я

я (upper case Я)

1. A letter in the Cyrillic alphabet.

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  Cyrillic letter Я я, normal above, italics below.
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From Proto-Slavic *(j)azъ, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂

я • (ja)

1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а (A a), Б б (B b), В в (V v), Г г (H h), Д д (D d), Е е (Je je), Ё ё (Jo jo), Ж ж (Ž ž), З з (Z z), І і (I i), Й й (J j), К к (K k), Л л (L l), М м (M m), Н н (N n), О о (O o), П п (P p), Р р (R r), С с (S s), Т т (T t), У у (U u), Ў ў (Ŭ ŭ), Ф ф (F f), Х х (X x), Ц ц (C c), Ч ч (Č č), Ш ш (Š š), Ы ы (Y y), Ь ь (ʹ ʹ), Э э (E e), Ю ю (Ju ju), Я я (Ja ja)

• (stressed) IPA^(key): /ja/
• (unstressed) IPA^(key): /jə/

я • (ja) f

1. Short form of the third-person singular feminine pronoun in the accusative case, used as the direct object of a verb, translated as her when the noun is animate, and as it when the noun is inanimate.

   Познаваш ли я?

   Poznavaš li ja?

   Do you know her?

   Беше я срам от поведението ѝ.

   Beše ja sram ot povedenieto ì.

   She was ashamed of her behaviour.

   Стефан смачка бележката на топка и я хвърли в огъня.

   Stefan smačka beležkata na topka i ja hvǎrli v ogǎnja.

   Stefan crumpled the note up into a ball and threw it on the fire.

• IPA^(key): /ja/

я • (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirtieth and last letter of the Bulgarian Cyrillic alphabet. Its name is я /ja/, it indicates palatalization when used after a consonant and the semivowel /j/ + the vowel /a/, otherwise. It is preceded by Ю.

я • (ja)

1. (colloquial) Used in imperative sentence for emphasis.

   Я да видя!

   Ja da vidja!

   Let me see!

   Я ти да се махаш от тук!

   Ja ti da se mahaš ot tuk!

   Out of the way, you!

2. (colloquial) Used to emphasize that what has just been said is true.

   A: Няма повече мляко в хладилника.
   B: Няма, я!

   A: Njama poveče mljako v hladilnika.
   B: Njama, ja!

   A: There isn't any milk left in the fridge.
   B: You're damn right there isn't!

я • (ja)

1. (colloquial) Used to introduce two alternative options; either, or.

   Я има вода, я няма.

   Ja ima voda, ja njama.

   Either there is water or there isn't.

   Я се върне, я не.

   Ja se vǎrne, ja ne.

   He'll either come back or he won't.

я • (ja)

1. Used to express surprise, wonder or amazement; oh.

   Я, не знаех, че си бил тук.

   Ja, ne znaeh, če si bil tuk.

   Oh, I didn't know you were here.

   Я, колко хубави цветя!

   Ja, kolko hubavi cvetja!

   Oh, how beautiful these flowers are!

• IPA^(key): [ja]

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• Rhymes: -a

я • (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirty-third and final letter of the Russian Cyrillic alphabet. Its name is я (ja) and it has the sound of English ya in yard. It is preceded by the letter Ю (Ju).

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я • (ja) n inan (indeclinable)

1. The Cyrillic letter Я (Ja), я (ja).

From Proto-Slavic *(j)azъ, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.

я • (ja)

1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

   Я ру́сский ― Ja rússkij ― I am Russian.

• мой (moj)
• свой (svoj)

• сам (sam)

я • (ja)

1. The thirty-fourth letter of the Rusyn Cyrillic alphabet. It is preceded by Ю.

From Proto-Slavic *(j)azъ, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.

я • (ja)

1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

   Я руси́н, був, єсьм, і бу́ду.

   Ja rusýn, buv, jesʹm, i búdu.

   I was Rusyn, I am Rusyn and I will be Rusyn.

• мой (moj)
• свой (svoj)

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• IPA^(key): [ˈjɑ]

From older form язъ (jazʺ), from Old East Slavic азъ (azŭ), from Proto-Slavic *(j)azъ. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.

я • (ja)

1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)
2. (psychology) ego

я • (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirty-third letter of the Ukrainian Cyrillic alphabet. It is preceded by Ю (Ju).

• Melʹnyčuk O. S., editor (2012), “я”, in Etymolohičnyj slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume VI, Kiev: Naukova Dumka, page 529
• я in Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980) Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka