jaa

See also: ja'a, jaa., jää, jáà, jAa, and jaA

Alemannic German

Adverb

jaa

1. Alternative form of ja

Estonian

Etymology

See jah.

Interjection

jaa

1. yes

Noun

jaa (genitive jaa, partitive jaad)

1. a yes

Declension

Declension of jaa (ÕS type 26/koi, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		jaa	jaad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	jaa
genitive			jaade
partitive		jaad	jaasid
illative		jaasse	jaadesse
inessive		jaas	jaades
elative		jaast	jaadest
allative		jaale	jaadele
adessive		jaal	jaadel
ablative		jaalt	jaadelt
translative		jaaks	jaadeks
terminative		jaani	jaadeni
essive		jaana	jaadena
abessive		jaata	jaadeta
comitative		jaaga	jaadega

Derived terms

• jaatama

Finnish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Swedish ia, iā (“yes”) (compare Swedish ja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑː/, [ˈjɑ̝ː]
• Rhymes: -ɑː
• Syllabification^(key): jaa

Interjection

jaa

1. um, well

   Jaa, enpä tiedä...

   Um, I don’t know...

2. oh (when the speaker is surprised about something that s/he got to know; this has a slight nuance of the speaker being more or less interested in getting more information about it)
3. (rare) yes

Noun

jaa

1. aye, yea (only in singular; in voting)

Declension

Rarely declined.

Inflection of jaa (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative		jaa	jaat
genitive		jaan	jaiden jaitten
partitive		jaata	jaita
illative		jaahan	jaihin
		singular	plural
nominative		jaa	jaat
accusative	nom.	jaa	jaat
	gen.	jaan
genitive		jaan	jaiden jaitten
partitive		jaata	jaita
inessive		jaassa	jaissa
elative		jaasta	jaista
illative		jaahan	jaihin
adessive		jaalla	jailla
ablative		jaalta	jailta
allative		jaalle	jaille
essive		jaana	jaina
translative		jaaksi	jaiksi
abessive		jaatta	jaitta
instructive		—	jain
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of jaa (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jaani jaani accusative nom. jaani jaani gen. jaani genitive jaani jaideni jaitteni partitive jaatani jaitani inessive jaassani jaissani elative jaastani jaistani illative jaahani jaihini adessive jaallani jaillani ablative jaaltani jailtani allative jaalleni jailleni essive jaanani jainani translative jaakseni jaikseni abessive jaattani jaittani instructive — — comitative — jaineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jaasi jaasi accusative nom. jaasi jaasi gen. jaasi genitive jaasi jaidesi jaittesi partitive jaatasi jaitasi inessive jaassasi jaissasi elative jaastasi jaistasi illative jaahasi jaihisi adessive jaallasi jaillasi ablative jaaltasi jailtasi allative jaallesi jaillesi essive jaanasi jainasi translative jaaksesi jaiksesi abessive jaattasi jaittasi instructive — — comitative — jainesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jaamme jaamme accusative nom. jaamme jaamme gen. jaamme genitive jaamme jaidemme jaittemme partitive jaatamme jaitamme inessive jaassamme jaissamme elative jaastamme jaistamme illative jaahamme jaihimme adessive jaallamme jaillamme ablative jaaltamme jailtamme allative jaallemme jaillemme essive jaanamme jainamme translative jaaksemme jaiksemme abessive jaattamme jaittamme instructive — — comitative — jainemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jaanne jaanne accusative nom. jaanne jaanne gen. jaanne genitive jaanne jaidenne jaittenne partitive jaatanne jaitanne inessive jaassanne jaissanne elative jaastanne jaistanne illative jaahanne jaihinne adessive jaallanne jaillanne ablative jaaltanne jailtanne allative jaallenne jaillenne essive jaananne jainanne translative jaaksenne jaiksenne abessive jaattanne jaittanne instructive — — comitative — jainenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative jaansa jaansa accusative nom. jaansa jaansa gen. jaansa genitive jaansa jaidensa jaittensa partitive jaataan jaatansa jaitaan jaitansa inessive jaassaan jaassansa jaissaan jaissansa elative jaastaan jaastansa jaistaan jaistansa illative jaahansa jaihinsa adessive jaallaan jaallansa jaillaan jaillansa ablative jaaltaan jaaltansa jailtaan jailtansa allative jaalleen jaallensa jailleen jaillensa essive jaanaan jaanansa jainaan jainansa translative jaakseen jaaksensa jaikseen jaiksensa abessive jaattaan jaattansa jaittaan jaittansa instructive — — comitative — jaineen jainensa

Derived terms

• ei juuta eikä jaata

 

compounds

• jaa-ääni

 

Further reading

• “jaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑːˣ/, [ˈjɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑː
• Syllabification^(key): jaa

Verb

jaa

1. present active indicative connegative of jakaa

   Minä en/Sinä et/Hän ei/Me emme/Te ette/He eivät jaa kakkua.

   I/You/We/You/They don't/She/He doesn't divide the cake.

2. second-person singular present imperative of jakaa

   Jaa kakku!

   Divide the cake!

3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative of jakaa

   Älä jaa kakkua!

   Don't divide the cake!

Anagrams

• aja

Kiliwa

Verb

jaa

1. to go

Mam

Noun

jaa

1. house

Murui Huitoto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhaː]

Adverb

jaa

1. soon

References

• Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎^[2], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis)

Sissala

Noun

jaa

1. house

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Verb

-jaa (infinitive kujaa)

1. to be full (of something), be filled
2. to become full (of something)
3. to be plentiful
4. to be or become fat

Conjugation

Conjugation of -jaa
Positive present -najaa Subjunctive -jae Negative -jai Imperative singular jaa
Infinitives
Positive kujaa Negative kutojaa
Imperatives
Singular jaa Plural jaeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hujaa Positive past positive subject concord + -lijaa Negative past negative subject concord + -kujaa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najaa) Singular Plural 1st person ninajaa/najaa tunajaa 2nd person unajaa mnajaa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajaa wanajaa other classes positive subject concord + -najaa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jai) Singular Plural 1st person sijai hatujai 2nd person hujai hamjai 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajai hawajai other classes negative subject concord + -jai
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajaa Negative future negative subject concord + -tajaa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jae) Singular Plural 1st person nijae tujae 2nd person ujae mjae 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajae wajae other classes positive subject concord + -jae
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijae Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejaa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejaa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijaa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijaa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajaa) Singular Plural 1st person najaa twajaa 2nd person wajaa mwajaa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajaa wajaa m-mi(III/IV) wajaa yajaa ji-ma(V/VI) lajaa yajaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajaa vyajaa n(IX/X) yajaa zajaa u(XI) wajaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwajaa pa(XVI) pajaa mu(XVIII) mwajaa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejaa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshajaa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajaa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kijaa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipojaa Consecutive kajaa / positive subject concord + -kajaa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajae
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nijaa -tujaa 2nd person -kujaa -wajaa/-kujaeni/-wajaeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mjaa -wajaa m-mi(III/IV) -ujaa -ijaa ji-ma(V/VI) -lijaa -yajaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kijaa -vijaa n(IX/X) -ijaa -zijaa u(XI) -ujaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kujaa pa(XVI) -pajaa mu(XVIII) -mujaa Reflexive -jijaa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jaa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -jaaye -jaao m-mi(III/IV) -jaao -jaayo ji-ma(V/VI) -jaalo -jaayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jaacho -jaavyo n(IX/X) -jaayo -jaazo u(XI) -jaao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -jaako pa(XVI) -jaapo mu(XVIII) -jaamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jaa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yejaa -ojaa m-mi(III/IV) -ojaa -yojaa ji-ma(V/VI) -lojaa -yojaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojaa -vyojaa n(IX/X) -yojaa -zojaa u(XI) -ojaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kojaa pa(XVI) -pojaa mu(XVIII) -mojaa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -jalia
  • Causative: -jaza (“fill”)
  • Passive: -jawa
  • Stative: -jalika

Noun

jaa (ma class, plural majaa)

1. rubbish dump, trash heap

   Synonyms: jalala, dampo

Western Apache

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *-džəɣeʼ. Cognates: Navajo -jaa’, Chiricahua -jaa, Jicarilla -jaa, Plains Apache -jaghe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒàː]

Noun

-jaa (inalienable)

1. (anatomy) ear, outer ear

   shijaa ― my ear

   bijaa ― her/his/their ear

Usage notes

The form -jaa occurs in the San Carlos varieties; -jaa’ occurs in White Mountain and Dilzhe’eh (Tonto).

Yoruba

Igi jáà

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒáà/

Noun

jáà

1. the tree Ehretia cymosa, commonly used in traditional medicine

   Synonym: igi jáà