ia

ia

1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Interlingua.

ia f

1. Alternative form of ea

ia

1. fish

• Steve Gallagher, Peirce Baehr, Bariai Grammar Sketch (2005)

From Latin iam.

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• IPA^(key): /ia/ [i.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: i‧a

ia (not comparable)

1. almost

ia

1. where

Onomatopoeic

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ia

1. hee-haw

• iaën

From i- (indeterminate correlative prefix) +‎ -a (correlative suffix of kind).

• IPA^(key): [ˈia]

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• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: i‧a

ia (plural iaj, accusative singular ian, accusative plural iajn)

1. some kind of (indeterminate correlative of kind)

• ia ajn (“any kind of”)
• iasence

ia

1. but

• ga

ia

1. Obsolete spelling of ja.

• ai

ia

1. (reintegrationist norm) first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of ir

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

ia (combining form i-, plural iarang)

1. this

• iah
• yah (obsolete)

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ia

1. hee-haw (cry of an ass or donkey)

From Proto-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Oceanic *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.a/, [ˈi.jə]

ia

1. this, that

ia

1. she, he, it

• ʻo ia

ia

1. Obsolete spelling of ʻia, iā, and iʻa.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

ia

1. third-person singular pronoun: he/she/it, him/her/it

From Proto-Malayic *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia. Compare Maori ia, Tagalog siya.

• IPA^(key): /ˈia̯/

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ia

1. they / he / she / it (genderless third person pronoun)

   Ia mengajarkan muridnya di sekolah.

   They taught his students at school.

2. it (used to refer to a non-human living thing)

   Burung bisa terbang karena ia mempunyai sayap.

   Birds can fly because it have wings

• dia
• beliau

From Proto-Chamic *ʔiar, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

• IPA^(key): /ia/

ia

1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

• Joshua Jensen, Jarai Clauses and Noun Phrases: Syntactic Structures (2014, →ISBN

ia

1. he; she; they (singular)

• iá (stressed)

ia

1. particle emphasizing an imminent action

   Azinha vai casa-ia, logo cai chuva ― Let's get home quickly, it's going to rain

   Iou tâ vâi-ia! ― Be right there!

   Dessâ vai-ia! ― Let it be!

   Tâ fêde-ia ― She's pregnant now

   Pacência-iá. ― Be patient.

   Já têm-ia! ― I've got it!

   Más bôm trabalâ-ia manejante têm aqui! ― We'd better get to work, the boss is here!

• Usually appended at the end of another word (regardless of part of speech), connected with a hyphen.

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ia.

ia (free pronoun)

1. he, she, it, they (third person)

Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.

ia

1. fish

• Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988) (ia)
• John Carter, Katie Carter, John Grummitt, Bonnie MacKenzie, Janell Masters, A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Mur Village Vernaculars (2012) (iə)

• (Etymology 2): iya

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [i.jə]
  • Rhymes: -iə, -ə
• (Baku) IPA^(key): [i.ja]
  • Rhymes: -ia, -a
• Hyphenation: i‧a

From Proto-Malayic *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

ia (Jawi spelling اي, cliticized form -nya)

1. Genderless third person pronoun; he, she, they.

   Ia merupakan Perdana Menteri Kanada.

   He is the Prime Minister of Canada.

2. Pronoun for something that is being discussed; it.

   Benda yang paling mengejutkan tentang universiti ini ialah bahawa ia sudah wujud untuk lebih daripada 500 tahun.

   The most surprising thing about this university is that it has existed for more than 500 years.

Malay personal pronouns
		singular	plural
1st person	standard	saya／ساي aku／اکو, ku-／كو- (informal/towards God) -ku／-كو (informal possessive) hamba／همبا (dated)	kami／کامي (exclusive) kita orang／كيت اورڠ (informal exclusive) kita／کيت (inclusive)
	royal	beta／بيتا
2nd person	standard	kamu／کامو anda／اندا (formal)
		engkau／اڠکاو, kau-／كاو- (informal/towards God) awak／اوق (friendly/older towards younger) -mu／-مو (possessive)	awak semua／اوق سموا kamu semua／كامو سموا kalian／کالين (informal) kau orang／كاو اورڠ (informal)
	royal	tuanku／توانكو
3rd person	standard	dia／دي ia／اي beliau／بلياو (honorific) -nya／-ڽ (possessive)	mereka／مريک dia orang／دي اورڠ (informal)
	royal	baginda／بݢيندا

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

ia (Jawi spelling اي)

1. Used to express affirmation; yes.

   Synonyms: ya, haah (informal)

   Antonyms: tak, tidak, bukan

   Ia, itulah jawapan saya.

   Yes, that is my answer.

• “ia” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

From Proto-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Oceanic *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia. Compare Indonesian ia, Tagalog siya.

ia

1. they / he / she / it (genderless third person pronoun)

   I titiro ia ki te kurī.

   They looked at the dog.

• ja

From Old French ja, from Latin iam.

ia

1. already
   • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 61:

     le Roi Artus estoit ia couché

     King Arthur was already in bed

• French: jà (obsolete)

From Proto-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Oceanic *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

ia

1. he, she, it

• IPA^(key): /jɑː/

ia

1. Alternative form of ġēa

Compare Taparita ia.

ia

1. water

• Tierra Firme (other copy)

ia

1. Clipping of ahiia.

• A. Ernst, Upper Orinoco Vocabularies

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• Rhymes: -iɐ
• Hyphenation: i‧a

ia

1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of ir
2. (informal) Alternative form of iria

From Proto-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Oceanic *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

ia

1. he, she

Perhaps from one of several similar words in neighboring languages, or perhaps from iacă. Alternatively, perhaps a spontaneous creation of expression.

• IPA^(key): /ja/

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• Rhymes: -a
• Homophone: ea

ia

1. used to attract attention to the speaker; well, now, now then

• iacă
• iată

ia

1. inflection of lua:
   1. third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. third-person plural present subjunctive
   3. second-person singular imperative

ia (Surmiran)

1. Alternative form of jau (“I”)

From Proto-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Oceanic *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

ia

1. he, she

   E fanau mai e ia le tama tane, e te faaigoa foi ia te ia o Iesu; aua e faaola e ia lona nuu ai a latou agasala.

   And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

ia

1. Precedes a name to mark it as a direct object

ia

1. Obsolete form of dya.

Compare Otomaco ia.

ia

1. water

• Tierra Firme (other copy)

From English ear.

ia

1. (anatomy) ear

• yau

• IPA^(key): [ˈi.a]
• Hyphenation: i‧a

From Proto-Polynesian *ia. Cognates include Hawaiian ia and Samoan ia.

ia

1. he, she

ia

1. The personal article.
   • 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau]‎^[1], page 1:

     Ko kimatou, ia tagata o Tokelau, e takutino

     We, the people of Tokelau, say openly

• Used before a personal pronoun, proper noun, human collective, natural disaster or subject of a numeral not preceded by a preposition.

From Proto-Polynesian *ia. Cognates include Maori ia and Samoan ia.

ia

1. Emphasises the preceding noun.

ia

1. Used to attract attention; hey, oi
2. Used to introduce a new topic; so, anyway

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 26

From Proto-Oceanic *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

ia

1. Third-person singular pronoun: he, him; she, her

From Proto-Oceanic *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

• IPA^(key): /ia/

ia

1. he
2. she
3. it

• Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 365

From Proto-Germanic *jahw, cognate with Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌷 (jah), Old English ġe.

ia

1. and
   • c390, De conviviis barbaris

     Inter eils Gothicum scapia matzia ia drincan / non audet quisquam dignos educere versus.

     Between the Gothic [cries] “Hail” and “Let’s get [something to] eat and drink” / nobody dares to put forth decent verses.

From ie with the unstressed final vowel lowered from /ɛ/ to /a/, a feature of north-west Walian speech.

• IPA^(key): /ˈiː.a/, /ja/

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• Rhymes: -iːa

ia

1. (North Wales, colloquial) yes, aye

   Synonym: ie

   Antonyms: naci, nage

   Fo ’di dy dad di? Ia, dyna fo.

   Is he your dad? Yes, that’s him.

2. (North Wales, colloquial) interrogative particle (used sentence-finally when a non-verbal element is fronted for emphasis)

   Synonym: ife

   Fo ’di dy dad, ia?

   He’s your dad, is he?

• Used to reply to questions or statements with a non-verbal element fronted for emphasis. For a regular unemphatic verb-initial question or statement, other words of agreement are employed.
• Used in this way, the characteristically colloquial northern. In the standard and colloquial southern language, ie is the preferred form.
• When used sentence-finally in the north, it follows a sentene containing a non-verbal element fronted for emphasis. The equivalent southern particle is ife.

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ia”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Compare Ternate gia, Sahu giama.

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.a/

ia

1. hand

   Synonyms: kamma, (polite) joujou

• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[3], Pacific linguistics
• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[4], Pacific linguistics