jalija

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یالی (yalı), from Greek γιαλός (gialós), from Ancient Greek αἰγιαλός (aigialós). The same source etymon passed via Dalmatian as ìgalo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jǎlija/
• Rhymes: -ija

Noun

jàlija f (Cyrillic spelling ја̀лија) (regional)

1. an outer area that delimitates either sea or civilization, bank, shore, brim of a body of water or as well the outskirt of a town
2. lollygagger, slacker, loafer, somebody who goes to the beach rather than pursuing a business

   Synonym: jalìjāš

Declension

Declension of jalija

	singular	plural
nominative	jalija	jalije
genitive	jalije	jalija
dative	jaliji	jalijama
accusative	jaliju	jalije
vocative	jalije / jalijo	jalije
locative	jaliji	jalijama
instrumental	jalijom	jalijama

References

• “FOTO: Visočka “Jalija””, in Visoko.co.ba, 2015 September 15
• “jalija”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025