Egyptian Arabic

Verb

جا • ‎(gā) ‎(perfect, imperfect ييجي ‎(yīgi))

1. to come ‎(“To move from further away to nearer to”)

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian jʾy ‎(ǰāy, “place”), late form of gyʾg ‎(gyāg, “place”), from Proto-Iranian *Hwah-; see there for more.

Noun

جا • ‎(jâ)

1. place
2. space
3. location
4. seat
5. (dialectal) bed, mattress, bedding

   جاتو جمع کن.

   Jâto jam kon.

   Remove your mattress(, blanket, bedsheet, etc).

Related terms

• اینجا ‎(injâ)
• آنجا ‎(ânjâ), اونجا ‎(unjâ)
• کجا ‎(kojâ)

References

• Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond (2004), “jʾy”, in A Dictionary of Manichaean Middle Persian and Parthian (Corpus Fontium Manichaeorum; 3.1), Turnhout: Brepols