# jama
## Atong (India)
### Etymology

From Assamese জামা (zama).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /d͡ʑama/

### Noun

jama (Bengali script জামা)
* shirt

### References

* van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *jama, probably borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yámHas.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjɑmɑ/, [ˈjɑ̝mɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑmɑ
* Hyphenation: ja‧ma

### Noun

jama
* (dated) seam, joint (point where two things meet)
* seam in a seine
* (colloquial) A situation or state, especially an unfavourable one; normally used only in inessive, elative and illative singular to express being in, getting out of, or getting into a (bad) situation.
    Yritys A on todella pahassa jamassa.Company A is in a really difficult situation.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of jama (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jamani
jamani
accusative
nom.
jamani
jamani
gen.
jamani
genitive
jamani
jamojeni jamaini $^{rare}$
partitive
jamaani
jamojani
inessive
jamassani
jamoissani
elative
jamastani
jamoistani
illative
jamaani
jamoihini
adessive
jamallani
jamoillani
ablative
jamaltani
jamoiltani
allative
jamalleni
jamoilleni
essive
jamanani
jamoinani
translative
jamakseni
jamoikseni
abessive
jamattani
jamoittani
instructive
comitative
—jamoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jamasi
jamasi
accusative
nom.
jamasi
jamasi
gen.
jamasi
genitive
jamasi
jamojesi jamaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
jamaasi
jamojasi
inessive
jamassasi
jamoissasi
elative
jamastasi
jamoistasi
illative
jamaasi
jamoihisi
adessive
jamallasi
jamoillasi
ablative
jamaltasi
jamoiltasi
allative
jamallesi
jamoillesi
essive
jamanasi
jamoinasi
translative
jamaksesi
jamoiksesi
abessive
jamattasi
jamoittasi
instructive
comitative
—jamoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jamamme
jamamme
accusative
nom.
jamamme
jamamme
gen.
jamamme
genitive
jamamme
jamojemme jamaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
jamaamme
jamojamme
inessive
jamassamme
jamoissamme
elative
jamastamme
jamoistamme
illative
jamaamme
jamoihimme
adessive
jamallamme
jamoillamme
ablative
jamaltamme
jamoiltamme
allative
jamallemme
jamoillemme
essive
jamanamme
jamoinamme
translative
jamaksemme
jamoiksemme
abessive
jamattamme
jamoittamme
instructive
comitative
—jamoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jamanne
jamanne
accusative
nom.
jamanne
jamanne
gen.
jamanne
genitive
jamanne
jamojenne jamainne $^{rare}$
partitive
jamaanne
jamojanne
inessive
jamassanne
jamoissanne
elative
jamastanne
jamoistanne
illative
jamaanne
jamoihinne
adessive
jamallanne
jamoillanne
ablative
jamaltanne
jamoiltanne
allative
jamallenne
jamoillenne
essive
jamananne
jamoinanne
translative
jamaksenne
jamoiksenne
abessive
jamattanne
jamoittanne
instructive
comitative
—jamoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jamansa
jamansa
accusative
nom.
jamansa
jamansa
gen.
jamansa
genitive
jamansa
jamojensa jamainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
jamaansa
jamojaan jamojansa
inessive
jamassaan jamassansa
jamoissaan jamoissansa
elative
jamastaan jamastansa
jamoistaan jamoistansa
illative
jamaansa
jamoihinsa
adessive
jamallaan jamallansa
jamoillaan jamoillansa
ablative
jamaltaan jamaltansa
jamoiltaan jamoiltansa
allative
jamalleen jamallensa
jamoilleen jamoillensa
essive
jamanaan jamanansa
jamoinaan jamoinansa
translative
jamakseen jamaksensa
jamoikseen jamoiksensa
abessive
jamattaan jamattansa
jamoittaan jamoittansa
instructive
comitative
—jamoineen jamoinensa :

### References

* ↑ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “jama”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎ (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

### Anagrams

* maja

## Japanese
### Romanization

jama
* Rōmaji transcription of じゃま

## Makasar
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɟama]

### Verb

jama (Lontara spelling ᨍᨆ, semi-transitive anjama)
* (transitive) to work on something

#### Derived terms

* jamang

## Polish
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ama.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈja.ma/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ama
* Syllabification: ja‧ma

### Noun

jama f
* cavity
* cave
* burrow
* fossa
* delve
* ventricle

#### Derived terms

* jama ustna
* jamisty
* jamowy

### Further reading

* jama in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* jama in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Rayón Zoque
### Noun

jama
* sun
* day

#### Derived terms

* jamaduꞌkyʌ
* jamadʌꞌkʌ
* jamajama
* jamajʌyʌ
* jamakuk
* jamaminʌ
* jamaniŋgʌꞌ
* jamasamu
* jamgʌdʌjku

### 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 6

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ama.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /jâma/
* Hyphenation: ja‧ma

### Noun

jȁma f (Cyrillic spelling ја̏ма)
* excavation, hole, cavity
    Postojna jama je kraljica svih jama. ― The Postojna cave is the queen of all caves.
* hollow, depression
* hole, burrow

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “jama”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Slovak
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ama.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈjama]

### Noun

jama f (relational adjective jamový, diminutive jamka or jamôčka, augmentative jamisko)
* pit
* hole

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “jama”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Slovene
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ama.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /jàːma/

### Noun

jáma f
* cave
    Postojnska jama je kraljica vseh jam ― The Postojna cave is queen of all caves

#### Inflection
### Further reading

* “jama”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
* “jama”, in Termania, Amebis
* See also the general references

## Southern Ndebele
### Verb

-jama$^?$
* to stand

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Spanish
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈxama/ [ˈxa.ma]
* Rhymes: -ama
* Syllabification: ja‧ma

### Noun

jama f (plural jamas)
* (Honduras) small iguana

### Further reading

* “jama”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Verb

jama (present jamar, preterite jamade, supine jamat, imperative jama)
* to meow
    Katten jamarThe cat is meowing

#### Related terms

* jam

#### See also

* katt
* mjau

### References

* jama in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* jama in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* jama in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* Maja