eja

See also: ejā, and ẹja

Albanian

Alternative forms

• paja — Gheg

Etymology

From *enja, from Proto-Albanian *ainja, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”). Compare Greek έλα (éla), Bulgarian ела (ela, “come”), Latvian eja (“way, passage, corridor”) from iet (“to go”), Ancient Greek εἶμι (eîmi, “I go”), Hittite 𒄿𒄿𒀀𒀜𒋫 (i-ya-at-ta /⁠iyatta⁠/, “goes”), Old Persian 𐎠𐎡𐎫𐎡𐎹 (aitiy, “goes”).

Verb

eja!

1. second-person singular imperative of vij

Related terms

• jakë
• vij
• eci
• iki

Ese

Noun

eja

1. nose ornament

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay eja, from Persian هجا (hejâ, “syllable”), from Arabic هِجَاء (hijāʔ, “spelling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛd͡ʒa]
• Hyphenation: èja

Verb

èja (base/imperative/colloquial eja, active mengeja, passive dieja)

1. to spell: to read (something) as though letter by letter

Derived terms

• ejaan
• mengeja
• pengeja
• pengejaan

 

Further reading

• “eja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Latvian

Etymology

Derived from the present stem ej- of the verb iet (“to go”) +‎ -a by Juris Alunāns, this word replaced a previously used Germanism gaņģis (cf. German Gang). The word was accepted by A. Kronvalds, by whose influence it entered the standard language. Cognates include Lithuanian ėjà (“gait, walk, movement; passage, cave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛja]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

eja f (4th declension)

1. passageway, tunnel, corridor, hallway, aisle etc. where one can go on foot

   galvenā eja ― gangway (lit. main passage)

   vārtu eja ― gate passage, gateway

   šaura eja ― wide passage

   slepena eja ― secret passage

   aizsprotot eju ― to obstruct the passage

   un tad viņš... pa vidus eju starp soliem devās uz durvīm ― and then he went to the door by the middle passage between the benches

2. (of animals) hole, den, burrow created by the animal itself

   kurmji rok pat līdz 1 metram dziļas ejas, kas nobeidza paplašinājumā: ligzdā ― moles dig passages of up to 1 meter of length, ending in a winder, larger space: the next

3. (of body or body parts) canal, passage connecting organs, cavities, etc.

   auss iekšēja eja ― the inner ear passage canal

   deguna ejas ― nasal passages

Declension

Declension of eja (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	eja	ejas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	eju	ejas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	ejas	eju
dative (datīvs)	ejai	ejām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	eju	ejām
locative (lokatīvs)	ejā	ejās
vocative (vokatīvs)	eja	ejas

Derived terms

• apeja
• ateja
• ieeja
• izeja
• noeja
• pāreja
• pieeja
• uzeja

Related terms

• iet

Makasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈeɟa]

Adjective

eja (Lontara spelling ᨕᨙᨍ)

1. red (color/colour)

Malay

Alternative forms

• heja (obsolete)

Etymology

From Persian هجا (hejâ), from Arabic هِجَاء (hijāʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [e.d͡ʒä], [e.d͡ʒə]

Verb

eja (Jawi spelling ايجا)

1. to spell

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pengeja [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pengejaan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• ejaan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• mengeja [agent focus] (meN-)
• dieja [patient focus] (di-)
• tereja [agentless action] (teR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: eja

Further reading

• “eja” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Mbyá Guaraní

Verb

eja

1. to let or allow

Conjugation

    Conjugation of eja

singular			plural
1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person inclusive	1st person exclusive	2nd person	3rd person
xee aeja	ndee ereeja	ha'e oeja	nhande jaeja	ore oroeja	peẽ peeja	ha'e oeja

Sardinian

Adverb

eja

1. yes