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Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Afar or Afar qafár.

Symbol

aa

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

See also

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology 1

From Hawaiian ʻaʻā.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

aa (uncountable)

  1. (volcanology) A form of lava flow associated with Hawaiian-type volcanoes, consisting of basaltic rock, usually dark-colored with a jagged and loose, clinkery surface. Compare pahoehoe. [From 19th c.]
    • 1859, R. C. Haskell, American journal of science and arts, series XXVIII:
      We...saw ‘pahoihoi’ or solid lava forming, and also ‘aa’ or clinkers.
    • 1944, Charles A. Cotton, Volcanoes as landscape forms:
      Cooling and solidification frequently takes a different course [...] in lava flows, producing the clinker-like ‘aa’ lava.
    • 1981, Hilo Lava Flood Control: Environmental Impact Statement, page 194:
      Both pahoehoe and aa lava flows are common on the upper slopes of Mauna Loa with a preponderance of aa flows found at the lower elevations.
Translations

Etymology 2

Abbreviation.

Noun

aa

  1. Initialism of acetic acid.
  2. Initialism of acting age.
  3. (medicine) Initialism of alveolar-arterial.
  4. Initialism of aminoacetone.
  5. Initialism of amino acid.
  6. Initialism of approximate absolute.
  7. Initialism of arachidonic acid.
  8. Initialism of armature accelerator.
  9. Initialism of ascending aorta.
  10. Initialism of atomic absorption.
  11. Initialism of author's alteration.
  12. Initialism of average audience.

Adjective

aa (not comparable)

  1. Initialism of arctic-alpine.
  2. Initialism of always afloat.

Etymology 3

Compare pp.

Noun

aa pl (plural only)

  1. Abbreviation of adjectives.
  2. Abbreviation of arteries.

Etymology 4

Contraction.

Adjective

aa

  1. Abbreviation of ana (“of each, equal parts”).

Etymology 5

Pronoun

aa

  1. (Northumbria, personal) I.
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Acholi

Verb

aa

  1. to get up, to move after staying still
  2. to move away, to go away, to get lost
  3. to originate from, to come from (used in past tense)

Verb

aa (passive voice)

  1. to have originated from, to have come from (used in past tense)
  2. to have commenced from, to have started from

Verb

aa

  1. to originate from, to come from (used in non-past tense)
  2. to commence from, to start from

References

  • Blackings, Mairi John (2009), Acholi English – English Acholi Dictionary‎, Munich: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, pages 1-2

Balinese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀa.

Noun

aa (Balinese script ᬳᬳᭂ)

  1. fig (Ficus roxburghii)

References

  • “aa”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali]

Bavarian

Alternative forms

  • ah (spelling variant)

Etymology

From Old High German ouh, from Proto-Germanic *auk. Cognates include German auch, Dutch ook, Old Norse ok, also archaic English eke.

Pronunciation

Adverb

aa

  1. also; too; as well; either; neither (in addition to whatever or whoever has previously been listed)
    I wui aa a Eis. ― Stress on “aa”: I too want icecream.
    I wui aa a Eis. ― Stress on “Eis”: I want icecream, too.
    Schåff ma des aa? ― Stress on “aa”: Can we do that too?
  2. Used for emphasis.
    1. To confirm a preceding statement: really, actually, indeed, in fact, exactly (always unstressed)
      A jeder håd se dåcht, dåss er ned kummt, und so woar's aa. ― Everybody thought that he wouldn't come, and that's exactly what happened.
      I håb ka Ångst, es gibt jå aa kan Grund. ― I'm not scared, there really is no reason to be.
    2. To confirm a preceding statement by someone else: really, actually, indeed, in fact
      I wui aa a Eis. ― Stress on “wui”: I do indeed want icecream.
      Des is aa so. ― Stress on “is”: It really is like that.
    3. Emphasis on a preceding conjunction (often with no) (always stressed)
      Des Essn håd eana ned gschmeckt und mia aa ned. ― They didn't like the food and neither did I.
      I håb heit vui z'tuan und zan Årzt muaß i aa. ― I'm very busy today and I also have to go to the doctor.
      Er håd ned nur s'Gödbeasl, sondern aa no de Augnglasln ausgstraat. ― He not only lost his wallet, but also his glasses.
    4. Emphasis on a preceding negative statement: even (always stressed)
      Synonym: ned amoi
      Då håd kana wås måchn kenna, aa ka Årzt. ― Nobody could do anything, not even a doctor.
    5. Implies doubt in a yes-no question really (always unstressed)
      Kånn i des aa glaubn? ― Can I really believe this?
      Håst da des aa guad iwalegt? ― Have you really thought this through?
      Schåff ma des aa? ― Can we really do that?
    6. To imply that something is unreasonable; also used when expressing reproach, anger, astonishment, etc. (always unstressed)
      Wås miassn de aa ålle då durchfoahrn?! ― Why do they all have to pass through here?!
      Du muasst aa immer bei jedn Bledsinn mitmåchn. ― You always have to take part in any nonsense, don't you?
      Wäul's aa nia de Pappn hoidn kennts! ― That's because you never shut up!
  3. (implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality): even (always stressed)
    Synonym: sogår
    Aa wånn's woahr is, is's no ka endguitiger Beweis. ― Even if this is true, it is no definite proof.
    Mia is des aa scho amoi passiert. ― It even happened to me once.
  4. as in whatever, whenever, however, etc. ever (always unstressed)
    Wås'd aa tuast, ana is immer besser. ― Whatever you do, someone will always do it better.
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Bughotu

Verb

aa

  1. to open
  2. to be open
  3. to open mouth

References

  • W. Ivens, Bugotu-English/English-Bugotu Concise Dictionary (1998)

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

aa f (plural aa's, diminutive aatje n)

  1. (especially in names) alternative spelling of a

East Central German

Etymology

Compare German ein.

Article

aa

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) a, an

Further reading

  • Hendrik Heidler (11 June 2020), Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎ (in German), 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 13
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Estonian

Interjection

aa

  1. An interjection expressing recognition -
    Aa, see oled sina.
    Oh, it's you.
  2. An interjection expressing understanding -
    Aa, saan aru.
    Ah, I understand.

Noun

aa (genitive aa, partitive aad)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter A/a.

Further reading

  • “aa”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Finnish

Etymology 1

    From Latin ā.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɑː/, [ˈɑ̝ː]
    • Rhymes: -ɑː
    • Syllabification(key): aa
    • Hyphenation(key): aa

    Noun

    aa

    1. The name of the Latin-script letter A/a, called a in English.
    Usage notes
    • Speakers often use the corresponding forms of a-kirjain (“letter A, letter a”) instead of inflecting this word, especially in plural.
    Declension
    More information nominative, genitive ...
    More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
    Synonyms
    Derived terms
    compounds

    Etymology 2

      Either crosslinguistic or borrowed from any of the many European languages it appears in.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈɑː/, [ˈɑ̝ː]
      • Rhymes: -ɑː
      • Syllabification(key): aa
      • Hyphenation(key): aa

      Interjection

      aa

      1. oh, ah (expression of recognition, realization, understanding, etc.)
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      French

      Etymology

      Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻaʻā.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      aa m (plural aas)

      1. (geology, often attributive) the surface of an aa lava flow

      Gagauz

      Etymology

      Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish آغْ (aġ), from Proto-Turkic *āg. Compare Turkish ağ.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      aa (definite accusative [please provide], plural aalar)

      1. seine, net
      2. web

      References

      • Kopuşçu M. İ. , Todorova S. A. , Kiräkova T.İ., editors (2019), Gagauzça-rusça sözlük: klaslar 5-12, Komrat: Gagauziya M.V. Maruneviç adına Bilim-Aaraştırma merkezi, →ISBN, page 8

      Indonesian

      Etymology

      Borrowed from Sundanese aa.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈa.a/, [ˈa.(ʔ)a]

      Noun

      aa (plural aa-aa)

      1. older brother

      Synonyms

      Inupiaq

      Etymology 1

      Interjection

      aa

      1. yes, I know
      2. I agree: expresses listener's agreement with storyteller or speaker
      Derived terms
      • aaqanuq

      Etymology 2

      Interjection

      aa

      1. expresses exasperation, criticism or dismay over what another person does or says, said in breathy voice
      2. expression of surprise or awe
      Derived terms
      • aakhaa
      • aallaalii

      Italian

      Etymology

      Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻaʻā.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈa.a/
      • Rhymes: -aa
      • Hyphenation: à‧a

      Noun

      aa f (invariable)

      1. (volcanology) aa (type of lava flow)
        Synonym: afrolite

      Further reading

      • aa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
      • aa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

      Japanese

      Romanization

      aa

      1. Rōmaji transcription of ああ

      Javanese

      Romanization

      aa

      1. romanization of ꦲꦲ

      Kankanaey

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ʔaˈa/ [ʔʌˈa] (“amazement”)
        • Rhymes: -a
      • IPA(key): /ˈʔaa/ [ˈʔaː.ʌ] (“go to the devil”)
        • Rhymes: -aa
      • Syllabification: a‧a

      Interjection

      aá

      1. ah! (denoting amazement)

      Noun

      áa

      1. (derogatory) act of going to the devil

      Derived terms

      • inaa
      • inaadaka

      References

      • Morice Vanoverbergh (1933), “aa”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎, Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 1

      Ladin

      Etymology

      From Latin ārea. Compare Italian aia.

      Noun

      aa f (plural [please provide])

      1. farmyard
      2. threshing floor

      Latvian

      Interjection

      aa

      1. yeah, uh-huh (expression of agreement, understanding)
        - Vai vēlies ēst? – Aa.
        - Do you want to eat? - Yeah.

      Lithuanian

      Etymology

      Compare Russian ага (aga), and English uh-huh.

      Pronunciation

      Interjection

      aà, aã

      1. yeah, uh-huh (expression of agreement)
        - Ar̃ nóri válgyti? – Aà.
        - Do you want to eat? - Yeah.

      Synonyms

      Further reading

      Lun Bawang

      Pronunciation

      Determiner

      aa

      1. no, not, without

      Synonyms

      Lutuv

      Etymology

      From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ʔaar, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *haːr

      Noun

      aa

      1. chicken

      Manx

      Etymology

      From Old Irish oä, comparative form of oäc, from Proto-Celtic *yuwankos (compare Welsh ieuanc), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós (compare English young).

      Pronunciation

      Adjective

      aa

      1. comparative degree of aeg (“young, adolescent, immature”)

      Mbya Guarani

      Adverb

      aa

      1. here

      Middle English

      Etymology

      Borrowed from Old Norse á, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“water, stream”). Doublet of ee.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      aa

      1. (Late Middle English, hapax legomenon) river, stream (in place name)

      References

      Middle Welsh

      Pronunciation

      Verb

      aa

      1. alternative form of a, third-person singular present indicative of mynet

      Murui Huitoto

      Alternative forms

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): [ˈaː]
      • Hyphenation: aa

      Adverb

      aa

      1. up, above

      References

      • Shirley Burtch (1983), Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎ (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 19
      • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017), A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎, Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 145

      Navajo

      Postposition

      aa

      1. third-person indefinite of baa

      Northern Sami

      Interjection

      aa

      1. no

      Norwegian

      Letter

      aa

      1. obsolete spelling of å

      Norwegian Bokmål

      Letter

      aa

      1. obsolete spelling of å

      Norwegian Nynorsk

      Alternative forms

      • Aa (letter and noun, upper case)

      Conjunction

      aa

      1. obsolete spelling of å (pronunciation spelling of og)

      Interjection

      aa

      1. obsolete typography of å

      Letter

      aa (upper case Aa)

      1. obsolete typography of å

      Noun

      aa f (definite singular aai, indefinite plural aaer or aair, definite plural aaerne or aaine)

      1. obsolete typography of å

      Particle

      aa

      1. obsolete typography of å

      Preposition

      aa

      1. obsolete typography of å

      References

      • Ivar Aasen (1850), “aa”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000

      Old Galician-Portuguese

      Etymology 1

      Alternative forms

      Contraction

      aa f

      1. contraction of a +‎ a, literally “to/at the”
        • a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 294 (facsimile):
          [C]omo hũa moller q̇ iogaua os dados en pulla lançou hũa pedra aa omagen de ſṫa maṙi[a] poꝛ q̇ perdera ⁊ parou un angeo de pedra que y eſtaua a mão ⁊ reçibiu o colpe.
          [H]ow a woman who was playing the dices in Apulia threw a stone at the statue of Holy Mary because she had lost, and an angel of stone which was there reached out its hand and received the blow.
      Descendants
      • Galician: á
      • Portuguese: à

      Etymology 2

      Inherited from Latin ala (“wing”).

      Noun

      aa f (plural aas)

      1. wing
      Descendants
      • Galician: á
      • Portuguese: á

      Paraujano

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈaː/
      • Rhymes: -aː
      • Syllabification: aa

      Adverb

      aa

      1. there (far from the speaker)

      References

      • Álvarez, José; Bravo, María (2008), “aa”, in Diccionario básico de la lengua añú [Basic dictionary of the Añú language]‎, Maracaibo, Venezuela: University of Zulia, →ISBN, page 41.

      Pennsylvania German

      Scots

      Stoney

      Sundanese

      Swedish

      Tagalog

      Tlingit

      Võro

      Votic

      Yoruba

      Zyphe

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