jaha

Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Interjection

jaha

1. Alternative form of jaaha

Further reading

• “jaha”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• haja-

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

• jaha in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• jaha in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• haja

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	tojaha	fojaha	mijaha
2nd	nojaha	nijaha
3rd	Masculine	ojaha	ijaha, yojaha†
Feminine	mojaha
Neuter	ijaha
† - archaic

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)”