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яма

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See also: ама, Яма, and ꙗма

Belarusian

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Etymology

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From Old East Slavic ꙗма (jama), from Proto-Slavic *jama.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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я́ма (jámaf inan (genitive я́мы, nominative plural я́мы, genitive plural ям)

  1. pit, hole (in the ground)

Declension

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References

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  • яма” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *ama with prothetic *j-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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я́ма (jámaf (relational adjective я́мен, diminutive я́мичка)

  1. pit, ground hole, ditch
    Synonyms: ров (rov), ду́пка (dúpka)
  2. cavity, sharp depression (geological formation)
    Synonyms: трап (trap), кухина́ (kuhiná), вдлъбнатина́ (vdlǎbnatiná)

Declension

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Declension of я́ма
singular plural
indefinite я́ма
jáma
я́ми
jámi
definite я́мата
jámata
я́мите
jámite

References

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  • яма”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • яма”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

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Russian

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Russian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old East Slavic ꙗма (jama), from Proto-Slavic *jama.

Noun

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я́ма (jámaf inan (genitive я́мы, nominative plural я́мы, genitive plural ям, relational adjective я́мочный, diminutive я́мка or я́мочка)

  1. pit, hole (in the ground)
  2. dungeon
Declension
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Quotations
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  • 2013, Коллектив авторов, Каргалы. Том II. Горный – поселение эпохи поздней бронзы. Топография, литология, стратиграфия. Производственно-бытовые и сакральные сооружения. Относительная и абсолютная хронология, Litres, →ISBN, page 122:
    Яма имела овально-яйцевидную форму с предположительными размерами 225 х 175 см, при глубине не менее 50 см. Заполнение представляло собой обычный культурный слой.
    Jama imela ovalʹno-jajcevidnuju formu s predpoložitelʹnymi razmerami 225 x 175 sm, pri glubine ne meneje 50 sm. Zapolnenije predstavljalo soboj obyčnyj kulʹturnyj sloj.
    The pit had an oval egg-like shape measuring approximately 225 x 175 cm (88 in x 68 in) with a depth of at least 50 cm (20 in) and was filled with a typical cultural stratum.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Ingrian: jaama
  • Yakut: дьаама (jaama)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Sanskrit यम (yama).

Noun

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я́ма (jámaf inan (indeclinable)

  1. (yoga) yama

Etymology 3

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Noun

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я́ма (jámam inan

  1. genitive singular of ям (jam)

See also

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From Old East Slavic ꙗма (jama), from Proto-Slavic *jama.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈjamɐ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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я́ма (jámaf inan (genitive я́ми, nominative plural я́ми, genitive plural ям, diminutive я́мка)

  1. pit, hole (in the ground)

Declension

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Declension of я́ма
(inan hard fem-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative я́ма
jáma
я́ми
jámy
genitive я́ми
jámy
ям
jam
dative я́мі
jámi
я́мам
jámam
accusative я́му
jámu
я́ми
jámy
instrumental я́мою
jámoju
я́мами
jámamy
locative я́мі
jámi
я́мах
jámax
vocative я́мо
jámo
я́ми
jámy

References

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