jaha

Dutch

Interjection

jaha

  1. emphatic form of ja (“yes”), usually indicating annoyance or exasperation; yeah, yeah
    Antonym: neehee
    "Kom je nog naar beneden?" "Jaha, ik kom al."
    "Are you coming downstairs or what?" "Yeah, yeah, I'm coming."

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɑhɑ/, [ˈjɑ̝ɦɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ja‧ha
  • Hyphenation(key): ja‧ha

Interjection

jaha

  1. alternative form of jaaha

Further reading

Anagrams

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀚𑀳 (Brahmi script)
  • जह (Devanagari script)
  • জহ (Bengali script)
  • ජහ (Sinhalese script)
  • ဇဟ or ၹႁ (Burmese script)
  • ชห or ชะหะ (Thai script)
  • ᨩᩉ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຊຫ or ຊະຫະ (Lao script)
  • ជហ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄎𑄦 (Chakma script)

Verb

jaha

  1. imperative active second-person singular of jahati (“to give up”)

Swedish

Interjection

jaha

  1. Expression of understanding; aha, OK, alright
    Jaha, det visste jag inte
    I see, I didn't know that
    Jaha, då var det slut med honom
    Alright, that's it for him then [could also be acknowledging the situation rather than replying to someone here, like the filler sense]
    Jaha, och?
    Alright, and?
  2. alright, well (as a filler, acknowledging some internal realization, roughly)
    Jaha, nu är det definitivt dags att rengöra akvariet
    Alright/well, now it's definitely time to clean the aquarium
    Jaha, vad ska vi göra idag då?
    Alright, so what should we do today?
  3. (when followed by "ja") Expresses (disapproving) interest at learning something.
    Jaha ja, så här är ni. Ska inte ni vara i skolan?
    Well well, so you're here. Shouldn't you be in school?

Usage notes

Fairly tone-dependent. Can sometimes sound dismissive in a neutral voice.

References

Anagrams

Ternate

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒa.ha]

Noun

jaha (Jawi جاة)

  1. an ocean wave
    mie majaha ― waves from the north

Verb

jaha (Jawi جاة)

  1. (intransitive) to sink
Conjugation
Conjugation of jaha
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tojaha fojaha mijaha
2nd person nojaha nijaha
3rd
person 		masculine ojaha ijaha
yojaha (archaic)
feminine mojaha
neuter ijaha

Etymology 2

A clipping of Indonesian nasi jaha

Noun

jaha

  1. nasi jaha

References

  • Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Zulu

Etymology

From Afrikaans jaag. Cognate with Xhosa -dyarha (“race (horses)”).

Verb

-jaha

  1. to hurry

Inflection

tone L (infinitive ukujaha)
positive negative
infinitive ukujaha ukungajahi
imperative
simple + object concord
singular jaha -jahe
plural jahani -jaheni
present
positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
1st singular ngiyajaha, ngijaha engijahayo, engijaha ngijaha angijahi engingajahi ngingajahi
2nd singular uyajaha, ujaha ojahayo, ojaha ujaha awujahi ongajahi ungajahi
1st plural siyajaha, sijaha esijahayo, esijaha sijaha asijahi esingajahi singajahi
2nd plural niyajaha, nijaha enijahayo, enijaha nijaha anijahi eningajahi ningajahi
class 1 uyajaha, ujaha ojahayo, ojaha ejaha akajahi ongajahi engajahi
class 2 bayajaha, bajaha abajahayo, abajaha bejaha abajahi abangajahi bengajahi
class 3 uyajaha, ujaha ojahayo, ojaha ujaha awujahi ongajahi ungajahi
class 4 iyajaha, ijaha ejahayo, ejaha ijaha ayijahi engajahi ingajahi
class 5 liyajaha, lijaha elijahayo, elijaha lijaha alijahi elingajahi lingajahi
class 6 ayajaha, ajaha ajahayo, ajaha ejaha awajahi angajahi engajahi
class 7 siyajaha, sijaha esijahayo, esijaha sijaha asijahi esingajahi singajahi
class 8 ziyajaha, zijaha ezijahayo, ezijaha zijaha azijahi ezingajahi zingajahi
class 9 iyajaha, ijaha ejahayo, ejaha ijaha ayijahi engajahi ingajahi
class 10 ziyajaha, zijaha ezijahayo, ezijaha zijaha azijahi ezingajahi zingajahi
class 11 luyajaha, lujaha olujahayo, olujaha lujaha alujahi olungajahi lungajahi
class 14 buyajaha, bujaha obujahayo, obujaha bujaha abujahi obungajahi bungajahi
class 15 kuyajaha, kujaha okujahayo, okujaha kujaha akujahi okungajahi kungajahi
class 17 kuyajaha, kujaha okujahayo, okujaha kujaha akujahi okungajahi kungajahi
recent past
positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
1st singular ngijahile, ngijahē engijahile, engijahē ngijahile, ngijahē angijahanga engingajahanga ngingajahanga
2nd singular ujahile, ujahē ojahile, ojahē ujahile, ujahē awujahanga ongajahanga ungajahanga
1st plural sijahile, sijahē esijahile, esijahē sijahile, sijahē asijahanga esingajahanga singajahanga
2nd plural nijahile, nijahē enijahile, enijahē nijahile, nijahē anijahanga eningajahanga ningajahanga
class 1 ujahile, ujahē ojahile, ojahē ejahile, ejahē akajahanga ongajahanga engajahanga
class 2 bajahile, bajahē abajahile, abajahē bejahile, bejahē abajahanga abangajahanga bengajahanga
class 3 ujahile, ujahē ojahile, ojahē ujahile, ujahē awujahanga ongajahanga ungajahanga
class 4 ijahile, ijahē ejahile, ejahē ijahile, ijahē ayijahanga engajahanga ingajahanga
class 5 lijahile, lijahē elijahile, elijahē lijahile, lijahē alijahanga elingajahanga lingajahanga
class 6 ajahile, ajahē ajahile, ajahē ejahile, ejahē awajahanga angajahanga engajahanga
class 7 sijahile, sijahē esijahile, esijahē sijahile, sijahē asijahanga esingajahanga singajahanga
class 8 zijahile, zijahē ezijahile, ezijahē zijahile, zijahē azijahanga ezingajahanga zingajahanga
class 9 ijahile, ijahē ejahile, ejahē ijahile, ijahē ayijahanga engajahanga ingajahanga
class 10 zijahile, zijahē ezijahile, ezijahē zijahile, zijahē azijahanga ezingajahanga zingajahanga
class 11 lujahile, lujahē olujahile, olujahē lujahile, lujahē alujahanga olungajahanga lungajahanga
class 14 bujahile, bujahē obujahile, obujahē bujahile, bujahē abujahanga obungajahanga bungajahanga
class 15 kujahile, kujahē okujahile, okujahē kujahile, kujahē akujahanga okungajahanga kungajahanga
class 17 kujahile, kujahē okujahile, okujahē kujahile, kujahē akujahanga okungajahanga kungajahanga
remote past
positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
1st singular ngājaha engājaha ngājaha angijahanga engingajahanga ngingajahanga
2nd singular wājaha owājaha wājaha awujahanga ongajahanga ungajahanga
1st plural sājaha esājaha sājaha asijahanga esingajahanga singajahanga
2nd plural nājaha enājaha nājaha anijahanga eningajahanga ningajahanga
class 1 wājaha owājaha ājaha akajahanga ongajahanga engajahanga
class 2 bājaha abājaha bājaha abajahanga abangajahanga bengajahanga
class 3 wājaha owājaha wājaha awujahanga ongajahanga ungajahanga
class 4 yājaha eyājaha yājaha ayijahanga engajahanga ingajahanga
class 5 lājaha elājaha lājaha alijahanga elingajahanga lingajahanga
class 6 ājaha ājaha ājaha awajahanga angajahanga engajahanga
class 7 sājaha esājaha sājaha asijahanga esingajahanga singajahanga
class 8 zājaha ezājaha zājaha azijahanga ezingajahanga zingajahanga
class 9 yājaha eyājaha yājaha ayijahanga engajahanga ingajahanga
class 10 zājaha ezājaha zājaha azijahanga ezingajahanga zingajahanga
class 11 lwājaha olwājaha lwājaha alujahanga olungajahanga lungajahanga
class 14 bājaha obājaha bājaha abujahanga obungajahanga bungajahanga
class 15 kwājaha okwājaha kwājaha akujahanga okungajahanga kungajahanga
class 17 kwājaha okwājaha kwājaha akujahanga okungajahanga kungajahanga
potential
positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
1st singular ngingajaha — ngingajaha ngingejahe — ngingejahe
2nd singular ungajaha — ungajaha ungejahe — ungejahe
1st plural singajaha — singajaha singejahe — singejahe
2nd plural ningajaha — ningajaha ningejahe — ningejahe
class 1 angajaha — engajaha angejahe — engejahe
class 2 bangajaha — bengajaha bangejahe — bengejahe
class 3 ungajaha — ungajaha ungejahe — ungejahe
class 4 ingajaha — ingajaha ingejahe — ingejahe
class 5 lingajaha — lingajaha lingejahe — lingejahe
class 6 angajaha — engajaha angejahe — engejahe
class 7 singajaha — singajaha singejahe — singejahe
class 8 zingajaha — zingajaha zingejahe — zingejahe
class 9 ingajaha — ingajaha ingejahe — ingejahe
class 10 zingajaha — zingajaha zingejahe — zingejahe
class 11 lungajaha — lungajaha lungejahe — lungejahe
class 14 bungajaha — bungajaha bungejahe — bungejahe
class 15 kungajaha — kungajaha kungejahe — kungejahe
class 17 kungajaha — kungajaha kungejahe — kungejahe
immediate future
positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
1st singular ngizojaha engizojaha ngizojaha angizujaha engingezujaha ngingezujaha
2nd singular uzojaha ozojaha uzojaha awuzujaha ongezujaha ungezujaha
1st plural sizojaha esizojaha sizojaha asizujaha esingezujaha singezujaha
2nd plural nizojaha enizojaha nizojaha anizujaha eningezujaha ningezujaha
class 1 uzojaha ozojaha ezojaha akazujaha ongezujaha engezujaha
class 2 bazojaha abazojaha bezojaha abazujaha abangezujaha bengezujaha
class 3 uzojaha ozojaha uzojaha awuzujaha ongezujaha ungezujaha
class 4 izojaha ezojaha izojaha ayizujaha engezujaha ingezujaha
class 5 lizojaha elizojaha lizojaha alizujaha elingezujaha lingezujaha
class 6 azojaha azojaha ezojaha awazujaha angezujaha engezujaha
class 7 sizojaha esizojaha sizojaha asizujaha esingezujaha singezujaha
class 8 zizojaha ezizojaha zizojaha azizujaha ezingezujaha zingezujaha
class 9 izojaha ezojaha izojaha ayizujaha engezujaha ingezujaha
class 10 zizojaha ezizojaha zizojaha azizujaha ezingezujaha zingezujaha
class 11 luzojaha oluzojaha luzojaha aluzujaha olungezujaha lungezujaha
class 14 buzojaha obuzojaha buzojaha abuzujaha obungezujaha bungezujaha
class 15 kuzojaha okuzojaha kuzojaha akuzujaha okungezujaha kungezujaha
class 17 kuzojaha okuzojaha kuzojaha akuzujaha okungezujaha kungezujaha
remote future
positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
1st singular ngiyojaha engiyojaha ngiyojaha angiyujaha engingeyujaha ngingeyujaha
2nd singular uyojaha oyojaha uyojaha awuyujaha ongeyujaha ungeyujaha
1st plural siyojaha esiyojaha siyojaha asiyujaha esingeyujaha singeyujaha
2nd plural niyojaha eniyojaha niyojaha aniyujaha eningeyujaha ningeyujaha
class 1 uyojaha oyojaha eyojaha akayujaha ongeyujaha engeyujaha
class 2 bayojaha abayojaha beyojaha abayujaha abangeyujaha bengeyujaha
class 3 uyojaha oyojaha uyojaha awuyujaha ongeyujaha ungeyujaha
class 4 iyojaha eyojaha iyojaha ayiyujaha engeyujaha ingeyujaha
class 5 liyojaha eliyojaha liyojaha aliyujaha elingeyujaha lingeyujaha
class 6 ayojaha ayojaha eyojaha awayujaha angeyujaha engeyujaha
class 7 siyojaha esiyojaha siyojaha asiyujaha esingeyujaha singeyujaha
class 8 ziyojaha eziyojaha ziyojaha aziyujaha ezingeyujaha zingeyujaha
class 9 iyojaha eyojaha iyojaha ayiyujaha engeyujaha ingeyujaha
class 10 ziyojaha eziyojaha ziyojaha aziyujaha ezingeyujaha zingeyujaha
class 11 luyojaha oluyojaha luyojaha aluyujaha olungeyujaha lungeyujaha
class 14 buyojaha obuyojaha buyojaha abuyujaha obungeyujaha bungeyujaha
class 15 kuyojaha okuyojaha kuyojaha akuyujaha okungeyujaha kungeyujaha
class 17 kuyojaha okuyojaha kuyojaha akuyujaha okungeyujaha kungeyujaha
present subjunctive
positive negative
1st singular ngijahe ngingajahi
2nd singular ujahe ungajahi
1st plural sijahe singajahi
2nd plural nijahe ningajahi
class 1 ajahe angajahi
class 2 bajahe bangajahi
class 3 ujahe ungajahi
class 4 ijahe ingajahi
class 5 lijahe lingajahi
class 6 ajahe angajahi
class 7 sijahe singajahi
class 8 zijahe zingajahi
class 9 ijahe ingajahi
class 10 zijahe zingajahi
class 11 lujahe lungajahi
class 14 bujahe bungajahi
class 15 kujahe kungajahi
class 17 kujahe kungajahi
past subjunctive
positive negative
1st singular ngajaha ngangajaha, angajaha, angangajaha
2nd singular wajaha wangajaha, awajaha, awangajaha
1st plural sajaha sangajaha, asajaha, asangajaha
2nd plural najaha nangajaha, anajaha, anangajaha
class 1 wajaha wangajaha, akajaha, akangajaha
class 2 bajaha bangajaha, abajaha, abangajaha
class 3 wajaha wangajaha, awajaha, awangajaha
class 4 yajaha yangajaha, ayajaha, ayangajaha
class 5 lajaha langajaha, alajaha, alangajaha
class 6 ajaha angajaha, awajaha, awangajaha
class 7 sajaha sangajaha, asajaha, asangajaha
class 8 zajaha zangajaha, azajaha, azangajaha
class 9 yajaha yangajaha, ayajaha, ayangajaha
class 10 zajaha zangajaha, azajaha, azangajaha
class 11 lwajaha lwangajaha, alwajaha, alwangajaha
class 14 bajaha bangajaha, abajaha, abangajaha
class 15 kwajaha kwangajaha, akwajaha, akwangajaha
class 17 kwajaha kwangajaha, akwajaha, akwangajaha

References

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “jaha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “jaha (6.3)”

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