Finnish

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Etymology

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From the Arabic يَاٱللَّٰه (yāllāh, hurry up!), introduced to Finnish by peacekeeping troops who have served in the Middle East.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjɑlːɑ/, [ˈjɑ̝lːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): jal‧la

Noun

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jalla (slang)

  1. diarrhea

Declension

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Inflection of jalla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative jalla jallat
genitive jallan jallojen
partitive jallaa jalloja
illative jallaan jalloihin
singular plural
nominative jalla jallat
accusative nom. jalla jallat
gen. jallan
genitive jallan jallojen
jallain rare
partitive jallaa jalloja
inessive jallassa jalloissa
elative jallasta jalloista
illative jallaan jalloihin
adessive jallalla jalloilla
ablative jallalta jalloilta
allative jallalle jalloille
essive jallana jalloina
translative jallaksi jalloiksi
abessive jallatta jalloitta
instructive jalloin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of jalla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative jallani jallani
accusative nom. jallani jallani
gen. jallani
genitive jallani jallojeni
jallaini rare
partitive jallaani jallojani
inessive jallassani jalloissani
elative jallastani jalloistani
illative jallaani jalloihini
adessive jallallani jalloillani
ablative jallaltani jalloiltani
allative jallalleni jalloilleni
essive jallanani jalloinani
translative jallakseni jalloikseni
abessive jallattani jalloittani
instructive
comitative jalloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative jallasi jallasi
accusative nom. jallasi jallasi
gen. jallasi
genitive jallasi jallojesi
jallaisi rare
partitive jallaasi jallojasi
inessive jallassasi jalloissasi
elative jallastasi jalloistasi
illative jallaasi jalloihisi
adessive jallallasi jalloillasi
ablative jallaltasi jalloiltasi
allative jallallesi jalloillesi
essive jallanasi jalloinasi
translative jallaksesi jalloiksesi
abessive jallattasi jalloittasi
instructive
comitative jalloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative jallamme jallamme
accusative nom. jallamme jallamme
gen. jallamme
genitive jallamme jallojemme
jallaimme rare
partitive jallaamme jallojamme
inessive jallassamme jalloissamme
elative jallastamme jalloistamme
illative jallaamme jalloihimme
adessive jallallamme jalloillamme
ablative jallaltamme jalloiltamme
allative jallallemme jalloillemme
essive jallanamme jalloinamme
translative jallaksemme jalloiksemme
abessive jallattamme jalloittamme
instructive
comitative jalloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative jallanne jallanne
accusative nom. jallanne jallanne
gen. jallanne
genitive jallanne jallojenne
jallainne rare
partitive jallaanne jallojanne
inessive jallassanne jalloissanne
elative jallastanne jalloistanne
illative jallaanne jalloihinne
adessive jallallanne jalloillanne
ablative jallaltanne jalloiltanne
allative jallallenne jalloillenne
essive jallananne jalloinanne
translative jallaksenne jalloiksenne
abessive jallattanne jalloittanne
instructive
comitative jalloinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative jallansa jallansa
accusative nom. jallansa jallansa
gen. jallansa
genitive jallansa jallojensa
jallainsa rare
partitive jallaansa jallojaan
jallojansa
inessive jallassaan
jallassansa
jalloissaan
jalloissansa
elative jallastaan
jallastansa
jalloistaan
jalloistansa
illative jallaansa jalloihinsa
adessive jallallaan
jallallansa
jalloillaan
jalloillansa
ablative jallaltaan
jallaltansa
jalloiltaan
jalloiltansa
allative jallalleen
jallallensa
jalloilleen
jalloillensa
essive jallanaan
jallanansa
jalloinaan
jalloinansa
translative jallakseen
jallaksensa
jalloikseen
jalloiksensa
abessive jallattaan
jallattansa
jalloittaan
jalloittansa
instructive
comitative jalloineen
jalloinensa

Synonyms

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Lule Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *jëllë.

Adjective

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jalˈla

  1. foolish, naive

Inflection

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Even a-stem, lˈl-ll gradation
Attributive jallas
Nominative jalˈla
Genitive jalla
Attributive jallas
Singular Plural
Nominative jalˈla jalla
Accusative jallav jallajt
Genitive jalla jallaj
Illative jalˈlaj jallajda
Inessive jallan jallajn
Elative jallas jallajs
Comitative jallajn jallaj
Abessive jalladagá
jalladagi
jallajdagá
jallajdagi
Essive jalˈlan

Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Maltese

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Etymology

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From Arabic يَاٱللَّٰه (yāllāh). By surface analysis, ja +‎ Alla, literally O God!.

Pronunciation

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Particle

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jalla

  1. Followed by an imperfect verb, it expresses the optative, i.e. a wish or request.
    Jalla jkun hemm aktar nies bħalek.If only there were more people like you.
    Jalla tistrieħ fis-sliem.May she rest in peace.

Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *jëllë.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈjalːla/

Adjective

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jalˈla (comparative jallat, superlative jallamus)

  1. crazy

Inflection

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Even a-stem, lˈl-ll gradation
Attributive jallas
Nominative jalˈla
Genitive jalla
Attributive jallas
Singular Plural
Nominative jalˈla jallat
Accusative jalla jallaid
Genitive jalla jallaid
Illative jalˈlii jallaide
Locative jallas jallain
Comitative jallain jallaiguin
Essive jalˈlan

Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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jalla n

  1. wet dirt

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Arabic يَاٱللَّٰه (yāllāh).

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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jalla

  1. (slang) come on, c’mon
  2. (slang) hurry up
    Jalla, mannen! De stänger snart.
    Hurry up, man! They're about to close.

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