jama

== Atong (India) == === Etymology === From Assamese জামা (zama). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /d͡ʑama/ === Noun === jama (Bengali script জামা) 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 Hyphenation(key): ja‧ma === Noun === jama (dated) seam, joint (point where two things meet) seam in a seine (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. ==== Declension ==== === References === === Anagrams === maja == Japanese == === Romanization === jama Rōmaji transcription of じゃま == Juba Arabic == === Etymology === From Sudanese Arabic جامعة (jāmʕa), from Arabic جَامِعَة (jāmiʕa). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɟama/, [ˈɟa.ma] === Noun === jama university (institution of higher education) === References === Ian Smith; Morris Timothy Ama (1985), A Dictionary of Juba Arabic & English‎[2], 1st edition, Juba: The Committee of The Juba Cheshire Home and Centre for Handicapped Children, page 144 == Makasar == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɟama] === Verb === jama (Lontara spelling ᨍᨆ or 𑻪𑻥, semi-transitive anjama, passive nijama) (transitive) to work on something ==== Derived terms ==== jamang == Polish == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ama. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈja.ma/ Rhymes: -ama Syllabification: ja‧ma === Noun === jama f cavity cave burrow fossa delve ventricle ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “jama”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “jama”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish) == Rayón Zoque == === Noun === jama sun day ==== Derived terms ==== === 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)‎[5] (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, diminutive jȁmica) excavation, hole, cavity Postojna jama je kraljica svih jama. ― The Postojna cave is the queen of all caves. hollow, depression hole, burrow ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “jama”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Slovak == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ama. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jama/, [ˈjama] Rhymes: -ama Hyphenation: ja‧ma === Noun === jama f (relational adjective jamový, diminutive jamka or jamôčka, augmentative jamisko) pit hole ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “jama”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Slovene == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ama. First attested in the 16th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jàːma/ === Noun === jáma f cave Postojnska jama je kraljica vseh jam ― The Postojna cave is queen of all caves ==== Declension ==== === 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? 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) (Honduras) small iguana === Further reading === “jama”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “jama”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 == 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) to meow ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== jam ==== See also ==== katt mjau === References === “jama”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “jama”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “jama”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === Maja