# jaha
## Dutch
### Interjection

jaha
* emphatic form of ja (“yes”), usually indicating annoyance or exasperation; yeah, yeah
    Antonym: neehee
    "Kom je nog naar beneden?" "Jaha, ik kom al.""Are you coming downstairs or what?" "Yeah, yeah, I'm coming."

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjɑhɑ/, [ˈjɑ̝ɦɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑhɑ
* Syllabification: ja‧ha

### Interjection

jaha
* Alternative form of jaaha

### Further reading

* “jaha”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* haja-

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* 𑀚𑀳 (Brahmi script)
* जह (Devanagari script)
* জহ (Bengali script)
* ජහ (Sinhalese script)
* ဇဟ or ၹႁ (Burmese script)
* ชห or ชะหะ (Thai script)
* ᨩᩉ (Tai Tham script)
* ຊຫ or ຊະຫະ (Lao script)
* ជហ (Khmer script)
* 𑄎𑄦 (Chakma script)

### Verb

jaha
* imperative active second-person singular of jahati (“to give up”)

## Swedish
### Interjection

jaha
* Expression of understanding; aha, OK, alright
    Jaha, det visste jag inteI see, I didn't know that
    Jaha, då var det slut med honomAlright, that's it for him then [could also be acknowledging the situation rather than replying to someone here, like the filler sense]
    Jaha, och?Alright, and?
* alright, well (as a filler, acknowledging some internal realization, roughly)
    Jaha, nu är det definitivt dags att rengöra akvarietAlright/well, now it's definitely time to clean the aquarium
    Jaha, vad ska vi göra idag då?Alright, so what should we do today?
* (when followed by "ja") Expresses (disapproving) interest at learning something.
    Jaha ja, så här är ni. Ska inte ni vara i skolan?Well well, so you're here. Shouldn't you be in school?

#### Usage notes

Fairly tone-dependent. Can sometimes sound dismissive in a neutral voice.

### References

* jaha in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* jaha in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* haja

## Ternate
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈd͡ʒa.ha]

#### Noun

jaha (Jawi جاة)
* an ocean wave
    mie majaha ― waves from the north

#### Verb

jaha (Jawi جاة)
* (intransitive) to sink

##### Conjugation
### Etymology 2

A clipping of Indonesian nasi jaha

#### Noun

jaha
* nasi jaha

#### References

* Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
* Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Afrikaans jaag. Cognate with Xhosa -dyarha (“race (horses)”).

### Verb

-jaha
* to hurry

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukujaha |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukujaha | ukungajahi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | jaha | -jahe |
| Plural | jahani | -jaheni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyajaha, ngijaha | engijahayo, engijaha | ngijaha | angijahi | engingajahi | ngingajahi |
| 2nd singular | uyajaha, ujaha | ojahayo, ojaha | ujaha | awujahi | ongajahi | ungajahi |
| 1st plural | siyajaha, sijaha | esijahayo, esijaha | sijaha | asijahi | esingajahi | singajahi |
| 2nd plural | niyajaha, nijaha | enijahayo, enijaha | nijaha | anijahi | eningajahi | ningajahi |
| Class 1 | uyajaha, ujaha | ojahayo, ojaha | ejaha | akajahi | ongajahi | engajahi |
| Class 2 | bayajaha, bajaha | abajahayo, abajaha | bejaha | abajahi | abangajahi | bengajahi |
| Class 3 | uyajaha, ujaha | ojahayo, ojaha | ujaha | awujahi | ongajahi | ungajahi |
| Class 4 | iyajaha, ijaha | ejahayo, ejaha | ijaha | ayijahi | engajahi | ingajahi |
| Class 5 | liyajaha, lijaha | elijahayo, elijaha | lijaha | alijahi | elingajahi | lingajahi |
| Class 6 | ayajaha, ajaha | ajahayo, ajaha | ejaha | awajahi | angajahi | engajahi |
| Class 7 | siyajaha, sijaha | esijahayo, esijaha | sijaha | asijahi | esingajahi | singajahi |
| Class 8 | ziyajaha, zijaha | ezijahayo, ezijaha | zijaha | azijahi | ezingajahi | zingajahi |
| Class 9 | iyajaha, ijaha | ejahayo, ejaha | ijaha | ayijahi | engajahi | ingajahi |
| Class 10 | ziyajaha, zijaha | ezijahayo, ezijaha | zijaha | azijahi | ezingajahi | zingajahi |
| Class 11 | luyajaha, lujaha | olujahayo, olujaha | lujaha | alujahi | olungajahi | lungajahi |
| Class 14 | buyajaha, bujaha | obujahayo, obujaha | bujaha | abujahi | obungajahi | bungajahi |
| Class 15 | kuyajaha, kujaha | okujahayo, okujaha | kujaha | akujahi | okungajahi | kungajahi |
| Class 17 | kuyajaha, kujaha | okujahayo, okujaha | kujaha | akujahi | okungajahi | kungajahi |
| | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngijahile, ngijahē | engijahile, engijahē | ngijahile, ngijahē | angijahanga | engingajahanga | ngingajahanga |
| 2nd singular | ujahile, ujahē | ojahile, ojahē | ujahile, ujahē | awujahanga | ongajahanga | ungajahanga |
| 1st plural | sijahile, sijahē | esijahile, esijahē | sijahile, sijahē | asijahanga | esingajahanga | singajahanga |
| 2nd plural | nijahile, nijahē | enijahile, enijahē | nijahile, nijahē | anijahanga | eningajahanga | ningajahanga |
| Class 1 | ujahile, ujahē | ojahile, ojahē | ejahile, ejahē | akajahanga | ongajahanga | engajahanga |
| Class 2 | bajahile, bajahē | abajahile, abajahē | bejahile, bejahē | abajahanga | abangajahanga | bengajahanga |
| Class 3 | ujahile, ujahē | ojahile, ojahē | ujahile, ujahē | awujahanga | ongajahanga | ungajahanga |
| Class 4 | ijahile, ijahē | ejahile, ejahē | ijahile, ijahē | ayijahanga | engajahanga | ingajahanga |
| Class 5 | lijahile, lijahē | elijahile, elijahē | lijahile, lijahē | alijahanga | elingajahanga | lingajahanga |
| Class 6 | ajahile, ajahē | ajahile, ajahē | ejahile, ejahē | awajahanga | angajahanga | engajahanga |
| Class 7 | sijahile, sijahē | esijahile, esijahē | sijahile, sijahē | asijahanga | esingajahanga | singajahanga |
| Class 8 | zijahile, zijahē | ezijahile, ezijahē | zijahile, zijahē | azijahanga | ezingajahanga | zingajahanga |
| Class 9 | ijahile, ijahē | ejahile, ejahē | ijahile, ijahē | ayijahanga | engajahanga | ingajahanga |
| Class 10 | zijahile, zijahē | ezijahile, ezijahē | zijahile, zijahē | azijahanga | ezingajahanga | zingajahanga |
| Class 11 | lujahile, lujahē | olujahile, olujahē | lujahile, lujahē | alujahanga | olungajahanga | lungajahanga |
| Class 14 | bujahile, bujahē | obujahile, obujahē | bujahile, bujahē | abujahanga | obungajahanga | bungajahanga |
| Class 15 | kujahile, kujahē | okujahile, okujahē | kujahile, kujahē | akujahanga | okungajahanga | kungajahanga |
| Class 17 | kujahile, kujahē | okujahile, okujahē | kujahile, kujahē | akujahanga | okungajahanga | kungajahanga |
| | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngājaha | engājaha | ngājaha | angijahanga | engingajahanga | ngingajahanga |
| 2nd singular | wājaha | owājaha | wājaha | awujahanga | ongajahanga | ungajahanga |
| 1st plural | sājaha | esājaha | sājaha | asijahanga | esingajahanga | singajahanga |
| 2nd plural | nājaha | enājaha | nājaha | anijahanga | eningajahanga | ningajahanga |
| Class 1 | wājaha | owājaha | ājaha | akajahanga | ongajahanga | engajahanga |
| Class 2 | bājaha | abājaha | bājaha | abajahanga | abangajahanga | bengajahanga |
| Class 3 | wājaha | owājaha | wājaha | awujahanga | ongajahanga | ungajahanga |
| Class 4 | yājaha | eyājaha | yājaha | ayijahanga | engajahanga | ingajahanga |
| Class 5 | lājaha | elājaha | lājaha | alijahanga | elingajahanga | lingajahanga |
| Class 6 | ājaha | ājaha | ājaha | awajahanga | angajahanga | engajahanga |
| Class 7 | sājaha | esājaha | sājaha | asijahanga | esingajahanga | singajahanga |
| Class 8 | zājaha | ezājaha | zājaha | azijahanga | ezingajahanga | zingajahanga |
| Class 9 | yājaha | eyājaha | yājaha | ayijahanga | engajahanga | ingajahanga |
| Class 10 | zājaha | ezājaha | zājaha | azijahanga | ezingajahanga | zingajahanga |
| Class 11 | lwājaha | olwājaha | lwājaha | alujahanga | olungajahanga | lungajahanga |
| Class 14 | bājaha | obājaha | bājaha | abujahanga | obungajahanga | bungajahanga |
| Class 15 | kwājaha | okwājaha | kwājaha | akujahanga | okungajahanga | kungajahanga |
| Class 17 | kwājaha | okwājaha | kwājaha | akujahanga | okungajahanga | kungajahanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingajaha | — | ngingajaha | ngingejahe | — | ngingejahe |
| 2nd singular | ungajaha | — | ungajaha | ungejahe | — | ungejahe |
| 1st plural | singajaha | — | singajaha | singejahe | — | singejahe |
| 2nd plural | ningajaha | — | ningajaha | ningejahe | — | ningejahe |
| Class 1 | angajaha | — | engajaha | angejahe | — | engejahe |
| Class 2 | bangajaha | — | bengajaha | bangejahe | — | bengejahe |
| Class 3 | ungajaha | — | ungajaha | ungejahe | — | ungejahe |
| Class 4 | ingajaha | — | ingajaha | ingejahe | — | ingejahe |
| Class 5 | lingajaha | — | lingajaha | lingejahe | — | lingejahe |
| Class 6 | angajaha | — | engajaha | angejahe | — | engejahe |
| Class 7 | singajaha | — | singajaha | singejahe | — | singejahe |
| Class 8 | zingajaha | — | zingajaha | zingejahe | — | zingejahe |
| Class 9 | ingajaha | — | ingajaha | ingejahe | — | ingejahe |
| Class 10 | zingajaha | — | zingajaha | zingejahe | — | zingejahe |
| Class 11 | lungajaha | — | lungajaha | lungejahe | — | lungejahe |
| Class 14 | bungajaha | — | bungajaha | bungejahe | — | bungejahe |
| Class 15 | kungajaha | — | kungajaha | kungejahe | — | kungejahe |
| Class 17 | kungajaha | — | kungajaha | kungejahe | — | kungejahe |
| | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngizojaha | engizojaha | ngizojaha | angizujaha | engingezujaha | ngingezujaha |
| 2nd singular | uzojaha | ozojaha | uzojaha | awuzujaha | ongezujaha | ungezujaha |
| 1st plural | sizojaha | esizojaha | sizojaha | asizujaha | esingezujaha | singezujaha |
| 2nd plural | nizojaha | enizojaha | nizojaha | anizujaha | eningezujaha | ningezujaha |
| Class 1 | uzojaha | ozojaha | ezojaha | akazujaha | ongezujaha | engezujaha |
| Class 2 | bazojaha | abazojaha | bezojaha | abazujaha | abangezujaha | bengezujaha |
| Class 3 | uzojaha | ozojaha | uzojaha | awuzujaha | ongezujaha | ungezujaha |
| Class 4 | izojaha | ezojaha | izojaha | ayizujaha | engezujaha | ingezujaha |
| Class 5 | lizojaha | elizojaha | lizojaha | alizujaha | elingezujaha | lingezujaha |
| Class 6 | azojaha | azojaha | ezojaha | awazujaha | angezujaha | engezujaha |
| Class 7 | sizojaha | esizojaha | sizojaha | asizujaha | esingezujaha | singezujaha |
| Class 8 | zizojaha | ezizojaha | zizojaha | azizujaha | ezingezujaha | zingezujaha |
| Class 9 | izojaha | ezojaha | izojaha | ayizujaha | engezujaha | ingezujaha |
| Class 10 | zizojaha | ezizojaha | zizojaha | azizujaha | ezingezujaha | zingezujaha |
| Class 11 | luzojaha | oluzojaha | luzojaha | aluzujaha | olungezujaha | lungezujaha |
| Class 14 | buzojaha | obuzojaha | buzojaha | abuzujaha | obungezujaha | bungezujaha |
| Class 15 | kuzojaha | okuzojaha | kuzojaha | akuzujaha | okungezujaha | kungezujaha |
| Class 17 | kuzojaha | okuzojaha | kuzojaha | akuzujaha | okungezujaha | kungezujaha |
| | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyojaha | engiyojaha | ngiyojaha | angiyujaha | engingeyujaha | ngingeyujaha |
| 2nd singular | uyojaha | oyojaha | uyojaha | awuyujaha | ongeyujaha | ungeyujaha |
| 1st plural | siyojaha | esiyojaha | siyojaha | asiyujaha | esingeyujaha | singeyujaha |
| 2nd plural | niyojaha | eniyojaha | niyojaha | aniyujaha | eningeyujaha | ningeyujaha |
| Class 1 | uyojaha | oyojaha | eyojaha | akayujaha | ongeyujaha | engeyujaha |
| Class 2 | bayojaha | abayojaha | beyojaha | abayujaha | abangeyujaha | bengeyujaha |
| Class 3 | uyojaha | oyojaha | uyojaha | awuyujaha | ongeyujaha | ungeyujaha |
| Class 4 | iyojaha | eyojaha | iyojaha | ayiyujaha | engeyujaha | ingeyujaha |
| Class 5 | liyojaha | eliyojaha | liyojaha | aliyujaha | elingeyujaha | lingeyujaha |
| Class 6 | ayojaha | ayojaha | eyojaha | awayujaha | angeyujaha | engeyujaha |
| Class 7 | siyojaha | esiyojaha | siyojaha | asiyujaha | esingeyujaha | singeyujaha |
| Class 8 | ziyojaha | eziyojaha | ziyojaha | aziyujaha | ezingeyujaha | zingeyujaha |
| Class 9 | iyojaha | eyojaha | iyojaha | ayiyujaha | engeyujaha | ingeyujaha |
| Class 10 | ziyojaha | eziyojaha | ziyojaha | aziyujaha | ezingeyujaha | zingeyujaha |
| Class 11 | luyojaha | oluyojaha | luyojaha | aluyujaha | olungeyujaha | lungeyujaha |
| Class 14 | buyojaha | obuyojaha | buyojaha | abuyujaha | obungeyujaha | bungeyujaha |
| Class 15 | kuyojaha | okuyojaha | kuyojaha | akuyujaha | okungeyujaha | kungeyujaha |
| Class 17 | kuyojaha | okuyojaha | kuyojaha | akuyujaha | okungeyujaha | kungeyujaha |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngijahe | ngingajahi |
| 2nd singular | ujahe | ungajahi |
| 1st plural | sijahe | singajahi |
| 2nd plural | nijahe | ningajahi |
| Class 1 | ajahe | angajahi |
| Class 2 | bajahe | bangajahi |
| Class 3 | ujahe | ungajahi |
| Class 4 | ijahe | ingajahi |
| Class 5 | lijahe | lingajahi |
| Class 6 | ajahe | angajahi |
| Class 7 | sijahe | singajahi |
| Class 8 | zijahe | zingajahi |
| Class 9 | ijahe | ingajahi |
| Class 10 | zijahe | zingajahi |
| Class 11 | lujahe | lungajahi |
| Class 14 | bujahe | bungajahi |
| Class 15 | kujahe | kungajahi |
| Class 17 | kujahe | kungajahi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngajaha | ngangajaha, angajaha, angangajaha |
| 2nd singular | wajaha | wangajaha, awajaha, awangajaha |
| 1st plural | sajaha | sangajaha, asajaha, asangajaha |
| 2nd plural | najaha | nangajaha, anajaha, anangajaha |
| Class 1 | wajaha | wangajaha, akajaha, akangajaha |
| Class 2 | bajaha | bangajaha, abajaha, abangajaha |
| Class 3 | wajaha | wangajaha, awajaha, awangajaha |
| Class 4 | yajaha | yangajaha, ayajaha, ayangajaha |
| Class 5 | lajaha | langajaha, alajaha, alangajaha |
| Class 6 | ajaha | angajaha, awajaha, awangajaha |
| Class 7 | sajaha | sangajaha, asajaha, asangajaha |
| Class 8 | zajaha | zangajaha, azajaha, azangajaha |
| Class 9 | yajaha | yangajaha, ayajaha, ayangajaha |
| Class 10 | zajaha | zangajaha, azajaha, azangajaha |
| Class 11 | lwajaha | lwangajaha, alwajaha, alwangajaha |
| Class 14 | bajaha | bangajaha, abajaha, abangajaha |
| Class 15 | kwajaha | kwangajaha, akwajaha, akwangajaha |
| Class 17 | kwajaha | kwangajaha, akwajaha, akwangajaha |

### References

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “jaha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “jaha (6.3)”