إجا

إجا - North Levantine Arabic

Verb

إجا (ʾija) (form I, non-past يجي (yiji), active participle جاي (jāy))

  1. to come
  2. to arrive

إجا - South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ʔi.ʒa/, [ˈʔi.ʒa], [ˈʔi.d͡ʒa]

Verb

إجا (ʔija) (form I, present بيجي (bīji), active participle جاي (jāy))

  1. to come
  2. (by extension) to arrive
    • من أوّل ما إجيت وإنتي بتحطّي مكياج.
      • min ʔawwal mā ʔijīt w ʔinti bitḥoṭṭi mikyāj
      • You've been putting on makeup from the moment I arrived.
      • (literally, “Since as soon as I arrived you're putting makeup.”)
  3. (+ ل) to come up to, to approach
  4. (by extension) to get, to receive (with recipient as direct object)
  5. (by extension) (+ في) to fit (in a space)
    • Antonym: وسع (wasaʕ)
    • ولا يمكن هالخزانة تيجي بالغرفة.
      • wala yumken hāl-ḵazāne tīji bil-ḡorfe
      • There's no way this wardrobe will fit in the room.
  6. (by extension) (+ على) to fit (of clothes)

Usage notes

  • The imperative of this verb is irregular, derived from Arabic تَعَالَ (taʕāla, come here).

Conjugation

    Conjugation of إجا (ʔija)

Derived terms

Meaning and Definition of إجا
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