aja
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaː.jaː/
- Hyphenation: aja
- Rhymes: -aːjaː
Audio (file)
Estonian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
Verb
aja
- inflection of ajama:
- present indicative connegative
- second-person singular present imperative
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑjɑˣ/, [ˈɑjɑ(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
- Syllabification(key): a‧ja
Verb
aja
Greenlandic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Inuit *aja(ɣ).
Declension
References
- aja in Katersat
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈad͡ʒa]
- Hyphenation: aja
- Rhymes: -a
Further reading
- “aja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Koorete
FWOTD – 11 December 2016
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ajːa/
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
Mauritian Creole
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /adʒa/
Occitan
Pali
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit अज (aja), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Haȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European.
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
Rayón Zoque
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) (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 3
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaxa/ [ˈa.xa]
Audio (BOL) (file) - Rhymes: -axa
- Syllabification: a‧ja
Swedish
Interjection
aja
- 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.
Yoruba

Àwọn ajá.
Alternative forms
- azá (Ào)
Etymology 1
Proposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *á-byá. Cognates include Igala ábíá and Olukumi azá.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ā.d͡ʒá/
Noun
ajá
Descendants
- Lucumi: ayá
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /à.d͡ʒà/
Derived terms
- àjà ilé (“ceiling”)
- àjà-ilẹ̀ (“basement”)
- ilé alájà (“bungalow”)
- òkè àjà (“attic”)
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