dija

See also: díja, díjə, and đija

Albanian

Verb

dija

1. first-person singular imperfect of di

Breton

Etymology

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

Adverb

dija

1. again

   Synonym: c'hoazh

   • 1877, Lan Inizan, edited by Al Liamm, Emgann Kergidu 1, published 1977, page 194:

     rak ar brud a baotred Plabenneg a zo aet dija dre ar vro, [...]

     as the glory of the Plabennec boys has gone through the land again, [...]

Maltese

Root
’-d-j
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ضِيَاء (ḍiyāʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiː.ja/
• Rhymes: -iːja

Noun

dija f (plural dijiet)

1. shine, luster
   • 1949-1952, Anton Buttigieg, “Niftakar”, in Qasba mar-Riħ, published 1977:

     Niftakar
     tal-qniepen il-mota ferrieħa,
     u l-Ave Maria ta’ Schubert
     taż-żahar il-fwieħa
     u l-għafsa ta’ driegħek ma’ driegħi,
     u l-ħeġġa ta’ wiċċek ħamrani,
     u l-mantar bajdani
     jitkaxkar mal-qiegħa
     tal-korsija:
     id-dija u d-dawl tal-parilja,
     il-ħsejjes taż-żwiemel għaddejja,
     

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Related terms

• dawl
• idda

Pite Sami

Etymology

From the same source as dij.

Pronoun

dija

1. (emphatic) ye, you (plural)

Declension

Inflection of dija

		singular	dual	plural
nominative	simple	dån	dåj	dij
	emphatic	dånnå	dåjå	dija
genitive		duv	dunuo	dijá
accusative		duv	dånov	dijáv
illative		dunje	dunnuj	dijjaj
inessive		duvne	dunuon	diján
elative		duvste	dunuost	dijást
comitative		dujna	dunujn	dijájn

See also

Pite Sami personal pronouns

	singular		dual		plural
	simple	emphatic	simple	emphatic	simple	emphatic
1st person	mån	månnå	måj	måjå	mij	mija
2nd person	dån	dånnå	dåj	dåjå	dij	dija
3rd person	sån	sånnå	såj	såjå	sij	sija

References

• Joshua Wilbur (2014), A grammar of Pite Saami, Berlin: Language Science Press