jira
Aasax
Adjective
jira
Murui Huitoto
Etymology
Cognates include Minica Huitoto jira and Nüpode Huitoto jira.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhiɾa]
- Hyphenation: ji‧ra
Postposition
jira
- because of
- 2008 [1978], Huitoto Murui Bible, 2nd edition, Mateo 1:1, page 5:
- Jesucristo rafuena omoɨmo cue lloiacana jira, naimɨe comɨnɨna nano lloitɨcue.
- Because of my wanting to tell you of the story of Jesus Christ, I will first tell of his people.
References
- Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)[1] (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 137
- Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.[2], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 156
Nafaanra
Noun
jira
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxiɾa/ [ˈxi.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -iɾa
- Syllabification: ji‧ra
Etymology 1
From jirón.
Noun
jira f (plural jiras)
- a large piece torn from a fabric
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
jira f (plural jiras)
Further reading
- “jira”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
Swahili
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Hindi जीरा (jīrā), from Sanskrit जीरक (jīraka).
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
jira class IX (plural jira class X)
- cumin (seeds used as a spice)
Etymology 2
From Arabic مَجْرًى (majran).[1]
Noun
jira class V (plural majira class VI)
- (geometry, mathematics) axis, as on a graph
- Jira-x na jira-y hufafanua majiranukta kwenye bapa.
- The x-axis and y-axis define the coordinates on the plane.
Derived terms
- majiranukta
See also
References
- ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 57 Nr. 469