See also: ама, Яма, and ꙗма

Belarusian edit

Etymology edit

From Old East Slavic ꙗма (jama), from Proto-Slavic *jama.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

я́ма (jámaf inan (genitive я́мы, nominative plural я́мы, genitive plural ям)

  1. pit, hole (in the ground)

Declension edit

References edit

  • яма” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *ama with prothetic *j-.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

я́ма (jámaf (relational adjective я́мен, diminutive я́мичка)

  1. pit, ground hole, ditch
    Synonyms: ров (rov), ду́пка (dúpka)
  2. cavity, sharp depression (geological formation)
    Synonyms: трап (trap), кухина́ (kuhiná), вдлъбнатина́ (vdlǎbnatiná)

Declension edit

References edit

  • яма”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • яма”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams edit

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Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic ꙗма (jama), from Proto-Slavic *jama.

Noun edit

я́ма (jámaf inan (genitive я́мы, nominative plural я́мы, genitive plural ям, relational adjective я́мочный, diminutive я́мка or я́мочка)

  1. pit, hole (in the ground)
  2. dungeon
Declension edit
Quotations edit
  • 2013, Коллектив авторов, Каргалы. Том II. Горный – поселение эпохи поздней бронзы. Топография, литология, стратиграфия. Производственно-бытовые и сакральные сооружения. Относительная и абсолютная хронология, Litres, →ISBN, page 122:
    Яма имела овально-яйцевидную форму с предположительными размерами 225 х 175 см, при глубине не менее 50 см. Заполнение представляло собой обычный культурный слой.
    Jama imela ovalʹno-jajcevidnuju formu s predpoložitelʹnymi razmerami 225 x 175 sm, pri glubine ne meneje 50 sm. Zapolnenije predstavljalo soboj obyčnyj kulʹturnyj sloj.
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Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Ingrian: jaama
  • Yakut: дьаама (jaama)

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit यम (yama).

Noun edit

я́ма (jámaf inan (indeclinable)

  1. yama

Etymology 3 edit

Noun edit

я́ма (jámam inan

  1. genitive singular of ям (jam)

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Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From Old East Slavic ꙗма (jama), from Proto-Slavic *jama.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈjamɐ]
  • (file)

Noun edit

я́ма (jámaf inan (genitive я́ми, nominative plural я́ми, genitive plural ям, diminutive я́мка)

  1. pit, hole (in the ground)

Declension edit

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