yaa

English

Noun

yaa (plural yaas)

1. The letter ي (y) in the Arabic script.

Translations

Arabic letter

• Arabic: يَاء m (yāʔ), ي (ar) (y) (letter)
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• Russian: йа n (ja)

Usage notes

• Some Arabic-based languages use variations of the letter, e.g. Persian uses ی (ye).

Anagrams

• AYA, Aya, aya

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Navajo

Postposition

yaa

1. to him/her/it
2. about him/her/it

Inflection

Navajo postpositions

	singular	duoplural
1st person	shaa	nihaa
2nd person	naa	nihaa
3rd person	baa
4th person (3o)	yaa
4th person (3a)	haa
4th person (3i)	aa	—
reflexive	ádaa	—
reciprocal	—	ahaa

Adverb

yaa

1. down, downward

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Yosondúa Mixtec

Etymology 1

Cognate with Alcozauca Mixtec yâá, Chayuco Mixtec yaa, San Juan Colorado Mixtec yaa, San Miguel el Grande Mixtec yáa.

Noun

yaa

1. tongue
2. flame

Etymology 2

Cognate with Alcozauca Mixtec yaa, Chayuco Mixtec yaa, San Juan Colorado Mixtec yáa, San Miguel el Grande Mixtec yaā.

Noun

yaa

1. song
2. music

Etymology 3

Cognate with Chayuco Mixtec ñiyaa, San Juan Colorado Mixtec nyaà, San Miguel el Grande Mixtec yaā.

Noun

yaa

1. ash
2. hominy

References

• Beaty de Farris, Kathryn, et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)‎^[1] (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 89