ава

See also: авӑ and Appendix:Variations of "ava"

Eastern Mari

Etymology

Related to Erzya, Moksha, and Tuvan ава (ava).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑˈvɑ/
Rhymes: -ɑ
Hyphenation: ава

Noun

ава • (ava)

mother
mother-in-law (husband's mother)
(agriculture) female
ава кияр
ava kijar
seed cucumber (literally, “female cucumber”)
(mythology) spirit, ghost
(computing) parent

Declension

Declension of *ава*
		singular	plural
nominative		ава (ava)	ава-влак (ava-vlak)
accusative		авам (avam)	ава-влакым (ava-vlakym)
genitive		аван (avan)	ава-влакын (ava-vlakyn)
dative		авалан (avalan)	ава-влаклан (ava-vlaklan)
comitative		аваге (avage)	ава-влакге (ava-vlakge)
comparative		авала (avala)	ава-влакла (ava-vlakla)
inessive		аваште (avašte)	ава-влакыште (ava-vlakyšte)
illative	short	аваш (avaš)	ава-влакыш (ava-vlakyš)
illative	long	авашке (avaške)	ава-влакышке (ava-vlakyške)
lative		аваш (avaš)	ава-влакеш (ava-vlakeš)

Possessed forms of *ава*
	singular	plural
1^st person	авам (avam)	авана (avana)
2^nd person	ават (avat)	авада (avada)
3^rd person	аваже (avaže)	авашт (avašt)

Derived terms

nouns

ававун (avavun)
авагашта (avagašta)
аварок (avarok)

References

J. Bradley et al. (2023) “ава”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

Erzya

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *ava. See Moksha ава (ava) for more.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑvɑ/
Rhymes: -ɑ
Hyphenation: а‧ва

Noun

ава • (ava)

woman
Synonym: (young) тейтерява (tejteŕava)

велень ава ― veleń ava ― a country woman
mother
Авам лезды тень кудонь тевтнесэ.
Avam lezdï teń kudoń tevtnesë.
My mother helps me with housework.
- 1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 4:
  I sovamsto kudos neize eikakšośt sońze avanzo Marijań marto.
  On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary.

Declension

Indefinite declension of ава (back-vowel stem (*ума*) type)
case	singular	plural
nominative (...)	ава (ava)	ават (avat)
genitive (of ...)	авань (avań)	—
dative (to ...)	аванень (avaneń)	—
ablative (than ...)	авадо (avado)	—
inessive (in ...)	авасо (avaso)	—
elative (out of ...)	авасто (avasto)	—
illative (into ...)	авас (avas)	—
prolative (through ...)	авава (avava)	—
translative (becoming ...)	авакс (avaks)	—
comparative (like ...)	авашка (avaška)	—
abessive (without ...)	ававтомо (avavtomo)	—

Derived terms

adverbs: авакс (avaks)
nouns: ававт (avavt), авне (avne), авине (avine), авака (avaka), ававтомо (avavtomo), авакай (avakaj), аваксчи (avaksči), авакш (avakš)

Compounds

nouns: азорава (azorava), аварозь (avaroź), инязорава (ińazorava), аваловсо (avalovso)

References

B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “ава”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish هوا (hava), from Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈava]
Rhymes: -ava

Noun

ава • (ava) f (uncountable)

(colloquial) air
Synonym: воздух (vozduh)
(colloquial) climate, atmospheric condition
Synonyms: поднебје (podnebje), клима (klima)

Declension

Declension of *ава*
	singular
indefinite	ава (ava)
definite unspecified	авата (avata)
definite proximal	авава (avava)
definite distal	авана (avana)
vocative	аво (avo)

References

“ава” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
Belčev, Tole (2016) “ава”, in Речник на турцизми, архаизми, дијалектизми и ретко употребувани зборови во македонскиот јазик [Dictionary of Turkisms, Archaisms, Dialectisms and Rarely Used Words in the Macedonian Language]‎^[1] (in Macedonian), Štip: UGD, →ISBN, page 14

Moksha

Etymology

According to Feoktistov, from a Turkic language.^[1] Veršinin considers suggestions of borrowing completely baseless, he is convinced that the term is of child language origin (its original meaning being "mother"), according to him, the following are of a similar origin: Eastern Mari ава (ava), Western Mari ӓвӓ (ävä), cf. dialectal Eastern Mari аппа! (appa!, “[an exclamation for a baby to smile]”), Tundra Nenets [script needed] (āppa, “mother [child language]”). Parallel developments in unrelated languages: Northern Selkup ама (ama, “mother”), Basque ama (“id.”), Nivkh ымык (əmək, “id.”), Koryak [script needed] (-aw'-) in [script needed] (ŋaw'gyjnik, “female [animal]”).^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑvɑ/

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Noun

ава • (ava)

lady
- V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
  дама — ава
  dama — ava
  lady [in Russian] — lady
(zoology) female
- V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
  самка — ава
  samka — ava
  female [in Russian] — female
woman
- V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
  женщина — ава
  ženščina — ava
  woman [in Russian] — woman
wife
- Oahpa, University of Tromsø
  vaimo — ава
  vaimo — ava
  wife [in Finnish] — wife
mom
- V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
  мама — ава/авай
  mama — ava /avaj
  mom [in Russian] — mom

Declension

Indefinite declension of **ава**
	singular	plural
nominative	ава (ava)	ават (avat)
genitive	авань (avań)	—
dative	аванди (avandi)	—
ablative	авада (avada)	—
inessive	аваса (avasa)	—
elative	аваста (avasta)	—
illative	авас (avas)	—
prolative	авава (avava)	—
comparative	авашка (avaška)	—
translative	авакс (avaks)	—
abessive	авафтома (avaftoma)	—
causative	аванкса (avanksa)	—

Definite declension of **ава**
	singular	plural
nominative	авась (avaś)	аватне (avatne)
genitive	авать (avať)	аватнень (avatneń)
dative	авати (avati)	аватненди (avatnendi)

Possessive declension of ава
first person singular (монь (moń))
	one possession	multiple possessions
nominative	авазе (avaze)	аване (avane)
genitive	авазень (avazeń)	аванень (avaneń)
dative	авазенди (avazendi)	аваненди (avanendi)
ablative	авадон (avadon)
inessive	авасон (avason)
elative	авастон (avaston)
illative	авазон (avazon)
prolative	ававан (avavan)
comparative	авашкан (avaškan)
abessive	авафтомон (avaftomon)

second person singular (тонь (toń))
	one possession	multiple possessions
nominative	аваце (avace)	аватне (avatne)
genitive	авацень (avaceń)	аватнень (avatneń)
dative	аваценди (avacendi)	аватненди (avatnendi)
ablative	авадот (avadot)
inessive	авасот (avasot)
elative	авастот (avastot)
illative	авазот (avazot)
prolative	авават (avavat)
comparative	авашкат (avaškat)
abessive	авафтомот (avaftomot)

third person singular (сонь (soń))
	one possession	multiple possessions
nominative	авац (avac)	аванза (avanza)
genitive	аванц (avanc)	аванзон (avanzon)
dative	аванцты (avanctï)	аванзонды (avanzondï)
ablative	авадонза (avadonza)
inessive	авасонза (avasonza)
elative	авастонза (avastonza)
illative	авазонза (avazonza)
prolative	ававанза (avavanza)
comparative	авашканза (avaškanza)
abessive	авафтомонза (avaftomonza)

first person plural (минь (miń))
	one or multiple possessions
nominative	аваньке (avańke)
genitive	аваньконь (avańkoń)
dative	аваньконди (avańkondi)
ablative	авадонк (avadonk)
inessive	авасонк (avasonk)
elative	авастонк (avastonk)
illative	авазонк (avazonk)
prolative	ававанк (avavank)
comparative	авашканк (avaškank)
abessive	авафтомонк (avaftomonk)

second person plural (тинь (tiń))
	one or multiple possessions
nominative	аванте (avante)
genitive	авантень (avanteń)
dative	авантенди (avantendi)
ablative	авадонт (avadont)
inessive	авасонт (avasont)
elative	авастонт (avastont)
illative	авазонт (avazont)
prolative	ававант (avavant)
comparative	авашкант (avaškant)
abessive	авафтомонт (avaftomont)

third person plural (синь (siń))
	one or multiple possessions
nominative	авасна (avasna)
genitive	аваснон (avasnon)
dative	аваснонды (avasnondï)
ablative	авадост (avadost)
inessive	авасост (avasost)
elative	авастост (avastost)
illative	авазост (avazost)
prolative	ававаст (avavast)
comparative	авашкаст (avaškast)
abessive	авафтомост (avaftomost)

Synonyms

(mother): тядя (tädä)

Derived terms

авань (avań)
авафтома (avaftoma)
мокшава (mokšava)
рузава (ruzava)

References

^ A. P. Feoktistov (1993), Jazïki mira: Uraľskije jazïki (MOKŠANSKIJ JAZÏK) [Languages of the world: Uralic languages (Moksha language)], Moscow, pages 178—189
^ Veršinin, V. I. (2004) Этимологический словарь мордовских (эрзянского и мокшанского) языков [Etymological dictionary of Mordvinic (Erzya and Moksha) languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Joškar Ola, page 5

Northern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *apa (“mother, elder sister, aunt”). Cognate to dialectal Turkish aba (“mother, elder sister”).

Noun

ава • (ava)

father

Synonyms

ада (ada)

References

N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “ава”, in Severnyje dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo Jazyka- Dialekt kumandincev(Kumandin Kiži) [Northern Dialect of Altai -Kumandin Dialect(Kumandin kiži)], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN

Russian

Etymology

Clipping of авата́р (avatár, “avatar”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈavə]
IPA^(key): [ɐˈva] (rare)

Noun

а́ва • (áva) f inan (genitive а́вы, nominative plural а́вы, genitive plural ав, diminutive а́вка)

(Internet slang) avatar, profile pic, user pic
Synonyms: авата́р (avatár), авата́рка (avatárka), юзерпи́к (juzerpík)

Declension

Declension of а́ва (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	а́ва áva	а́вы ávy
genitive	а́вы ávy	а́в áv
dative	а́ве áve	а́вам ávam
accusative	а́ву ávu	а́вы ávy
instrumental	а́вой, а́вою ávoj, ávoju	а́вами ávami
prepositional	а́ве áve	а́вах ávax

Tuvan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *apa (“mother, elder sister, aunt”). Cognate to dialectal Turkish aba (“mother, elder sister”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈβa/

Noun

ава • (ava) (definite accusative аваны, plural авалар)

mother

Declension

Declension of ава
Nominative	ава ava
Accusative	аваны avanı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ава ava	авалар avalar
Genitive	аваның avanıñ	аваларның avalarnıñ
Accusative	аваны avanı	аваларны avalarnı
Dative	авага avaga	аваларга avalarga
Locative	авада avada	аваларда avalarda
Ablative	авадан avadan	авалардан avalardan
Prolative I	аваже avaje	аваларже avalarje
Prolative II	авадыва avadıva	авалардыва avalardıva

First person singular possessive forms of ава
Nominative	авам avam
Accusative	авамны avamnı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	авам avam	аваларым avalarım
Genitive	авамның avamnıñ	аваларымның avalarımnıñ
Accusative	авамны avamnı	аваларымны avalarımnı
Dative	авамга avamga	аваларымга avalarımga
Locative	авамда avamda	аваларымда avalarımda
Ablative	авамдан avamdan	аваларымдан avalarımdan
Prolative I	авамже avamje	аваларымже avalarımje
Prolative II	авамдыва avamdıva	аваларымдыва avalarımdıva

Ukrainian

Etymology

From English avatar, in turn derived from Hindustani अवतार / اوتار (avtār), from Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra, “descent of a deity from a heaven”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈaʋɐ]

Noun

а́ва • (áva) f inan (genitive а́ви, nominative plural а́ви, genitive plural ав)

(Internet slang) Clipping of авата́р (avatár, “avatar”).; especially an Internet user's icon.

Declension

Declension of *а́ва*
(inan hard fem-form accent-a)
	singular	plural
nominative	а́ва áva	а́ви ávy
genitive	а́ви ávy	ав av
dative	а́ві ávi	а́вам ávam
accusative	а́ву ávu	а́ви ávy
instrumental	а́вою ávoju	а́вами ávamy
locative	а́ві ávi	а́вах ávax
vocative	а́во ávo	а́ви ávy

[1] A. P. Feoktistov (1993), Jazïki mira: Uraľskije jazïki (MOKŠANSKIJ JAZÏK) [Languages of the world: Uralic languages (Moksha language)], Moscow, pages 178—189

[2] Veršinin, V. I. (2004) Этимологический словарь мордовских (эрзянского и мокшанского) языков [Etymological dictionary of Mordvinic (Erzya and Moksha) languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Joškar Ola, page 5

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