جا

See also: خا and چا

Egyptian Arabic

Verb

جا () (perfect, imperfect ييجي (yīgi))

  1. to come (To move from further away to nearer to)

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian gyʾg (gyāg, place), from Proto-Iranian *Hwah-; see there for more.

Noun

جا ()

  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).

References

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