ayaninkunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	ayaninchik	ayaninchikkuna
accusative	ayaninchikta	ayaninchikkunata
dative	ayaninchikman	ayaninchikkunaman
genitive	ayaninchikpa	ayaninchikkunap
locative	ayaninchikpi	ayaninchikkunapi
terminative	ayaninchikkama	ayaninchikkunakama
ablative	ayaninchikmanta	ayaninchikkunamanta
instrumental	ayaninchikwan	ayaninchikkunawan
comitative	ayaninchiknintin	ayaninchikkunantin
abessive	ayaninchikninnaq	ayaninchikkunannaq
comparative	ayaninchikhina	ayaninchikkunahina
causative	ayaninchikrayku	ayaninchikkunarayku
benefactive	ayaninchikpaq	ayaninchikkunapaq
associative	ayaninchikpura	ayaninchikkunapura
distributive	ayaninchikninka	ayaninchikkunanka
exclusive	ayaninchiklla	ayaninchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	ayaniyku	ayaniykukuna
accusative	ayaniykuta	ayaniykukunata
dative	ayaniykuman	ayaniykukunaman
genitive	ayaniykupa	ayaniykukunap
locative	ayaniykupi	ayaniykukunapi
terminative	ayaniykukama	ayaniykukunakama
ablative	ayaniykumanta	ayaniykukunamanta
instrumental	ayaniykuwan	ayaniykukunawan
comitative	ayaniykuntin	ayaniykukunantin
abessive	ayaniykunnaq	ayaniykukunannaq
comparative	ayaniykuhina	ayaniykukunahina
causative	ayaniykurayku	ayaniykukunarayku
benefactive	ayaniykupaq	ayaniykukunapaq
associative	ayaniykupura	ayaniykukunapura
distributive	ayaniykunka	ayaniykukunanka
exclusive	ayaniykulla	ayaniykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	ayaniykichik	ayaniykichikkuna
accusative	ayaniykichikta	ayaniykichikkunata
dative	ayaniykichikman	ayaniykichikkunaman
genitive	ayaniykichikpa	ayaniykichikkunap
locative	ayaniykichikpi	ayaniykichikkunapi
terminative	ayaniykichikkama	ayaniykichikkunakama
ablative	ayaniykichikmanta	ayaniykichikkunamanta
instrumental	ayaniykichikwan	ayaniykichikkunawan
comitative	ayaniykichiknintin	ayaniykichikkunantin
abessive	ayaniykichikninnaq	ayaniykichikkunannaq
comparative	ayaniykichikhina	ayaniykichikkunahina
causative	ayaniykichikrayku	ayaniykichikkunarayku
benefactive	ayaniykichikpaq	ayaniykichikkunapaq
associative	ayaniykichikpura	ayaniykichikkunapura
distributive	ayaniykichikninka	ayaniykichikkunanka
exclusive	ayaniykichiklla	ayaniykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	ayaninku	ayaninkukuna
accusative	ayaninkuta	ayaninkukunata
dative	ayaninkuman	ayaninkukunaman
genitive	ayaninkupa	ayaninkukunap
locative	ayaninkupi	ayaninkukunapi
terminative	ayaninkukama	ayaninkukunakama
ablative	ayaninkumanta	ayaninkukunamanta
instrumental	ayaninkuwan	ayaninkukunawan
comitative	ayaninkuntin	ayaninkukunantin
abessive	ayaninkunnaq	ayaninkukunannaq
comparative	ayaninkuhina	ayaninkukunahina
causative	ayaninkurayku	ayaninkukunarayku
benefactive	ayaninkupaq	ayaninkukunapaq
associative	ayaninkupura	ayaninkukunapura
distributive	ayaninkunka	ayaninkukunanka
exclusive	ayaninkulla	ayaninkukunalla

Synonyms

• nuna

Derived terms

• ayapampa
• ayawaska
• Ayamarq'ay killa

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin avia (“grandmother”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʝa/ [ˈa.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈaʝa/ [ˈa.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈaʃa/ [ˈa.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈaʒa/ [ˈa.ʒa]

• Rhymes: -aʝa
• Syllabification: a‧ya
• Homophones: haya, (with yeísmo) halla

Noun

aya f (plural ayas)

1. female equivalent of ayo

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic آيَة (ʔāya).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Noun

aya (n class, plural aya)

1. paragraph

   Synonym: paragrafu

2. verse

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔaja/, [ˈʔa.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -aja
• Syllabification: a‧ya

Noun

aya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌ)

1. pleasantness of the weather, face, etc.

   Synonyms: aliwalas, kaaliwalasan

Derived terms

• di-kaaya-aya
• kaaya-aya
• maaya

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish aya (“governess”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔaja/, [ˈʔa.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -aja
• Syllabification: a‧ya

Noun

aya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌ)

1. governess; caretaker of children

   Synonyms: yaya, ama, sisiwa

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔajaʔ/, [ˈʔa.jɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -ajaʔ
• Syllabification: a‧ya

Noun

ayà (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌ)

1. Alternative form of yaya

Derived terms

• ayain

Ternate

Etymology

Probably from Classical Malay ايق (ayak) (cf. ayak), the stem of مڠايق (mengayak, “to sieve”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.ja]

Verb

aya

1. (transitive) to sift

Conjugation

Conjugation of aya
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	toaya	foaya	miaya
2nd	noaya	niaya
3rd	Masculine	oaya	iaya, yoaya†
Feminine	moaya
Neuter	iaya
† - archaic

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Turkish

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish آیا, from Proto-Turkic *hāya, *āja (“palm (of hand)”).

Noun

aya (definite accusative ayayı, plural ayalar)

1. palm (of hand)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	aya
Definite accusative	ayayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aya	ayalar
Definite accusative	ayayı	ayaları
Dative	ayaya	ayalara
Locative	ayada	ayalarda
Ablative	ayadan	ayalardan
Genitive	ayanın	ayaların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular ayam ayalarım 2nd singular ayan ayaların 3rd singular ayası ayaları 1st plural ayamız ayalarımız 2nd plural ayanız ayalarınız 3rd plural ayaları ayaları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular ayamı ayalarımı 2nd singular ayanı ayalarını 3rd singular ayasını ayalarını 1st plural ayamızı ayalarımızı 2nd plural ayanızı ayalarınızı 3rd plural ayalarını ayalarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular ayama ayalarıma 2nd singular ayana ayalarına 3rd singular ayasına ayalarına 1st plural ayamıza ayalarımıza 2nd plural ayanıza ayalarınıza 3rd plural ayalarına ayalarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular ayamda ayalarımda 2nd singular ayanda ayalarında 3rd singular ayasında ayalarında 1st plural ayamızda ayalarımızda 2nd plural ayanızda ayalarınızda 3rd plural ayalarında ayalarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular ayamdan ayalarımdan 2nd singular ayandan ayalarından 3rd singular ayasından ayalarından 1st plural ayamızdan ayalarımızdan 2nd plural ayanızdan ayalarınızdan 3rd plural ayalarından ayalarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular ayamın ayalarımın 2nd singular ayanın ayalarının 3rd singular ayasının ayalarının 1st plural ayamızın ayalarımızın 2nd plural ayanızın ayalarınızın 3rd plural ayalarının ayalarının

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “aya”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Etymology 2

Noun

aya

1. dative singular of ay

Yale

Noun

aya

1. father

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ọyà

Etymology 1

Cognate with Igala ọ́yà, Ifè aya, Olukumi aya, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-yà

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.jā/, /ā.jà/

Noun

aya or ayà

1. wife

   Synonyms: abilekọ, ìyàwó

   Antonym: ọkọ

Notes

• The form ayà is used by speakers of Central Yoruba dialects. Other speakers of Central Yoruba and Northeast Yoruba dialects use the form ọyà

Derived terms

• aláya (“married man”)
• ayaba (“queen, royal wife”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.jà/

Noun

àyà

1. chest
2. (by extension) lungs, heart

   Synonyms: ọkàn, ẹ̀dọ̀

3. (idiomatic) bravery, courage

   Synonyms: akin, ògbójú

Derived terms

• aláyà (“brave person”)
• fòyà (“to become nervous”)
• gbóyà (“to be mature, to be courageous”)
• igbá-àyà (“sternum”)
• àyà-títa (“heartburn”)
• ìgboyà (“courage”)
• ìgbóná-àyà (“heartburn”)

 

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.já/

Noun

àyá

1. (literally) same time in the past year
2. (by extension) anniversary

   Synonyms: àyájọ́, ayẹyẹ

Derived terms

• àyájọ́ (“anniversary”)

Yupiltepeque

Etymology

Cognate to Jumaytepeque aya, Jutiapa aiya, Chiquimulilla aʔyāj, Sinacantán ayala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aja/

Noun

aya

1. woman

See also

• jumu (“man”)

References

• Vocabularios de la lengua xinca de Sinacantan (1868, D. Juan Gavarrete)
• Chris Rogers, The Use and Development of the Xinkan Languages

Zazaki

Pronoun

aya

1. she