yâya

Khalaj

Perso-Arabic		یایه

Alternative forms

• yâyə

Etymology

Babble word. Sometimes, initial /j/ merges with /d͡ʒ/ of Khalaj cârı.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaːja/

dialectal pronunciations

• (Mansurabad) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɔ̞ːjɑ]

Noun

yâya (definite accusative yâyañ, plural yâyalar)

1. sister-in-law, wife of one's brother

   Synonyms: bâldız, cârı, dadâş kişisi, əkəçi, ini kişisi, qaynarvadu, qâdın, qâdın kişi

Declension

Declension of yâya

	singular	plural
nominative	yâya	yâyalar
genitive	yâyañ	yâyalarııñ
dative	yâyaqa	yâyalarqa
definite accusative	yâyañ	yâyaları
locative	yâyaça	yâyalarça
ablative	yâyada	yâyalarda
instrumental	yâyala	yâyalarla
equative	yâyavâra	yâyalarvâra

References

• Doerfer, Gerhard (1987) Lexik und Sprachgeographie des Chaladsch [Lexicon and Language Geography of Khalaj] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN