айда

See also: hajde, and аида

Eastern Mari

Etymology

Probably from Russian айда́ (ajdá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑjˈdɑ/
• Rhymes: -ɑ
• Hyphenation: ай‧да

Particle

айда • (ajda)

1. (imperative) let's go to...

   айда мемнан деке!

   ajda memnan deke!

   let's go to our place!

2. (imperative) let's go do...

   айда мурена

   ajda murena

   let's sing

3. (imperative) may they do..., let them do...

   айда кайже, ит кучо!

   ajda kajže, it kučo!

   let them go, don't hold them back!

4. really?, is that so?

   тудым паша гыч луктын колтеныт - айда?

   tudym paša gyč luktyn koltenyt - ajda?

   they were fired from their job - really?

References

• J. Bradley et al. (2023) “айда”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

Russian

Etymology

Supposedly from Tatar әйдә (äydä) or a cognate term from some other Turkic language. Related to Serbo-Croatian hajde.

Not to be confused with ай да (aj da), which is a compliment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐjˈda]

• Audio:

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Interjection

айда́ • (ajdá)

1. (colloquial) let's go, c'mon

   Хва́тит рабо́тать, айда́ по дома́м.

   Xvátit rabótatʹ, ajdá po domám.

   Enough of the work, let's go home.

   Айда́ в футбо́л.

   Ajdá v futból.

   Let's play football.

   • 1855, Михаил Салтыков-Щедрин, Кисель; English translation from (Please provide a date or year):

     А господа́ ме́жду тем гуля́ли-гуля́ли, да и догуля́лись. Догуля́лись и говоря́т друг дру́гу: «Тепе́рь нам гуля́ть бо́льше не на что; айда́ домо́й кисе́ль есть!»

     A gospodá méždu tem guljáli-guljáli, da i doguljálisʹ. Doguljálisʹ i govorját drug drúgu: «Tepérʹ nam guljátʹ bólʹše ne na što; ajdá domój kisélʹ jestʹ!»

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (colloquial) made off; dashed away; vanished

   Мы поруга́лись, он собра́л вещи́чки и айда́.

   My porugálisʹ, on sobrál veščíčki i ajdá.

   We had a quarrel, then he got his belongings and left.

Usage notes

Айда is used mostly as an imperative verb, but it is invariable. In Russian grammar айда does not count as a true verb and is considered to be closer to an interjection (междометие).

See also

• го́йда (gójda)