# aja
## Arin
### Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔej- (“pine”). Compare Kott ei (“pine”).

### Noun

aja
* a pine tree

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic آيَة (ʔāya).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaː.jaː/
* Hyphenation: aja
* Rhymes: -aːjaː
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

aja f (plural aja's, diminutive ajaatje n)
* ayah, verse of the Qur'an

#### Holonyms

* Koran
* soera

## Estonian
### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -ɑjɑ

### Noun

aja
* genitive singular of aeg

### Verb

aja
* inflection of ajama:
** present indicative connegative
** second-person singular present imperative

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑjɑˣ/, [ˈɑ̝jɑ̝(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
* Hyphenation: aja

### Verb

aja
* inflection of ajaa:
** present active indicative connegative
** second-person singular present imperative
** second-person singular present active imperative connegative

### Anagrams

* jaa, jaa.

## Galician
### Verb

aja
* (reintegrationist norm) inflection of agir:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## Greenlandic
### Alternative forms

* ajak

### Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *aja(ɣ).

### Pronunciation

* (Nuuk) IPA: /aja/, [a.ja]

### Noun

aja (plural ajat)
* maternal aunt

#### References

* aja in Katersat

## Iban
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ad͡ʒaʔ]

### Conjunction

aja
* only

## Igbo
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ád͡ʒá/

#### Noun

aja
* earth, sand, mud

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /àd͡ʒà/

#### Noun

àjà
* sacrifice

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈad͡ʒa]
* Hyphenation: aja
* Rhymes: -a
* Audio (Indonesia):(file)

### Adverb

aja
* (colloquial) aphetic form of saja.

### Further reading

* “aja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Javanese
### Romanization

aja
* Romanization of ꦲꦗ

## Koorete
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ajːa/

### Noun

aja
* bow (weapon)

### 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
### Romanization

aja
* Romanization of ᠠᠵᠠ

## Mauritian Creole
### Etymology

From Marathi आजोबा (ājobā).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /adʒa/

### Noun

aja
* grandfather
    Synonym: granper

## Occitan
### Verb

aja
* first-person singular present subjunctive of aver
* third-person singular present subjunctive of aver
* second-person singular imperative of aver

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* 𑀅𑀚 (Brahmi script)
* अज (Devanagari script)
* অজ (Bengali script)
* අජ (Sinhalese script)
* အဇ or ဢၹ (Burmese script)
* อช or อะชะ (Thai script)
* ᩋᨩ (Tai Tham script)
* ອຊ or ອະຊະ (Lao script)
* អជ (Khmer script)
* 𑄃𑄎 (Chakma script)

### Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अज (aja), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Haȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European.

### Noun

aja m
* goat

#### Declension
## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈa.ʒɐ/
* Homophone: haja
* Hyphenation: a‧ja

### Verb

aja
* inflection of agir:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative
* Obsolete spelling of haja.

## Rayón Zoque
### Noun

aja
* canoe

### 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: /ˈaxa/ [ˈa.xa]
* Audio (Bolivia):(file)
* Rhymes: -axa
* Syllabification: a‧ja

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin ascia.

#### Noun

aja f (plural ajas)
* adze

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

aja
* inflection of agir:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative
* inflection of ajar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “aja”, 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
### Interjection

aja
* Indicates (mild) resignation and wanting to move on from a subject; oh well
    Aja, det får dugaOh well, it'll have to do
    Vi borde kanske packat ner ett paket strumpor till, men aja, nu måste vi åkaMaybe 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.

#### See also

* jaja
* åja

## Ye'kwana
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [aha]

### Verb

aja
* (intransitive) to drip

### References

* Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “aja”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎, Lyon

## Yoruba
### Alternative forms

* azá (Ào)

### Etymology 1

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *a-já, from Proto-Edekiri *á-já, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *á-byá. Cognates include Igala ábíá and Olukumi azá.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ā.d͡ʒá/

#### Noun

ajá
* dog
    Synonyms: (specifically a pet dog) olókílì, lókílì, ọ̀kẹ́rẹ́gbà, kítà
    Synonym: (a dog used for ritual sacrifice) ọ̀kọ́
    Synonym: (juvenile dog) kílìwí

##### Descendants

* Lucumí: ayá

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /à.d͡ʒà/

#### Noun

àjà
* ceiling, platform
* attic
* story, roof

##### Derived terms

* ilé alájà (“bungalow”)
* àjà ilé (“ceiling”)
* àjà-ilẹ̀ (“basement”)
* òkè àjà (“attic”)