aja

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aja"

Languages (23)

Translingual

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Translingual

Symbol

aja

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

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Aja (East Africa) terms

Arin

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *ej (“pine tree”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aja/

Noun

aja (plural unknown)

1. pine tree

Further reading

• 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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Central Naga *a-tʃaj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a˧.tʃa˧/, [a˧.tʃa˧]

Verb

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

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

Verb

aja

1. to boil, bubble up, ooze

Inflection

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

Derived terms

• jashi

Further reading

• 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

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic آيَة (ʔāya).

Pronunciation

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

• Audio:

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Noun

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

1. ayah, verse of the Qur'an

Holonyms

• Koran
• soera

Estonian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑjɑ

Noun

aja

1. genitive singular of aeg

Verb

aja

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

Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

• jaa, jaa.

Galician

Verb

aja

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

Greenlandic

Alternative forms

• ajak

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *aja(ɣ).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /aja/, [a.ja]

Noun

aja (plural ajat)

1. maternal aunt

Declension

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

• aja in Katersat

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ad͡ʒaʔ]

Conjunction

aja

1. only

Igbo

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ád͡ʒá/

Noun

aja

1. earth, sand, mud

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /àd͡ʒà/

Noun

àjà

1. sacrifice

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈad͡ʒa/ [ˈa.d͡ʒa]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ad͡ʒa
• Syllabification: a‧ja

Adverb

aja

1. (colloquial) apheretic form of saja

Further reading

• “aja”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

aja

1. romanization of ꦲꦗ

Koorete

FWOTD – 11 December 2016

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ajːa/

Noun

aja

1. bow (weapon)

References

• Lydia Hoeft, Ralph Siebert, Sociolinguistic survey report of the Abbaya/Chamo area of Ethiopia part 1 (2001), SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2002-025: 33, page 17

Manchu

Romanization

aja

1. romanization of ᠠᠵᠠ

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Marathi आजोबा (ājobā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adʒa/

Noun

aja

1. grandfather

   Synonym: granper

Occitan

Verb

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

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀅𑀚 (Brahmi script)
• अज (Devanagari script)
• অজ (Bengali script)
• අජ (Sinhalese script)
• အဇ or ဢၹ (Burmese script)
• อช or อะชะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨩ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຊ or ອະຊະ (Lao script)
• អជ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄎 (Chakma script)

Etymology

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

Noun

aja m

1. goat

Declension

Declension table of "aja" (masculine)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ajo	ajā
Accusative (second)	ajaṃ	aje
Instrumental (third)	ajena	ajehi or ajebhi
Dative (fourth)	ajassa or ajāya or ajatthaṃ	ajānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	ajasmā or ajamhā or ajā	ajehi or ajebhi
Genitive (sixth)	ajassa	ajānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	ajasmiṃ or ajamhi or aje	ajesu
Vocative (calling)	aja	ajā

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ʒɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ʒɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ʒa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ʒɐ/

• Homophone: haja
• Hyphenation: a‧ja

Verb

aja

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

Rayón Zoque

Noun

aja

1. canoe

References

• 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaxa/ [ˈa.xa]

• Audio (Bolivia):

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• Rhymes: -axa
• Syllabification: a‧ja

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin ascia.

Noun

aja f (plural ajas)

1. adze

Etymology 2

Interjection

aja

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

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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

Further reading

• “aja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio (Småland):

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Interjection

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

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

See also

• jaja
• nåja
• åja

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	aja
Brazilian standard	aja
New Tribes	aja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aha]

Verb

aja

1. (intransitive) to drip

References

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

Yoruba

Àwọn ajá.

Alternative forms

• azá (Ào)

Etymology 1

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.d͡ʒá/

Noun

ajá

1. dog

   Synonyms: (specifically a pet dog) olókílì, lókílì, ọ̀kẹ́rẹ́gbà, kítà

   Synonym: (a dog used for ritual sacrifice) ọ̀kọ́

   Synonym: (juvenile dog) kílìwí

Descendants

• Lucumí: ayá

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.d͡ʒà/

Noun

àjà

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

Derived terms

• ilé alájà (“bungalow”)
• àjà ilé (“ceiling”)
• àjà-ilẹ̀ (“basement”)
• òkè àjà (“attic”)