я

See also: Я, я̆, ᴙ, and Appendix:Variations of "r"

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я U+044F, я CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER YA ← ю [U+044E] Cyrillic ѐ → [U+0450]

Translingual

Letter

я (upper case Я)

1. A letter of the Cyrillic script, called ya or ja.

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Abaza

Letter

я • (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The seventy-first letter of the Abaza alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гв гв, Гъ гъ, Гъв гъв, Гъь гъь, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Гӏв гӏв, Д д, Дж дж, Джв джв, Джь джь, Дз дз, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Жв жв, Жь жь, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кв кв, Къ къ, Къв къв, Къь къь, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏв кӏв, Кӏь кӏь, Л л, Ль ль, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тл тл, Тш тш, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хв хв, Хъ хъ, Хъв хъв, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Хӏв хӏв, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чв чв, Чӏ чӏ, Чӏв чӏв, Ш ш, Шв шв, Шӏ шӏ, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Adyghe

Letter

я • (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The sixty-fourth letter of the Adyghe alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гу гу, Гъ гъ, Гъу гъу, Д д, Дж дж, Дз дз, Дзу дзу, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Жъ жъ, Жъу жъу, Жь жь, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ку ку, Къ къ, Къу къу, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏу кӏу, Л л, Лъ лъ, Лӏ лӏ, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Пӏу пӏу, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, Тӏу тӏу, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хъу хъу, Хь хь, Ц ц, Цу цу, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Чъ чъ, Ш ш, Шъ шъ, Шъу шъу, Шӏ шӏ, Шӏу шӏу, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, ӏ ӏ, ӏу ӏу

Aghul

Letter

я (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The fifty-third letter of the Aghul alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Дж дж, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кк кк, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пп пп, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тт тт, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чч чч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, ӏ ӏ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Alutor

Letter

я (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirty-ninth letter of the Alutor alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Вʼ вʼ, Г г, Гʼ гʼ, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ә ә, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ӄ ӄ, Л л, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Avar

Letter

я • (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The forty-sixth letter of the Avar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, Лъ лъ, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Bashkir

Letter

я • (ya) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The forty-second letter of the Bashkir alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) хәреф; А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Ҙ ҙ, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ҡ ҡ, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Ҫ ҫ, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ә ә, Ю ю, Я я

Belarusian

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Letter

я • (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirty-second letter of the Belarusian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, І і, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ў ў, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Etymology 2

From Old East Slavic ꙗзъ (jazŭ), from Proto-Slavic *(j)azъ, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ja]

Pronoun

я • (ja)

1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

Declension

Declension of Belarusian personal pronouns

	singular						plural				reflexive
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person				1st person	2nd person	3rd person
			m	n	f
nominative	я (ja)	ты (ty)	ён (jón)	яно́ ‎(janó)	яна́ ‎(janá)		мы ‎(my)	вы ‎(vy)	яны́ ‎(janý)
genitive	мяне́ (mjanjé)	цябе́ (cjabjé)	яго́ ‎(jahó)		яе́ ‎(jajé)		нас (nas)	вас (vas)	іх ‎(ix)		сябе́ (sjabjé)
dative	мне (mnje)	табе́ ‎(tabjé)	яму́ ‎(jamú)		ёй (jój)		нам ‎(nam)	вам ‎(vam)	ім (im)		сабе́ ‎(sabjé)
accusative	мяне́ ‎(mjanjé)	цябе́ ‎(cjabjé)	яго́ (jahó)		яе́ ‎(jajé)		нас ‎(nas)	вас ‎(vas)	іх (ix)		сябе́ (sjabjé)
instrumental	мной, мно́ю ‎(mnoj, mnóju)	табо́й, табо́ю (tabój, tabóju)	ім (im)		ёй, ёю (jój, jóju)		на́мі ‎(námi)	ва́мі ‎(vámi)	і́мі (ími)		сабо́й, сабо́ю (sabój, sabóju)
locative	мне (mnje)	табе́ (tabjé)	ім (im)		ёй (jój)		нас (nas)	вас (vas)	іх (ix)		сабе́ ‎(sabjé)

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ja̟]

• Audio:

  (file)

Letter

я • (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirtieth letter of the Bulgarian alphabet, called я (ja), and written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ж ж, З з, И и (Ѝ ѝ), Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ь ь, Ю ю, Я я

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *jeję̇.

Pronunciation

• (stressed) IPA^(key): [ja̟]

• Audio (stressed):

  (file)

• (unstressed) IPA^(key): [jə]

Pronoun

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.

Related terms

Bulgarian personal pronouns

Number	Person	Gender	Nominative (subject)	Accusative (direct complement)		Dative (indirect complement)		Prepositional
				Full	Short	Full	Short
Singular	First	—	аз (az)	мен (men) ме́не (méne)	ме (me)	ме́не (méne)	ми (mi)	мен (men) ме́не (méne)
	Second	Informal	ти (ti)	теб (teb) те́бе (tébe)	те (te)	те́бе (tébe)	ти (ti)	теб (teb) те́бе (tébe)
		Formal	Ви́е (Víe)	Вас (Vas)	Ви (Vi)	Вам (Vam)	Ви (Vi)	Вас (Vas)
	Third	Masculine	той (toj)	не́го (négo)	го (go)	не́му (nému)	му (mu)	не́го (négo)
		Feminine	тя (tja)	не́я (néja)	я (ja)	ней (nej)	ѝ (ì)	не́я (néja)
		Neuter	то (to)	не́го (négo)	го (go)	не́му (nému)	му (mu)	не́го (négo)
Plural	First	—	ни́е (níe) ний (nij)	нас (nas)	ни (ni)	нам (nam)	ни (ni)	нас (nas)
	Second	Informal	ви́е (víe) вий (vij)	вас (vas)	ви (vi)	вам (vam)	ви (vi)	вас (vas)
		Formal	Ви́е (Víe)	Вас (Vas)	Ви (Vi)	Вам (Vam)	Ви (Vi)	Вас (Vas)
	Third	—	те (te)	тях (tjah)	ги (gi)	тям (tjam)	им (im)	тях (tjah)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یا (ya), from Classical Persian یا (yā).

Particle

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!

Conjunction

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.

Interjection

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!

References

• Thomas Stolz, Nataliya Levkovych (2022) “On loan conjunctions: A comparative study with special focus on the languages of the former Soviet Union”, in Nataliya Levkovych, editor, Susceptibility vs. Resistance. Case Studies on Different Structural Categories in Language-Contact Situations (Koloniale und Postkoloniale Linguistik / Colonial and Postcolonial Linguistics (KPL/CPL); 19), De Gruyter, →DOI, page 270

Etymology 4

Variant reflex of аз (az), see it.

Pronoun

я • (ja)

1. (regional, dialect) I.

   Synonym: аз (az)

   Питам го я: — Ти ли си бре, момче, телеграфният? А он: — Я.

   Pitam go ja: — Ti li si bre, momče, telegrafnijat? A on: — Ja.

   I ask him: "Are you the telegrapher, boy?", and he says: "I am."

Buryat

Letter

я • (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirty-sixth letter of the Buryat alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Carpathian Rusyn

Etymology 1

Letter

я • (ja)

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

Etymology 2

From Old East Slavic ꙗзъ (jazŭ), from Proto-Slavic *(j)azъ, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.

Pronoun

я • (ja)

1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

   Я руси́н, быв, єсьм, і бу́ду.

   Ja rusýn, bŷv, jesʹm, i búdu.

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

Related terms

• мой (moj)
• свой (svoj)

Chechen

Letter

я • (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The forty-seventh letter of the Chechen alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Аь аь, Б б, В в, Г г, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кх кх, Къ къ, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Оь оь, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Юь юь, Я я, Яь яь, ӏ ӏ

Chukchi

Letter

я (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirty-sixth letter of the Chukchi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ӄ ӄ, Л л, Ԓ ԓ, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, ʼ

Chuvash

Letter

я • (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirty-seventh letter of the Chuvash alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӑ ӑ, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ӗ ӗ, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Ҫ ҫ, Т т, У у, Ӳ ӳ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Crimean Tatar

Letter

я (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirty-seventh letter of the Crimean Tatar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Л л, М м, Н н, Нъ нъ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Дж дж, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Dargwa

Letter

я • (ə) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The forty-sixth letter of the Dargwa alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Dungan

Letter

я • (i͡a) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirty-eighth letter of the Dungan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ә ә, Ж ж, Җ җ, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ў ў, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Eastern Mari

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Conjunction

я • (ja)

1. or

   август мучаш, я сентябрь тӱҥалтыш

   avgust mučaš, ja sentabr tüŋaltyš

   the end of August or the beginning of September

2. (я... я) either... or

   я толат, я от тол

   ja tolat, ja ot tol

   either you come or you don't

3. (я... я) now... now, sometimes... sometimes, first... then

   я йӱр йӱреш, я лум лумеш

   ja jür jüreš, ja lum lumeš

   sometimes it rains, sometimes it snows

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Interjection

я • (ja)

1. well, well then, come on, so (asking someone to do something)

   я, каласкале!

   ja, kalaskaĺe!

   well, say it!

Etymology 3

Letter

я • (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirty-sixth letter of the Eastern Mari alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ҥ ҥ, О о, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӱ ӱ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

References

• J. Bradley et al. (2023) “я”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

Even

Letter

я (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirty-sixth letter of the Even alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, Ө ө, Ӫ ӫ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Evenki

Letter

я • (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirty-fourth letter of the Evenki alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Ingush

Letter

я • (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The forty-fourth letter of the Ingush alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Аь аь, Б б, В в, Г г, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кх кх, Къ къ, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, Яь яь, ӏ ӏ

Itelmen

Letter

я (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The forty-eighth letter of the Itelmen alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӑ ӑ, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кʼ кʼ, Ӄ ӄ, Ӄʼ ӄʼ, Л л, Љ љ, Ԓ ԓ, М м, Н н, Њ њ, Ӈ ӈ, О о, О̆ о̆, П п, Пʼ пʼ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тʼ тʼ, У у, Ў ў, Ф ф, Х х, Ӽ ӽ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Чʼ чʼ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Ә ә, Э э, Ю ю, Я я (ʼ, ˚)

Kabardian

Letter

я • (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The fifty-seventh letter of the Kabardian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Э э, Б б, В в, Г г, Гу гу, Гъ гъ, Гъу гъу, Д д, Дж дж, Дз дз, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Жь жь, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ку ку, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏу кӏу, Къ къ, Къу къу, Кхъ кхъ, Кхъу кхъу, Л л, Лъ лъ, Лӏ лӏ, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Фӏ фӏ, Х х, Ху ху, Хь хь, Хъ хъ, Хъу хъу, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Щӏ щӏ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Ю ю, Я я, ӏ ӏ, ӏу ӏу

Kalmyk

Letter

я • (ya) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirty-ninth letter of the Kalmyk alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ә ә, Б б, В в, Г г, Һ һ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Җ җ, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic	يا
Cyrillic	я
Latin	ia
Yañalif	ə

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /jɑ/

Letter

я • (ä) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The forty-second letter of the Kazakh alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ә ә, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Қ қ, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ұ ұ, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, І і, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Khakas

Letter

я • (ya) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirty-ninth letter of the Khakas alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, І і, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӱ ӱ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ӌ ӌ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Kumyk

Letter

я • (ya) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirty-ninth letter of the Kumyk alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Л л, М м, Н н, Нг нг, О о, Оь оь, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Kyrgyz

Letter

я • (ya) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirty-sixth letter of the Kyrgyz alphabet, called я (ya), and written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Lezgi

Letter

я • (ä) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The forty-fifth letter of the Lezgi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Mongolian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian я (ja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈja/
• Syllabification: я (1 syllable)

Letter

я • (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirty-fifth letter of the Mongolian alphabet, called я (ja), and written in the Cyrillic script.

Noun

я • (ja)

1. The name of the Cyrillic script letter Я / я.

Derived terms

• я-гийн төрлийн үсэг (ja-giin törliin üseg)

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) үсэг; А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я
• (Cyrillic script letter names) үсэг; а (a), бэ (be), вэ (ve), гэ (ge), дэ (de), е (je), ё (jo), жэ (že), зэ (ze), и (i), хагас и (xagas i), ка (ka), эл (el), эм (em), эн (en), о (o), ө (ö), пэ (pe), эр (er), эс (es), тэ (te), у (u), ү (ü), эф (ef), ха (xa), цэ (ce), чэ (če), ша (ša), ща (šča), хатуугийн тэмдэг (xatuugiin temdeg), урт ы (urt y), зөөлний тэмдэг (zöölnii temdeg), э (e), ю (jü), я (ja) ^{(Category: mn:Cyrillic letter names)}

Nivkh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja/

Letter

я (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The forty-sixth letter of the Nivkh alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ӷ ӷ, Ғ ғ, Ӻ ӻ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кʼ кʼ, Қ қ, Қʼ қʼ, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, П п, Пʼ пʼ, Р р, Р̆ р̆, С с, Т т, Тʼ тʼ, У у, Ў ў, Ф ф, Х х, Ҳ ҳ, Ӿ ӿ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Northern Mansi

Letter

я (â) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The forty-third letter of the Northern Mansi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, А̄ а̄, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Е̄ е̄, Ё ё, Ё̄ ё̄, Ж ж, З з, И и, Ӣ ӣ, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, О̄ о̄, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӯ ӯ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ы̄ ы̄, Ь ь, Э э, Э̄ э̄, Ю ю, Ю̄ ю̄, Я я, Я̄ я̄

Ossetian

Letter

я • (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The forty-third letter of the Ossetian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Usage notes

Only used in Russian borrowings.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӕ ӕ, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Д д, Дж дж, Дз дз, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пъ пъ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тъ тъ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Ц ц, Цъ цъ, Ч ч, Чъ чъ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Pannonian Rusyn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈja]
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: я

Etymology 1

Letter

я (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirty-first letter of the Pannonian Rusyn alphabet, called я (ja), and written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ґ ґ, Д д, Е е, Є є, Ж ж, З з, И и, Ї ї, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ю ю, Я я, Ь ь

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Slovak ja, from Proto-Slavic *(j)azъ.

Pronoun

я (ja)

1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

Declension

Declension of Pannonian Rusyn personal pronouns

	singular						plural				reflexive
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person				1st person	2nd person	3rd person
			m	n	f
nominative	я (ja)	ти (ti)	вон (von)	воно (vono)	вона (vona)		ми (mi)	ви (vi)	вони (voni)
genitive	мнє, ме 1 ‎(mnje, me)	тебе, це 1 ‎(tebe, ce)	його 1, нього 2, ньго 2, го 1 (joho, nʹoho, nʹho, ho)		єй 1, нєй  2 ‎(jej, njej)		нас ‎(nas)	вас (vas)	їх 1, нїх 2, их 3 (jix, njix, ix)		себе (sebe)
dative	мнє, ми (mnje, mi)	тебе, ци ‎(tebe, ci)	йому 4, ньому 2, му ‎(jomu, nʹomu, mu)		єй, нєй 2 ‎(jej, njej)		нам ‎(nam)	вам (vam)	їм 4, нїм 2, им 3 (jim, njim, im)		себе (sebe)
accusative	мнє, ме ‎(mnje, me)	тебе, це ‎(tebe, ce)	його 4, нього 2, ньго 2, го (joho, nʹoho, nʹho, ho)		ю, ню 2 ‎(ju, nju)		нас ‎(nas)	вас (vas)	їх 4, нїх 2, их 3 (jix, njix, ix)		себе (sebe)
instrumental 5	мну (mnu)	тобу ‎(tobu)	нїм (njim)		ню ‎(nju)		нами (nami)	вами ‎(vami)	нїма (njima)		собу ‎(sobu)
locative 5	мнє ‎(mnje)	тебе, це ‎(tebe, ce)	нїм / ньому (njim / n'omu)		нєй (njej)		нас ‎(nas)	вас (vas)	нїх (njix)		себе (sebe)
Used with reflexive verbs. The alternative forms with an initial н- (n-) in the third person are used after a preposition. The plural forms with an initial и- (i-) are unstressed. The forms with an initial й- (j-) or ї- (ji-) in the third person non-feminine dative/accusative cases are used at the beginning of the sentence and when they are stressed. The instrumental and locative cases are never used without a preposition.

Further reading

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “я”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy

Romanian

Letter

я (ia) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirty-first letter of the Moldovan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ж ж, Ӂ ӂ, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ja]

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• Rhymes: -a

Etymology 1

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Letter

я • (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirty-third letter of the Russian alphabet, called я (ja), and written in the Cyrillic script.

Noun

я • (ja) n inan (indeclinable)

1. The name of the Cyrillic script letter Я.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) бу́ква; А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old East Slavic ꙗзъ (jazŭ), from Proto-Slavic *(j)azъ, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂. Doublet of эго (ego).

Pronoun

я • (ja)

1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

   Я ру́сский. ― Ja rússkij. ― I am Russian.

Declension

Declension of Russian personal pronouns

	singular						plural				reflexive
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person				1st person	2nd person	3rd person
			m	n	f
nominative	я (ja)	ты (ty)	он (on)	оно́ (onó)	она́ (oná)		мы (my)	вы (vy)	они́ 1 (oní)
genitive	меня́ (menjá)	тебя́ (tebjá)	его́ 2, него́ 2 3 (jevó, nevó)		её 4, неё 3 4 (jejó, nejó)		нас (nas)	вас (vas)	их, них 3 (ix, nix)		себя́ (sebjá)
dative	мне (mne)	тебе́ (tebé)	ему́, нему́ 3 (jemú, nemú)		ей, ней 3 (jej, nej)		нам (nam)	вам (vam)	им, ним 3 (im, nim)		себе́ (sebé)
accusative	меня́ (menjá)	тебя́ (tebjá)	его́ 2, него́ 2 3 (jevó, nevó)		её, неё 3 (jejó, nejó)		нас (nas)	вас (vas)	их, них 3 (ix, nix)		себя́ (sebjá)
instrumental	мной, мно́ю 5 (mnoj, mnóju)	тобо́й, тобо́ю 5 (tobój, tobóju)	им, ним 3 (im, nim)		ей, ней 3, е́ю 5, не́ю 3 5 (jej, nej, jéju, néju)		на́ми (námi)	ва́ми (vámi)	и́ми, ни́ми 3 (ími, ními)		собо́й, собо́ю 5 (sobój, sobóju)
prepositional 6	мне (mne)	тебе́ (tebé)	нём 3 (njom)		ней 3 (nej)		нас (nas)	вас (vas)	них 3 (nix)		себе́ (sebé)
Archaic feminine form: оне́ (oné). The letter г (g) in the genitive/accusative case ending is pronounced as /v/. The alternative forms starting with н- (n-) are used after a preposition. Archaic forms: ея́ (jejá), нея́ (nejá). Instrumental forms ending in -ю (-ju) are either dated, poetic, or dialectal. The prepositional case is never used without a preposition.

Pre-1918 declension of Russian personal pronouns

	singular						plural					reflexive
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person				1st person	2nd person	3rd person
			m	n	f				m or n	f
nominative	я (ja)	ты (ty)	онъ (on)	оно́ (onó)	она́ (oná)		мы (my)	вы (vy)	они́ (oní)	онѣ́ (oně́)
genitive	меня́ (menjá)	тебя́ (tebjá)	его́ 1, него́ 1 2 (jevó, nevó)		ея́ 3, нея́ 2 3 (jejá, nejá)		насъ (nas)	васъ (vas)	ихъ, нихъ 2 (ix, nix)			себя́ (sebjá)
dative	мнѣ (mně)	тебѣ́ (tebě́)	ему́, нему́ 2 (jemú, nemú)		ей, ней 2 (jej, nej)		намъ (nam)	вамъ (vam)	имъ, нимъ 2 (im, nim)			себѣ́ (sebě́)
accusative	меня́ (menjá)	тебя́ (tebjá)	его́ 1, него́ 1 2 (jevó, nevó)		её, неё 2 (jejó, nejó)		насъ (nas)	васъ (vas)	ихъ, нихъ 2 (ix, nix)			себя́ (sebjá)
instrumental	мной, мно́ю 4 (mnoj, mnóju)	тобо́й, тобо́ю 4 (tobój, tobóju)	имъ, нимъ 2 (im, nim)		ей, ней 2, е́ю 4, не́ю 2 4 (jej, nej, jéju, néju)		на́ми (námi)	ва́ми (vámi)	и́ми, ни́ми 2 (ími, ními)			собо́й, собо́ю 4 (sobój, sobóju)
prepositional5	мнѣ (mně)	тебѣ́ (tebě́)	нёмъ 2 (njom)		ней 2 (nej)		насъ (nas)	васъ (vas)	нихъ 2 (nix)			себѣ́ (sebě́)
Letter г (g) in the genitive/accusative case ending is pronounced as /v/. The alternative forms starting with н- (n-) are used after a preposition. Archaic forms: ея́ (jejá), нея́ (nejá). Instrumental forms ending in -ю (-ju) are either dated, poetic, or dialectal. The prepositional case is never used without a preposition.

Related terms

• мой (moj)
• свой (svoj)

See also

• сам (sam)

Southern Altai

Letter

я • (ya) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirty-seventh letter of the Southern Altai alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Ј ј, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ҥ ҥ, О о, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӱ ӱ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Tabasaran

Letter

я • (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The forty-sixth letter of the Tabasaran alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Аь аь, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, ӏ ӏ, ʼ

Tajik

Letter

я • (ya) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirty-fifth letter of the Tajik alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Ӣ ӣ, Й й, К к, Қ қ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӯ ӯ, Ф ф, Х х, Ҳ ҳ, Ч ч, Ҷ ҷ, Ш ш, Ъ ъ, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Tatar

Letter

я • (ya) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirty-ninth letter of the Tatar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ә ә, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Җ җ, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Tundra Nenets

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samoyedic *jåə.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɐ]
• Hyphenation: я

Noun

я • (ya)

1. land
2. place
3. soil
4. earth

Declension

Declension of я (ya) (regular)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	я (ya)	яхӑʼ (yaxăh)	яˮ (yaq)
genitive	яʼ (yah)	яхӑʼ (yaxăh)	ёˮ (yoq)
accusative	ям (yam°)	яхӑʼ (yaxăh)	ё (yo)
allative	ян (yan°)	яхӑняʼ (yaxănyah)	яхӑˮ (yaxăq)
locative	яхӑна (yaxăna)	яхӑняна (yaxănyana)	яхӑˮна (yaxăqna)
ablative	яхӑд (yaxăd°)	яхӑняд (yaxănyad°)	яхӑт (yaxăt°)
prolative	явна (yawna)	яхӑнямна (yaxănyamna)	ёˮмӑна (yoqmăna)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Samoyedic *jäə.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɐ]
• Hyphenation: я

Noun

я • (ya) (uncountable)

1. flour

Declension

Declension of я (ya) (regular)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	я (ya)	—	—
genitive	яʼ (yah)	—	—
accusative	ям (yam°)	—	—
allative	ян (yan°)	—	—
locative	яхӑна (yaxăna)	—	—
ablative	яхӑд (yaxăd°)	—	—
prolative	явна (yawna)	—	—

References

• Pyrerka, A. P., Tereščenko, N. M. (1948) “мука”, in Русско-ненецкий словарь [Russian–Nenets Dictionary], Moscow: Огиз
• N. M. Tereschenko (2005) “я”, in Словарь ненецко-русский и русско-ненецкий, 3rd edition, Saint Petersburg: Просвещение, →ISBN

Tuvan

Letter

я • (ya) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirty-sixth letter of the Tuvan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Udmurt

Letter

я • (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirty-eighth letter of the Udmurt alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Ӝ ӝ, З з, Ӟ ӟ, И и, Ӥ ӥ, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ӵ ӵ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [ja]

Etymology 1

Letter

я • (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirty-third letter of the Ukrainian alphabet, called я (ja), and written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ґ ґ, Д д, Е е, Є є, Ж ж, З з, И и, І і, Ї ї, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ь ь, Ю ю, Я я

Etymology 2

From older form яз (jaz), язъ (jaz), from Old East Slavic ꙗзъ (jazŭ), from Proto-Slavic *(j)azъ. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.

Pronoun

я • (ja)

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

Declension

Declension of Ukrainian personal pronouns

	singular						plural				reflexive
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person				1st person	2nd person	3rd person
			m	n	f
nominative	я (ja)	ти (ty)	він (vin)	воно́ (vonó)	вона́ (voná)		ми (my)	ви (vy)	вони́ (voný)
genitive	мене́, ме́не* ‎(mené, méne*)	тебе́, те́бе* ‎(tebé, tébe*)	його́, ньо́го* (johó, nʹóho*)		її́, не́ї* ‎(jijí, néji*)		нас ‎(nas)	вас (vas)	їх, них* (jix, nyx*)		себе́, се́бе* (sebé, sébe*)
dative	мені́ (mení)	тобі́ ‎(tobí)	йому́ ‎(jomú)		їй ‎(jij)		нам ‎(nam)	вам (vam)	їм (jim)		собі́ ‎(sobí)
accusative	мене́, ме́не* (mené, méne*)	тебе́, те́бе* (tebé, tébe*)	його́, ньо́го* ‎(johó, nʹóho*)		її́, не́ї* ‎(jijí, néji*)		нас ‎(nas)	вас (vas)	їх, них* ‎(jix, nyx*)		себе́, се́бе* ‎(sebé, sébe*)
instrumental	мно́ю (mnóju)	тобо́ю ‎(tobóju)	ним (nym)		не́ю ‎(néju)		на́ми (námy)	ва́ми ‎(vámy)	ни́ми (nýmy)		собо́ю ‎(sobóju)
locative	мені́ ‎(mení)	тобі́ ‎(tobí)	ньо́му, нім (nʹómu, nim)		ній (nij)		нас ‎(nas)	вас (vas)	них (nyx)		собі́ ‎(sobí)
* The alternative forms with stress retraction and with an initial н- (n-) in the third person are used after a preposition.

References

• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “я”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “я”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

Uzbek

Letter

я (ya) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirty-first letter of the Uzbek alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Ъ ъ, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, Ў ў, Қ қ, Ғ ғ, Ҳ ҳ

Western Mari

Letter

я • (ja) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The thirty-seventh letter of the Western Mari alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӓ ӓ, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӱ ӱ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ӹ ӹ, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Yakut

Letter

я • (ya) (lower case, upper case Я)

1. The fortieth letter of the Yakut alphabet, called я (ya), and written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ҕ ҕ, Д д, Дь дь, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ҥ ҥ, Нь нь, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Һ һ, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я