جا

See also: خا and چا

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic جَاءَ (jāʔa).

Verb

1. to come

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Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic جَاءَ (jāʔa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒaː/

Verb

جا • (jā) (non-past ييجي (yīji))

1. to come

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Persian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Persian gyʾg (gyāg, “place”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Iranian *Hwah-; see there for more.

Noun

جا • (jâ)

1. place
2. space
3. location
4. seat
5. (dialectal) bed, mattress, bedding

   جاتو جمع کن.

   Jâto jam kon.

   Remove your mattress(, blanket, bedsheet, etc).

Related terms

• اینجا (injâ)
• آنجا (ânjâ), اونجا (unjâ)
• کجا (kojâ)

References

• Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond (2004) “jʾy”, in A Dictionary of Manichaean Middle Persian and Parthian (Corpus Fontium Manichaeorum; 3.1), Turnhout: Brepols, page gyʾg