ja in Hausa

IPA: /(d)ʒáː/, [d͡ʒáː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: jā [canonical], jā [feminine], jājā̀yē [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|ha|adjective|feminine|jā|plural|jājā̀yē|head=jā|sort=}} jā (feminine jā, plural jājā̀yē), {{ha-adj|jā|jā|jājā̀yē}} jā (feminine jā, plural jājā̀yē)

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "jā",
      "links": [
        [
          "jā",
          "ja"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jā",
      "links": [
        [
          "jā",
          "ja"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jājā̀yē",
      "links": [
        [
          "jājā̀yē",
          "jajaye"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "feminine",
        "4": "jā",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "jājā̀yē",
        "head": "jā",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "jā (feminine jā, plural jājā̀yē)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jā",
        "2": "jā",
        "3": "jājā̀yē"
      },
      "expansion": "jā (feminine jā, plural jājā̀yē)",
      "name": "ha-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 75 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Colors",
          "orig": "ha:Colors",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "red"
      ],
      "id": "en-ja-ha-adj-sfUaUR8d",
      "links": [
        [
          "red",
          "red"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/(d)ʒáː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒáː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ja"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "jā",
      "links": [
        [
          "jā",
          "ja"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jā",
      "links": [
        [
          "jā",
          "ja"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jājā̀yē",
      "links": [
        [
          "jājā̀yē",
          "jajaye"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "feminine",
        "4": "jā",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "jājā̀yē",
        "head": "jā",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "jā (feminine jā, plural jājā̀yē)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jā",
        "2": "jā",
        "3": "jājā̀yē"
      },
      "expansion": "jā (feminine jā, plural jājā̀yē)",
      "name": "ha-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hausa adjectives",
        "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hausa lemmas",
        "Hausa links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Hausa links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 75 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ha:Colors"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "red"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "red",
          "red"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/(d)ʒáː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒáː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ja"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Hausa dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-09-20 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (d6fca27 and 65e1673). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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"ja" meaning in Hausa

Adjective