Wiktionary

jama

See also: Jama, JAMA, jáma, jämä, jamą, јама, and яма

Atong (India) edit

Etymology edit

From Assamese জামা (zama).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

jama (Bengali script জামা)

  1. shirt

References edit

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *jama, probably borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yámHas.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɑmɑ/, [ˈjɑ̝mɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑmɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ja‧ma

Noun edit

jama

  1. (dated) seam, joint (point where two things meet)
  2. seam in a seine
  3. (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 edit

Inflection of jama (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative jama jamat
genitive jaman jamojen
partitive jamaa jamoja
illative jamaan jamoihin
singular plural
nominative jama jamat
accusative nom. jama jamat
gen. jaman
genitive jaman jamojen
jamainrare
partitive jamaa jamoja
inessive jamassa jamoissa
elative jamasta jamoista
illative jamaan jamoihin
adessive jamalla jamoilla
ablative jamalta jamoilta
allative jamalle jamoille
essive jamana jamoina
translative jamaksi jamoiksi
abessive jamatta jamoitta
instructive — jamoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
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
jamainirare
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
jamaisirare
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
jamaimmerare
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
jamainnerare
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
jamainsarare
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 edit

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “jama”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

Anagrams edit

Japanese edit

Romanization edit

jama

  1. Rōmaji transcription of じゃま

Makasar edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

jama (Lontara spelling ᨍᨆ, semi-transitive anjama)

  1. (transitive) to work on something

Derived terms edit

Polish edit

 
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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ama.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

jama f

  1. cavity
  2. cave
  3. burrow
  4. fossa
  5. delve
  6. ventricle

Declension edit

Declension of jama
singular plural
nominative jama jamy
genitive jamy jam
dative jamie jamom
accusative jamę jamy
instrumental jamą jamami
locative jamie jamach
vocative jamo jamy

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

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

Rayón Zoque edit

Noun edit

jama

  1. sun
  2. day

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • 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)‎[2] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 6

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ama.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /jâma/
  • Hyphenation: ja‧ma

Noun edit

jȁma f (Cyrillic spelling ја̏ма)

  1. excavation, hole, cavity
    Postojna jama je kraljica svih jama. ― The Postojna cave is the queen of all caves.
  2. hollow, depression
  3. hole, burrow

Declension edit

Declension of jama
singular plural
nominative jama jame
genitive jame jama
dative jami jamama
accusative jamu jame
vocative jamo jame
locative jami jamama
instrumental jamom jamama

Further reading edit

  • “jama” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovak edit

 
Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ama.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

jama f (genitive singular jamy, nominative plural jamy, genitive plural jám, declension pattern of žena)

  1. pit
  2. hole

Declension edit

Declension of jama
singular plural
nominative jama jamy
genitive jamy jám
dative jame jamám
accusative jamu jamy
locative jame jamách
instrumental jamou jamami

Further reading edit

  • “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, 2024

Slovene edit

 
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Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *ama.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

jáma f

  1. cave
    Postojnska jama je kraljica vseh jam ― The Postojna cave is queen of all caves

Inflection edit

 
 The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing. jáma
gen. sing. jáme
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik) 		jáma jámi jáme
genitive
(rodȋlnik) 		jáme jám jám
dative
(dajȃlnik) 		jámi jámama jámam
accusative
(tožȋlnik) 		jámo jámi jáme
locative
(mẹ̑stnik) 		jámi jámah jámah
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik) 		jámo jámama jámami

Further reading edit

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

Southern Ndebele edit

Verb edit

-jama?

  1. to stand

Inflection edit

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈxama/ [ˈxa.ma]
  • Rhymes: -ama
  • Syllabification: ja‧ma

Noun edit

jama f (plural jamas)

  1. (Honduras) small iguana

Further reading edit

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

jama (present jamar, preterite jamade, supine jamat, imperative jama)

  1. to meow
    Katten jamar ― The cat is meowing

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of jama (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive jama jamas
Supine jamat jamats
Imperative jama —
Imper. plural1 jamen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative jamar jamade jamas jamades
Ind. plural1 jama jamade jamas jamades
Subjunctive2 jame jamade james jamades
Participles
Present participle jamande
Past participle jamad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms edit

See also edit

References edit

Anagrams edit

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