Etymology

From ArabicCategory:Finnish terms derived from Arabic#JALLA يَاٱللَّٰه (yāllāh, “hurry up!”)Category:Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#JALLA, introduced to Finnish by peacekeeping troops who have served in the Middle East in the 1970s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑlːɑ/, [ˈjɑ̝lːɑ̝]Category:Finnish 2-syllable words#JALLACategory:Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation#JALLA
• Rhymes: -ɑlːɑCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/ɑlːɑ#JALLACategory:Rhymes:Finnish/ɑlːɑ/2 syllables#JALLA
• Syllabification^(key): jal‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): jal‧la

Noun

jallaCategory:Finnish lemmas#JALLACategory:Finnish nouns#JALLACategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#JALLACategory:Pages with entries#JALLACategory:Pages with 7 entries#JALLA (slangCategory:Finnish slang#JALLA)

1. diarrhea

   Synonym: ripuli

Etymology

From Proto-SamicCategory:Lule Sami terms inherited from Proto-Samic#JALLACategory:Lule Sami terms derived from Proto-Samic#JALLA *jëllë.

Adjective

jalˈlaCategory:Lule Sami lemmas#JALLACategory:Lule Sami adjectives#JALLACategory:Lule Sami entries with incorrect language header#JALLACategory:Pages with entries#JALLACategory:Pages with 7 entries#JALLA

1. foolish, naive

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɟalːa/, [ˈɟʝal.la]Category:Makasar terms with IPA pronunciation#JALLA
• Hyphenation: jal‧la

Adjective

jalla (Lontara spelling ᨍᨒ)Category:Makasar lemmas#JALLACategory:Makasar adjectives#JALLACategory:Makasar entries with incorrect language header#JALLACategory:Pages with entries#JALLACategory:Pages with 7 entries#JALLA

1. openly showing affection or fondness for something; crazy about; fond of

   Tau jalla ribainenna

   A person who is crazy about his wife (and shows it openly).

   Category:Makasar terms with usage examples#JALLA

   Tenaja kujalla punna salaʼja, biasajaʼ annganre

   I am not so fond of salaks, because I eat them all the time.

   Category:Makasar terms with usage examples#JALLA

2. overjoyed with something; extremely pleased

   Jallana nipuji

   He is overjoyed with the praise (proof of satisfaction) he received.

   Category:Makasar terms with usage examples#JALLA

   Sannaki jallana ka nampa-nampanna acciniʼ

   He shows his fondness clearly, since he is seeing it for the very first time.

   Category:Makasar terms with usage examples#JALLA

Further reading

• Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Etymology

From ArabicCategory:Maltese terms inherited from Arabic#JALLACategory:Maltese terms derived from Arabic#JALLA يَاٱللَّٰه (yāllāh)Category:Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#JALLA. By surface analysis, ja +‎ Alla, literally “O God!”Category:Maltese compound terms#JALLA.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjal.la/Category:Maltese 2-syllable words#JALLACategory:Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation#JALLA
• Rhymes: -allaCategory:Rhymes:Maltese/alla#JALLACategory:Rhymes:Maltese/alla/2 syllables#JALLA

Particle

jallaCategory:Maltese lemmas#JALLACategory:Maltese particles#JALLACategory:Maltese entries with incorrect language header#JALLACategory:Pages with entries#JALLACategory:Pages with 7 entries#JALLA

1. Followed by an imperfect verb, it expresses the optative, i.e. a wish or request.

   Jalla jkun hemm aktar nies bħalek. ― If only there were more people like you.Category:Maltese terms with usage examples#JALLA

   Jalla tistrieħ fis-sliem. ― May she rest in peace.Category:Maltese terms with usage examples#JALLA

Etymology

From Proto-SamicCategory:Northern Sami terms inherited from Proto-Samic#JALLACategory:Northern Sami terms derived from Proto-Samic#JALLA *jëllë.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈjalːla/Category:Northern Sami terms with IPA pronunciation#JALLACategory:Northern Sami 2-syllable words#JALLA

Adjective

jalˈla (comparative jallat, superlative jallamus)Category:Northern Sami lemmas#JALLACategory:Northern Sami adjectives#JALLACategory:Northern Sami entries with incorrect language header#JALLACategory:Pages with entries#JALLACategory:Pages with 7 entries#JALLA

1. crazy

Alternative forms

Noun

jalla nCategory:Pali lemmas#JALLACategory:Pali nouns#JALLACategory:Pali nouns in Latin script#JALLACategory:Pali entries with incorrect language header#JALLACategory:Pali neuter nouns#JALLACategory:Pages with entries#JALLACategory:Pages with 7 entries#JALLA

1. wet dirt

Etymology

From ArabicCategory:Swedish terms borrowed from Arabic#JALLACategory:Swedish terms derived from Arabic#JALLA يَاٱللَّٰه (yāllāh)Category:Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#JALLA.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjal.la/Category:Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation#JALLA

Interjection

jallaCategory:Swedish lemmas#JALLACategory:Swedish interjections#JALLACategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#JALLACategory:Pages with entries#JALLACategory:Pages with 7 entries#JALLA

1. (slangCategory:Swedish slang#JALLA) come on, c’mon
2. (slangCategory:Swedish slang#JALLA) hurry up

   Jalla, mannen! De stänger snart.

   Hurry up, man! They're about to close.

   Category:Swedish terms with usage examples#JALLA

References

• Slangopedia