ава

See also: авӑ and Appendix:Variations of "ava"

Eastern Mari

Etymology

Related to Erzya, Moksha, and Tuvan ава (ava).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑˈβɑ/
• Rhymes: -ɑ
• Hyphenation: ава

Noun

ава • (ava)

1. mother
2. mother-in-law (husband's mother)
3. (agriculture) female

   ава кияр

   ava kijar

   seed cucumber (literally, “female cucumber”)

4. (mythology) spirit, ghost
5. (computing) parent

Declension

Declension of ава
	singular	plural
nominative	ава (ava)	ава-влак (ava-vlak)
accusative	авам (avam)	ава-влакым (ava-vlakym)
genitive	аван (avan)	ава-влакын (ava-vlakyn)
dative	авалан (avalan)	ава-влаклан (ava-vlaklan)
comitative	аваге (avage)	ава-влакге (ava-vlakge)
comparative	авала (avala)	ава-влакла (ava-vlakla)
inessive	аваште (avašte)	ава-влакыште (ava-vlakyšte)
illative (short)	аваш (avaš)	ава-влакыш (ava-vlakyš)
illative (long)	авашке (avaške)	ава-влакышке (ava-vlakyške)
lative	аваш (avaš)	ава-влакеш (ava-vlakeš)

Possessed forms of ава
	singular	plural
1st person	авам (avam)	авана (avana)
2nd person	ават (avat)	авада (avada)
3rd person	аваже (avaže)	авашт (avašt)

Derived terms

nouns

• ававун (avavun)
• авагашта (avagašta)
• аварок (avarok)

 

References

• J. Bradley et al. (2023) “ава”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

Erzya

Ава.

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *ava. See Moksha ава (ava) for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑvɑ/
• Rhymes: -ɑ
• Hyphenation: а‧ва

Noun

ава • (ava)

1. woman

   Synonym: (young) тейтерява (ťejťeŕava)

   велень ава ― veľeń ava ― a country woman

2. mother

   Авам лезды тень кудонь тевтнесэ.

   Avam ľezdi ťeń kudoń ťevťńese.

   My mother helps me with housework.

   • 1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 4:

     I sovamsto kudos neize eikakšośt sońze avanzo Marijań marto.

     On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary.

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	ава (ava)	ават (avat)
genitive	авань (avań)	—
dative	аванень (avańeń)	—
ablative	авадо (avado)	—
inessive	авасо (avaso)	—
elative	авасто (avasto)	—
illative	авас (avas)	—
prolative	авава (avava)	—
translative	авакс (avaks)	—
comparative	авашка (avaška)	—
abessive	ававтомо (avavtomo)	—

Indefinite declension of ава (back-vowel stem (ума) type)

Derived terms

• adverbs: авакс (avaks)
• nouns: ававт (avavt), авне (avńe), авине (avińe), авака (avaka), ававтомо (avavtomo), авакай (avakaj), аваксчи (avaksči), авакш (avakš)

Compounds

• nouns: азорава (azorava), аварозь (avaroź), инязорава (ińazorava), аваловсо (avalovso)

References

• B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “ава”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish هوا (hava), from Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈava]
• Rhymes: -ava

Noun

ава • (ava) f (uncountable)

1. (colloquial) air

   Synonym: воздух (vozduh)

2. (colloquial) climate, atmospheric condition

   Synonyms: поднебје (podnebje), клима (klima)

Declension

Declension of ава

	singular
indefinite	ава (ava)
definite unspecified	авата (avata)
definite proximal	авава (avava)
definite distal	авана (avana)
vocative	аво (avo)

References

• “ава” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
• Belčev, Tole (2016) “ава”, in Речник на турцизми, архаизми, дијалектизми и ретко употребувани зборови во македонскиот јазик [Dictionary of Turkisms, Archaisms, Dialectisms and Rarely Used Words in the Macedonian Language]‎ (in Macedonian), Štip: UGD, →ISBN, page 14

Moksha

Etymology

According to Feoktistov, from a Turkic language.^[1] Veršinin considers suggestions of borrowing completely baseless, he is convinced that the term is of child language origin (its original meaning being "mother"), according to him, the following are of a similar origin: Eastern Mari ава (ava), Western Mari ӓвӓ (ävä), cf. dialectal Eastern Mari аппа! (appa!, “[an exclamation for a baby to smile]”), Tundra Nenets [script needed] (āppa, “mother [child language]”). Parallel developments in unrelated languages: Northern Selkup ама (ama, “mother”), Basque ama (“id.”), Nivkh ымык (əmək, “id.”), Koryak [script needed] (-aw'-) in [script needed] (ŋaw'gyjnik, “female [animal]”).^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑvɑ/

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Noun

ава • (ava)

1. lady
   • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN

     дама — ава

     dama — ava

     lady [in Russian] — lady

2. (zoology) female
   • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN

     самка — ава

     samka — ava

     female [in Russian] — female

3. woman
   • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN

     женщина — ава

     ženščina — ava

     woman [in Russian] — woman

4. wife
   • Oahpa, University of Tromsø

     vaimo — ава

     vaimo — ava

     wife [in Finnish] — wife

5. mom
   • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN

     мама — ава/авай

     mama — ava /avaj

     mom [in Russian] — mom

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	ава (ava)	ават (avat)
genitive	авань (avań)	—
dative	аванди (avańďi)	—
ablative	авада (avada)	—
inessive	аваса (avasa)	—
elative	аваста (avasta)	—
illative	авас (avas)	—
prolative	авава (avava)	—
comparative	авашка (avaška)	—
translative	авакс (avaks)	—
abessive	авафтома (avaftoma)	—
causative	аванкса (avanksa)	—

Indefinite declension of ава

	singular	plural
nominative	авась (avaś)	аватне (avaťńe)
genitive	авать (avať)	аватнень (avaťńeń)
dative	авати (avaťi)	аватненди (avaťńeńďi)

Definite declension of ава

first person singular (монь (moń))
	one possession	multiple possessions
nominative	авазе (avaźe)	аване (avańe)
genitive	авазень (avaźeń)	аванень (avańeń)
dative	авазенди (avaźeńďi)	аваненди (avańeńďi)
ablative	авадон (avadon)
inessive	авасон (avason)
elative	авастон (avaston)
illative	авазон (avazon)
prolative	ававан (avavan)
comparative	авашкан (avaškan)
abessive	авафтомон (avaftomon)
second person singular (тонь (toń))
	one possession	multiple possessions
nominative	аваце (avaće)	аватне (avaťńe)
genitive	авацень (avaćeń)	аватнень (avaťńeń)
dative	аваценди (avaćeńďi)	аватненди (avaťńeńďi)
ablative	авадот (avadot)
inessive	авасот (avasot)
elative	авастот (avastot)
illative	авазот (avazot)
prolative	авават (avavat)
comparative	авашкат (avaškat)
abessive	авафтомот (avaftomot)
third person singular (сонь (soń))
	one possession	multiple possessions
nominative	авац (avac)	аванза (avanza)
genitive	аванц (avanc)	аванзон (avanzon)
dative	аванцты (avancti)	аванзонды (avanzondi)
ablative	авадонза (avadonza)
inessive	авасонза (avasonza)
elative	авастонза (avastonza)
illative	авазонза (avazonza)
prolative	ававанза (avavanza)
comparative	авашканза (avaškanza)
abessive	авафтомонза (avaftomonza)
first person plural (минь (miń))
	one or multiple possessions
nominative	аваньке (avańke)
genitive	аваньконь (avańkoń)
dative	аваньконди (avańkońďi)
ablative	авадонк (avadonk)
inessive	авасонк (avasonk)
elative	авастонк (avastonk)
illative	авазонк (avazonk)
prolative	ававанк (avavank)
comparative	авашканк (avaškank)
abessive	авафтомонк (avaftomonk)
second person plural (тинь (ťiń))
	one or multiple possessions
nominative	аванте (avańťe)
genitive	авантень (avańťeń)
dative	авантенди (avańťeńďi)
ablative	авадонт (avadont)
inessive	авасонт (avasont)
elative	авастонт (avastont)
illative	авазонт (avazont)
prolative	ававант (avavant)
comparative	авашкант (avaškant)
abessive	авафтомонт (avaftomont)
third person plural (синь (śiń))
	one or multiple possessions
nominative	авасна (avasna)
genitive	аваснон (avasnon)
dative	аваснонды (avasnondi)
ablative	авадост (avadost)
inessive	авасост (avasost)
elative	авастост (avastost)
illative	авазост (avazost)
prolative	ававаст (avavast)
comparative	авашкаст (avaškast)
abessive	авафтомост (avaftomost)

Possessive declension of ава

Synonyms

• (mother): тядя (ťaďa)

Derived terms

• авань (avań)
• авафтома (avaftoma)
• мокшава (mokšava)
• рузава (ruzava)

References

1. A. P. Feoktistov (1993), Jaziki mira: Uraľskije jaziki (MOKŠANSKIJ JAZIK) [Languages of the world: Uralic languages (Moksha language)], Moscow, pages 178—189
2. Veršinin, V. I. (2004) Этимологический словарь мордовских (эрзянского и мокшанского) языков [Etymological dictionary of Mordvinic (Erzya and Moksha) languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Joškar Ola, page 5

Northern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *apa (“mother, elder sister, aunt”). Cognate to dialectal Turkish aba (“mother, elder sister”).

Noun

ава • (ava)

1. father

References

N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “ава”, in Severnyje dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo Jazyka- Dialekt kumandincev(Kumandin Kiži) [Northern Dialect of Altai -Kumandin Dialect(Kumandin kiži)], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN

Russian

Etymology

Clipping of авата́р (avatár, “avatar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈavə]
• IPA^(key): [ɐˈva] (rare)

Noun

а́ва • (áva) f inan (genitive а́вы, nominative plural а́вы, genitive plural ав, diminutive а́вка)

1. (Internet slang) avatar, profile pic, user pic

   Synonyms: авата́р (avatár), авата́рка (avatárka), юзерпи́к (juzerpík)

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	а́ва áva	а́вы ávy
genitive	а́вы ávy	а́в áv
dative	а́ве áve	а́вам ávam
accusative	а́ву ávu	а́вы ávy
instrumental	а́вой, а́вою ávoj, ávoju	а́вами ávami
prepositional	а́ве áve	а́вах ávax

Declension of а́ва (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

Tuvan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *apa (“mother, elder sister, aunt”). Cognate to dialectal Turkish aba (“mother, elder sister”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈβa/

Noun

ава • (ava) (definite accusative аваны, plural авалар)

1. mother

Declension

Declension of ава
Nominative	ава ava
Accusative	аваны avanı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ава ava	авалар avalar
Genitive	аваның avanıñ	аваларның avalarnıñ
Accusative	аваны avanı	аваларны avalarnı
Dative	авага avaga	аваларга avalarga
Locative	авада avada	аваларда avalarda
Ablative	авадан avadan	авалардан avalardan
Prolative I	аваже avaje	аваларже avalarje
Prolative II	авадыва avadıva	авалардыва avalardıva

First person singular possessive forms of ава
Nominative	авам avam
Accusative	авамны avamnı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	авам avam	аваларым avalarım
Genitive	авамның avamnıñ	аваларымның avalarımnıñ
Accusative	авамны avamnı	аваларымны avalarımnı
Dative	авамга avamga	аваларымга avalarımga
Locative	авамда avamda	аваларымда avalarımda
Ablative	авамдан avamdan	аваларымдан avalarımdan
Prolative I	авамже avamje	аваларымже avalarımje
Prolative II	авамдыва avamdıva	аваларымдыва avalarımdıva