jama

See also: Jama, JAMA, jáma, jämä, jamą, -ja'ma, and јама

Atong (India)

Etymology

From Assamese জামা (zama).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʑama/

Noun

jama (Bengali script জামা)

1. shirt

References

• van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *jama, probably borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yámHas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑmɑ/, [ˈjɑ̝mɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑmɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ja‧ma

Noun

jama

1. (dated) seam, joint (point where two things meet)
2. seam in a seine
3. (colloquial) A situation or state, especially an unfavourable one; normally used only in inessive, elative and illative singular to express being in, getting out of, or getting into a (bad) situation.

   Yritys A on todella pahassa jamassa.

   Company A is in a really difficult situation.

Declension

Inflection of jama (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		jama	jamat
genitive		jaman	jamojen
partitive		jamaa	jamoja
illative		jamaan	jamoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		jama	jamat
accusative	nom.	jama	jamat
	gen.	jaman
genitive		jaman	jamojen jamain rare
partitive		jamaa	jamoja
inessive		jamassa	jamoissa
elative		jamasta	jamoista
illative		jamaan	jamoihin
adessive		jamalla	jamoilla
ablative		jamalta	jamoilta
allative		jamalle	jamoille
essive		jamana	jamoina
translative		jamaksi	jamoiksi
abessive		jamatta	jamoitta
instructive		—	jamoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of jama (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jamani jamani accusative nom. jamani jamani gen. jamani genitive jamani jamojeni jamaini rare partitive jamaani jamojani inessive jamassani jamoissani elative jamastani jamoistani illative jamaani jamoihini adessive jamallani jamoillani ablative jamaltani jamoiltani allative jamalleni jamoilleni essive jamanani jamoinani translative jamakseni jamoikseni abessive jamattani jamoittani instructive — — comitative — jamoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jamasi jamasi accusative nom. jamasi jamasi gen. jamasi genitive jamasi jamojesi jamaisi rare partitive jamaasi jamojasi inessive jamassasi jamoissasi elative jamastasi jamoistasi illative jamaasi jamoihisi adessive jamallasi jamoillasi ablative jamaltasi jamoiltasi allative jamallesi jamoillesi essive jamanasi jamoinasi translative jamaksesi jamoiksesi abessive jamattasi jamoittasi instructive — — comitative — jamoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jamamme jamamme accusative nom. jamamme jamamme gen. jamamme genitive jamamme jamojemme jamaimme rare partitive jamaamme jamojamme inessive jamassamme jamoissamme elative jamastamme jamoistamme illative jamaamme jamoihimme adessive jamallamme jamoillamme ablative jamaltamme jamoiltamme allative jamallemme jamoillemme essive jamanamme jamoinamme translative jamaksemme jamoiksemme abessive jamattamme jamoittamme instructive — — comitative — jamoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jamanne jamanne accusative nom. jamanne jamanne gen. jamanne genitive jamanne jamojenne jamainne rare partitive jamaanne jamojanne inessive jamassanne jamoissanne elative jamastanne jamoistanne illative jamaanne jamoihinne adessive jamallanne jamoillanne ablative jamaltanne jamoiltanne allative jamallenne jamoillenne essive jamananne jamoinanne translative jamaksenne jamoiksenne abessive jamattanne jamoittanne instructive — — comitative — jamoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative jamansa jamansa accusative nom. jamansa jamansa gen. jamansa genitive jamansa jamojensa jamainsa rare partitive jamaansa jamojaan jamojansa inessive jamassaan jamassansa jamoissaan jamoissansa elative jamastaan jamastansa jamoistaan jamoistansa illative jamaansa jamoihinsa adessive jamallaan jamallansa jamoillaan jamoillansa ablative jamaltaan jamaltansa jamoiltaan jamoiltansa allative jamalleen jamallensa jamoilleen jamoillensa essive jamanaan jamanansa jamoinaan jamoinansa translative jamakseen jamaksensa jamoikseen jamoiksensa abessive jamattaan jamattansa jamoittaan jamoittansa instructive — — comitative — jamoineen jamoinensa

Anagrams

• maja

Japanese

Romanization

jama

1. Rōmaji transcription of じゃま

Makasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɟama]

Verb

jama (Lontara spelling ᨍᨆ, semi-transitive anjama)

1. (transitive) to work on something

Derived terms

• jamang

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ama.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈja.ma/

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• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: ja‧ma

Noun

jama f

1. cavity
2. cave
3. burrow
4. fossa
5. delve
6. ventricle

Declension

Declension of jama

	singular	plural
nominative	jama	jamy
genitive	jamy	jam
dative	jamie	jamom
accusative	jamę	jamy
instrumental	jamą	jamami
locative	jamie	jamach
vocative	jamo	jamy

Derived terms

• jama ustna
• jamisty
• jamowy

 

Further reading

• jama in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• jama in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Rayón Zoque

Noun

jama

1. sun
2. day

Derived terms

• jamaduꞌkyʌ
• jamadʌꞌkʌ
• jamajama
• jamajʌyʌ
• jamakuk
• jamaminʌ
• jamaniŋgʌꞌ
• jamasamu
• jamgʌdʌjku

 

References

• Harrison, Roy, B. de Harrison, Margaret, López Juárez, Francisco, Ordoñes, Cosme (1984) Vocabulario zoque de Rayón (Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 28)‎^[2] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 6

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ama.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jâma/
• Hyphenation: ja‧ma

Noun

jȁma f (Cyrillic spelling ја̏ма)

1. excavation, hole, cavity

   Postojna jama je kraljica svih jama. ― The Postojna cave is the queen of all caves.

2. hollow, depression
3. hole, burrow

Declension

Declension of jama

	singular	plural
nominative	jama	jame
genitive	jame	jama
dative	jami	jamama
accusative	jamu	jame
vocative	jamo	jame
locative	jami	jamama
instrumental	jamom	jamama

Further reading

• “jama”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ama.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjama]

Noun

jama f (diminutive jamka)

1. pit
2. hole

Declension

Declension of jama

	singular	plural
nominative	jama	jamy
genitive	jamy	jám
dative	jame	jamám
accusative	jamu	jamy
locative	jame	jamách
instrumental	jamou	jamami

Further reading

• “jama”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ama.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jàːma/

Noun

jáma f

1. cave

   Postojnska jama je kraljica vseh jam ― The Postojna cave is queen of all caves

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	jáma
gen. sing.	jáme
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	jáma	jámi	jáme
genitive (rodȋlnik)	jáme	jám	jám
dative (dajȃlnik)	jámi	jámama	jámam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	jámo	jámi	jáme
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	jámi	jámah	jámah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	jámo	jámama	jámami

Further reading

• “jama”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “jama”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Southern Ndebele

Verb

-jama^?

1. to stand

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Spanish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxama/ [ˈxa.ma]
• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: ja‧ma

Noun

jama f (plural jamas)

1. (Honduras) small iguana

Further reading

• “jama”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28

Swedish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

jama (present jamar, preterite jamade, supine jamat, imperative jama)

1. to meow

   Katten jamar

   The cat is meowing

Conjugation

Conjugation of jama (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	jama		jamas
Supine	jamat		jamats
Imperative	jama		—
Imper. plural1	jamen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	jamar	jamade	jamas	jamades
Ind. plural1	jama	jamade	jamas	jamades
Subjunctive2	jame	jamade	james	jamades
	Participles
Present participle	jamande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• jam

See also

• katt
• mjau

References

• jama in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• jama in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• jama in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• Maja